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Hassan Blasim. Photo: Katja Bohm

How Hassan Blasim's four-year odyssey from Iraq to Finland haunts his new book

Quiz of the week

Find out how well you’ve kept up with the news of the past seven days

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress. Photo: Screengrab from US Air Force video by Staff Sgt Sean Carnes

A symbol of massive firepower: Why the US flies B-52 bombers over the Middle East

Getty/ Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayHappiness matters - but fleeting emotions make poor policy targets

Abu Anas's lanterns have created a celebratory space for his children and the other children in the Palestinian enclave. Rakan Abed El Rahman for The National

Gazan father makes lanterns from food cans for children to celebrate Eid despite the war

Salman Khan made Eid his own with the blockbuster Dabangg. Photo: Arbaaz Khan Productions

Every Salman Khan film released during Eid, from Wanted to Sikander

Rachel Kelly with her husband Justin Chen, son Noah and daughter Lily. Rachel Kelly / The National

ColumnMy first Ramadan in the UAE showed me that every iftar is an act of unity

FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist checks weight of Paracetamol, a common pain reliever also sold as acetaminophen, tablets inside a lab of a pharmaceutical company on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, March 4, 2020. REUTERS / Amit Dave / File Photo

India's pharma companies urge New Delhi not to cower to US tariff threats

Firemen work on the site of an Israeli army strike in the suburb of Dahiye, Beirut, Friday March 28, 2025. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire

Israeli military issued a forced eviction order for the capital's southern suburbs

ExclusiveHamas claims Gaza protests ‘a paid Israeli attempt' to pressure it to disarm

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 28: Thai rescue workers arrive on scene at a construction building collapse in the Chatuchak area following an earthquake on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, causing strong tremors that were felt in Bangkok, where buildings swayed and hundreds of people evacuated onto the streets. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images)

Hundreds feared dead as devastating earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand

FBI busts $1.5 million Hamas cryptocurrency funding ring

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan on Friday in Makkah. SPA

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Sudanese Army head Al Burhan in Makkah

Gaza holds tight to traditions of Eid amid renewed Israeli attacks

Israel strikes Beirut as France's Macron meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun

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On the ground after Israeli strikes in Beirut

Israel strikes the Lebanese capital for the first time since the ceasefire came into effect in late November 2024

Huge fire breaks out at Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi

Huge fire breaks out at Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi

Airbus unveils designs for A320 successor with foldable wings and open fan engine

Airbus unveils designs for A320 successor with foldable wings and open fan engine

Gazans continue protests against Hamas

Gazans continue protests against Hamas

Marco Rubio comments on arrest of Turkish student from Tufts University

Marco Rubio comments on arrest of Turkish student from Tufts University

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The SonoChem System designed by Naicker Scientific has won the UK Space Agency’s Aqualunar Challenge. Photo: Max Alexander / UK Government

Lunar microwave purifies ice to create drinking water for astronauts

A sketch of Airbus's next generation single-aisle aircraft that would feature foldable wings and propellers instead of jet engines. Photo: Airbus

Airbus reveals 'radical' design for its A320 successor

Aliza Rae AliKhan undergoes rehabilitation at Southampton Children's Hospital in southern England, on the road to recovery. PA Wire

Girl 'broken in half' by horse walks out of hospital unaided

Samar Abu Elouf's image of Mahmoud Ajjour, nine, who was severely injured by Israeli bombs in 2024. Photo: Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times

Portrait of young Gazan amputee is a World Press Photo Contest winner

Manchester City's Erling Haaland will be looking to fire his team into the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend. PA

FA Cup predictions: Man City beat Bournemouth, Brighton knock out Forest

The kunafa-inspired chocolate was created in Dubai, but has been mimicked my manufacturers around the world. Getty Images

UK supermarket Waitrose rations viral Dubai chocolate

Helyeh Doutaghi, a Yale Law School scholar, claims she was wrongly suspended due to allegations made by an 'AI empowered' website, JewishOnliner. Photo: Helyeh Doutaghi

Site behind AI-powered report that resulted in pro-Palestine Yale scholar's suspension addresses criticism

