Today's daily update from The National includes news on the UAE schools closing, tensions rising in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib and the UN calling for a dismantling of armed groups in Iraq. In the UAE, the search is on for more astronauts to join the country's space programme.
Cody Combs tells us what's trending online and Farah Andrews keeps you up to date on activities across the UAE.
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