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The challenges that face the Middle East, Europe and the wider world are too complex to be tackled by any one nation alone. Courtesy: European Union

EditorialThe GCC and EU were born amid conflict. Now they can help end it

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Nada Fadol holds up her UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the Middle East category. Photo: UNHCR

Sudanese refugee's quest to help displaced compatriots wins UNHCR award

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign event on October 15, in Atlanta, where he swayed to music for 39 minutes, instead of taking audience questions. AP

CommentThis US election feels like a referendum on American democracy

An explosion in the village of Khiam in Lebanon during Israeli bombardment on Thursday. AFP

Children of pro-Israel militia members oppose reoccupation of Lebanon

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said high interest rates have been particularly painful for low-income countries. EPA

IMF chief not declaring victory yet in global inflation battle

Iraqi Special Forces participate in a military operation against ISIS militants in the desert of Anbar, Iraq, in April 2022. Reuters

What next for Iraq's anti-ISIS coalition after 10 years of operations?

An Israeli helicopter transporting hostages released by Hamas preparing to land at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre in November 2023. AFP

Israel's 'Entebbe Option': Could Israeli commandos raid Iran?

The challenges that face the Middle East, Europe and the wider world are too complex to be tackled by any one nation alone. Courtesy: European Union

EditorialThe GCC and EU were born amid conflict. Now they can help end it

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Nada Fadol holds up her UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the Middle East category. Photo: UNHCR

Sudanese refugee's quest to help displaced compatriots wins UNHCR award

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign event on October 15, in Atlanta, where he swayed to music for 39 minutes, instead of taking audience questions. AP

CommentThis US election feels like a referendum on American democracy

An explosion in the village of Khiam in Lebanon during Israeli bombardment on Thursday. AFP

Children of pro-Israel militia members oppose reoccupation of Lebanon

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said high interest rates have been particularly painful for low-income countries. EPA

IMF chief not declaring victory yet in global inflation battle

Iraqi Special Forces participate in a military operation against ISIS militants in the desert of Anbar, Iraq, in April 2022. Reuters

What next for Iraq's anti-ISIS coalition after 10 years of operations?

An Israeli helicopter transporting hostages released by Hamas preparing to land at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre in November 2023. AFP

Israel's 'Entebbe Option': Could Israeli commandos raid Iran?

The challenges that face the Middle East, Europe and the wider world are too complex to be tackled by any one nation alone. Courtesy: European Union

EditorialThe GCC and EU were born amid conflict. Now they can help end it

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Nada Fadol holds up her UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the Middle East category. Photo: UNHCR

Sudanese refugee's quest to help displaced compatriots wins UNHCR award

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign event on October 15, in Atlanta, where he swayed to music for 39 minutes, instead of taking audience questions. AP

CommentThis US election feels like a referendum on American democracy

Israel-Gaza war live

'War is not over' says Netanyahu after Israel kills Hamas leader

Head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in support of Al Aqsa Mosque in Gaza city on October 1, 2022. AFP

'War is not over' says Netanyahu after Israel kills Hamas leader

Full report: Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli army confirms
Obituary: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks
Sinwar's end: Moment for peace deal or death warrant for hostages?
Killing of Yahya Sinwar leaves Israelis elated but fearful

‘This is a good day,' Biden says of Hamas leader Sinwar's death

European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stand as they pose for a family photo during the joint European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. Reuters

First EU-GCC summit commits to strengthening economic and diplomatic ties

'I didn't hear him scream,' says Gaza teen whose brother died in Deir Al Balah fire

Blasts rock the village of Mhaibib in southern Lebanon. AFP

Israel demolishes historic Lebanese village in massive detonation

UAE carries out another critical aid drop to Gaza Strip

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Thirty brands will show their collections across the five-day event. Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week

Riyadh Fashion Week 2024: From streetwear to couture and everything in between

Euclid's image will form the first piece of its great cosmic map. PA

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of universe

Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

Mancini demands more 'responsibility' from Saudi Arabia players

The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

ExclusiveTurkey’s e-commerce giant Trendyol launches first LLM

Jessica Pegula is currently ranked No 4 in the world. EPA

ExclusivePegula aims to end year on high at 'groundbreaking' WTA Finals

Palestinian-Jordanian chef Salam Dakkak gets to the heart of Levantine cuisine

Palestinian-Jordanian chef Salam Dakkak gets to the heart of Levantine cuisine

Firefighters try to tackle a wildfire to the north of Greek capital Athens in 2021. Getty Images

Forest fires cause dramatic surge in global carbon emissions

Left: Xenium of human skin, zoomed in. Right: Changing growth media on skin organoids. Photo: Wellcome Sanger Institute

Human skin map provides clues on how to stop hair loss

Thirty brands will show their collections across the five-day event. Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week