Barcelona are top of La Liga on goal difference ahead of Real Madrid. Getty Images

'Young, thrilling and unpredictable' Barcelona look to edge ahead in La Liga title race

A model of a Sindbad Submarines vessel. Reuters

Hurghada submarine 'began sinking while boarded', say Russian authorities

Six people died and nine were injured in incident involving tourist vessel at Egyptian Red Sea beach resort

Khamenei says Quds Day demonstrations more 'significant' this year as Israel continues Gaza attacks

xAI is a so-called public-benefit corporation that Elon Musk has said is focused on understanding 'the true nature of the universe'. Reuters

Elon Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45bn

Boss of UK Prevent anti-extremism unit quits over Taylor Swift dance class murders

Jordan's King Abdullah II will open a disability summit in Berlin next week with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Reuters

Germany praises Jordan's push to help world's disabled

Wall Street sell-off deepens on rising US inflation and tariff anxiety

US Defence Secretary Hegseth says he's 'proud' of Yemen strikes

Huge fire at Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi 'extinguished'

Iran says it has replied to Trump's letter and is ready for indirect talks

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Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow fell more than 700 points on Friday. EPA

Wall Street sell-off deepens on rising US inflation and tariff anxiety

Oil heads for third straight weekly gain amid US tariffs and Iran supply curbs

Abu Dhabi unveils verified property listings tool to combat misleading adverts

Culture

Omar Chakil is helping Egyptian alabaster regain its lustre

Weekly UAE museum and gallery guide: Shows by Athar Jaber and Seher Shah in Dubai

The chocolate tart with caviar combination at Saint Peter restaurant in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Saint Peter

Luxury food meets casual dining: Why caviar is everywhere these days

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Pictures of the Day

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. AP

A man falls asleep on top of a vehicle as travellers crowd Merak Port in Cilegon, Indonesia, to celebrate Eid Al Fitr. AFP

An artist paints a tram with the theme of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest, as a way to raise awareness of the consequences of climate change and the need for eco-friendly modes of transportation to protect the environment, in Kolkata, India. AFP

Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre lifts a child dressed in a police costume at a rally in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Reuters

A member of the Sudanese army looks at destroyed helicopters at Khartoum Airport after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital from the Rapid Support Forces. Reuters

Fifty-five-year-old "musaharati," or "dawn caller" Essam Sayed, rides his donkey to wake people up for a meal before sunrise, during Ramadan, in the Arab Ghoneim district of Helwan on the southern outskirts of Cairo. AP

An image taken by a drone shows new cars parked at Tilbury Docks in Britain. US President Donald Trump announced new import taxes of 25 per cent on cars and car parts coming into the US. The tariffs will take effect on April 2, and charges on businesses importing vehicles will begin the following day. EPA

An 81-year-old apple farmer who lost her crop walks with sticks past her neighbours' homes, burned by a wildfire two days ago, in Andong, South Korea. AFP

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. AP

A man falls asleep on top of a vehicle as travellers crowd Merak Port in Cilegon, Indonesia, to celebrate Eid Al Fitr. AFP

An artist paints a tram with the theme of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest, as a way to raise awareness of the consequences of climate change and the need for eco-friendly modes of transportation to protect the environment, in Kolkata, India. AFP

Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre lifts a child dressed in a police costume at a rally in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Reuters

A member of the Sudanese army looks at destroyed helicopters at Khartoum Airport after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital from the Rapid Support Forces. Reuters

Fifty-five-year-old "musaharati," or "dawn caller" Essam Sayed, rides his donkey to wake people up for a meal before sunrise, during Ramadan, in the Arab Ghoneim district of Helwan on the southern outskirts of Cairo. AP

An image taken by a drone shows new cars parked at Tilbury Docks in Britain. US President Donald Trump announced new import taxes of 25 per cent on cars and car parts coming into the US. The tariffs will take effect on April 2, and charges on businesses importing vehicles will begin the following day. EPA

An 81-year-old apple farmer who lost her crop walks with sticks past her neighbours' homes, burned by a wildfire two days ago, in Andong, South Korea. AFP

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. AP

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