Riyadh Fashion Week 2024: From streetwear to couture and everything in between

Euclid's image will form the first piece of its great cosmic map. PA

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of universe

Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

Mancini demands more 'responsibility' from Saudi Arabia players

The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

ExclusiveTurkey’s e-commerce giant Trendyol launches first LLM

Jessica Pegula is currently ranked No 4 in the world. EPA

ExclusivePegula aims to end year on high at 'groundbreaking' WTA Finals

Palestinian-Jordanian chef Salam Dakkak gets to the heart of Levantine cuisine

Palestinian-Jordanian chef Salam Dakkak gets to the heart of Levantine cuisine

Firefighters try to tackle a wildfire to the north of Greek capital Athens in 2021. Getty Images

Forest fires cause dramatic surge in global carbon emissions

Left: Xenium of human skin, zoomed in. Right: Changing growth media on skin organoids. Photo: Wellcome Sanger Institute

Human skin map provides clues on how to stop hair loss

Thirty brands will show their collections across the five-day event. Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week

Riyadh Fashion Week 2024: From streetwear to couture and everything in between

Euclid's image will form the first piece of its great cosmic map. PA

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of universe

Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

Mancini demands more 'responsibility' from Saudi Arabia players

The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

ExclusiveTurkey’s e-commerce giant Trendyol launches first LLM

Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Getty Images

Biden, Starmer and European leaders to call for more aid to enter Gaza

Leaders will meet in Berlin to discuss Middle East conflicts and war in Ukraine

UN rights chief warns Israel against 'large-scale, forcible transfer' from north Gaza

Liam Payne rose to fame as a member of the British boy band One Direction. AP

Former One Direction member Liam Payne dies aged 31

Music & On-stage

Sudan's army on a multifront offensive 'but road to victory long and costly'

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. PA

British Foreign Secretary Lammy to make official visit to China

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defends 'victory plan' at Brussels summit

El Sisi reveals new chief of Egypt's intelligence agency

Israel strikes Syrian coastal city of Latakia, Assad's power base

Did Russian spies plant parcel bomb on plane bound for UK?

October 7 - one year of war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

InterviewEhud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

InterviewEhud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Business

Culture

David Hadley, chief executive of NMC Healthcare, at the Oracle stand during Gitex Global in Dubai on Thursday. Antonie Robertson / The National

NMC to spend 'millions of dollars' to open new health centres

OQ's E&P subsidiary raises $2 billion in Oman’s largest IPO

UAE Property: ‘Can I sell property in my home country and transfer the proceeds to invest in Dubai?’

Culture

Smile 2: Naomi Scott wanted to 'snap necks' with move to horror

Elif Shafak warns against apathy towards Gaza at Frankfurt Book Fair

Post Impressionism: Beyond Appearances is running until February at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Weekly UAE museum and gallery guide, including Louvre Abu Dhabi's new show

The Grand Egyptian Museum begins testing additional halls before its official opening

The Grand Egyptian Museum begins testing additional halls before its official opening

US warns Israel to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

US warns Israel to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Beyond the Headlines

Beyond the Headlines

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Year of Elections

Year of Elections

Conversations with thinkers and diplomats on how elections and public opinion in 2024 will shape the world

Culture Bites

Culture Bites

Your guide to the arts and culture scene in the UAE

Business Extra

Business Extra

The stories, companies, trends, tech, Innovation and leaders shaping your world

Trending Middle East

Trending Middle East

What’s trending today? We bring you the latest social media trends from the Middle East and around the world

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Edvard Munch's The Scream made from Lego bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya at his Art of the Brick exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Buddhist devotees observe a full moon day at a temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

Shinto priests bow during a ritual at the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Fish being processed in Tongren, in China's Guizhou province. AFP

Students take a class in the street outside the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in protest at President Javier Milei's veto of a funding increase for universities. AFP

Photographer Giles Duley, who lost both legs and his left arm after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, speaks at the opening of the Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Lausanne, western Switzerland. AFP

Clowns during the opening ceremony at Dubai's Global Village. Pawan Singh / The National

The Hunter's supermoon above Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. PA

A minute's silence is held for the soldiers from 16 nations killed under the UN flag during the 1950-53 Korean War in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Edvard Munch's The Scream made from Lego bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya at his Art of the Brick exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Buddhist devotees observe a full moon day at a temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

Shinto priests bow during a ritual at the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Fish being processed in Tongren, in China's Guizhou province. AFP

Students take a class in the street outside the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in protest at President Javier Milei's veto of a funding increase for universities. AFP

Photographer Giles Duley, who lost both legs and his left arm after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, speaks at the opening of the Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Lausanne, western Switzerland. AFP

Clowns during the opening ceremony at Dubai's Global Village. Pawan Singh / The National

The Hunter's supermoon above Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. PA

A minute's silence is held for the soldiers from 16 nations killed under the UN flag during the 1950-53 Korean War in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Edvard Munch's The Scream made from Lego bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya at his Art of the Brick exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

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