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Donald Trump visits The Great Commoner, a cafe in Dearborn, Michigan. AP

Trump increases engagement with Arab Americans in Michigan in final days of campaign

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar. Victor Besa / The National

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Emirati artist Khalid Shafar's palm tree sculptures on the staircase of the new Ajman Ruler's Court blend natural inspiration with modern design. Photo: Roar Design Studio

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The Zayed Centre For Research Into Rare Disease In Children. The National

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in 2020, Amal Nassar made a last minute decision to vote for Donald Trump. This time, she said she already knows will once again cast her ballot for Mr Trump. Joshua Longmore / The National

As war rages with Israel, Houston’s Lebanese community is turning to Trump

As were as mastering pieces by renowned composers, Ahmed Al Hashemi writes his own music. Photo: Eiman Al Aleeli

Emirati pianist who found voice through music set for UN award

Coco Gauff at King Saud University Indoor Arena ahead of WTA Finals in Riyadh. Getty Images

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Economists suggest that a US sovereign wealth fund would have to be totally independent of the federal government. EPA

Is a US sovereign wealth fund realistic?

Lebanese have been injured and traumatised by the escalation in Israeli attacks on Baalbek. Matt Kynaston / The National

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 03, 2024 shows, L-R, US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris waving as she boards Air Force Two at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township, Michigan, on November 3, 2024, enroute to Lansing, Michigan for a campaign rally and former US President Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looking toward the crowd from behind bulletproof glass as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT and RYAN COLLERD / AFP)

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Britain's Princess Beatrice at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said drugs were a societal cancer and a scourge. Photo: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / X

Sheikh Mohammed reveals national strategy to tackle drug abuse

Dubai announces trackless trams project

Suez Canal Authority responds to video of Israeli warship transiting waterway

Dubai hotel remains closed after fatal fire

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Election day is on November 5. AP

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Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures

Seven great films about US presidents to watch on election night

A contested 2024 presidential could unsettle Wall Street, analysts say, as uncertainty looms with election day on Tuesday. Reuters

US markets in for volatile week as Election Day looms

Maya Rudolph and Democratic Presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live in New York City. AFP

Kamala Harris pokes fun at Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live skit

Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Lansing, Michigan. Getty Images/AFP

Harris vows to end Gaza war in Michigan speech

Workers inspect ballots for signatures inside Washington's Bureau of Elections. Cody Combs / The National

How are votes counted? Inside Washington’s vote-processing facility

Amer Zahr, a comedian and community activist in Dearborn, Michigan, is running for the local school board this year and has endorsed third-party candidate Jill Stein for president. Ahmed Issawi / The National

'Between someone that kills you, or insults you': Arab Americans face tough choice this election

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the US Capitol. The US has been deeply divided over the war in Gaza. AFP

CommentTrump or Harris, US Middle East policy will continue to be a muddle

Election day is on November 5. AP

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Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures

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A contested 2024 presidential could unsettle Wall Street, analysts say, as uncertainty looms with election day on Tuesday. Reuters

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Maya Rudolph and Democratic Presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live in New York City. AFP

Kamala Harris pokes fun at Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live skit

Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Lansing, Michigan. Getty Images/AFP

Harris vows to end Gaza war in Michigan speech

Workers inspect ballots for signatures inside Washington's Bureau of Elections. Cody Combs / The National

How are votes counted? Inside Washington’s vote-processing facility

Amer Zahr, a comedian and community activist in Dearborn, Michigan, is running for the local school board this year and has endorsed third-party candidate Jill Stein for president. Ahmed Issawi / The National

'Between someone that kills you, or insults you': Arab Americans face tough choice this election

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the US Capitol. The US has been deeply divided over the war in Gaza. AFP

CommentTrump or Harris, US Middle East policy will continue to be a muddle

Election day is on November 5. AP

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Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures

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Maya Rudolph and Democratic Presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live in New York City. AFP

Kamala Harris pokes fun at Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live skit

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Former US envoy for aid says situation in Gaza is 'true disaster'

Protests broke out as Spain's King Felipe visits flood-hit areas in Valencia

Protests broke out as Spain's King Felipe visits flood-hit areas in Valencia

CCTV shows Israeli commandos abducting Lebanese ship captain

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Members of the UAE leadership attend the graduation of the first cohort of the Nafis Leadership Programme. Photo: Wam

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A Palestinian woman carries her child near the ruins of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters

Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative

Eight on trial four years after extremist beheaded teacher in France over Prophet cartoons

The Tamil asylum seekers after arriving at Diego Garcia. Photo: Handout

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The Zayed Centre For Research Into Rare Disease In Children. Victoria Pertusa / The National

Pioneering gene therapies coming from Zayed Centre breakthroughs

Emirati travellers flying to the US can register for Global Entry, while Etihad is brining its A380 superjumbos back to Paris. Photo: Etihad

Travel Unpacked: Etihad A380 returns to Paris and UAE citizens can apply for US global entry

Karma Bridgman, 17, is being recognised by top universities and space agencies for her research work in astrophysics. Antonie Robertson / The National

Teen prodigy takes astrophysics research from Dubai classroom to MIT and Cambridge

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, leads McLaren's Lando Norris in the F1 drivers' championship by 62 points. AP

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The £6.75 million' Saatchi art house' was the last property to be sold in London's Mayfair before the budget last week. Photo: Wetherell / Casa E Progetti

Selloff of prime London properties hit £400m in rush before UK budget

A car stranded in flood waters in the Barcelona suburb of Castelldefels after torrential rain struck Catalonia. AFP

Fresh Spain floods wreak havoc on flights in Barcelona

The taxi-sharing service will enable passengers to share rides between Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai and Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Taxi-sharing service between Dubai and Abu Dhabi launched

The Zayed Centre For Research Into Rare Disease In Children. Victoria Pertusa / The National

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Emirati travellers flying to the US can register for Global Entry, while Etihad is brining its A380 superjumbos back to Paris. Photo: Etihad

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Karma Bridgman, 17, is being recognised by top universities and space agencies for her research work in astrophysics. Antonie Robertson / The National

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, leads McLaren's Lando Norris in the F1 drivers' championship by 62 points. AP

What does Verstappen's win in Brazil mean for the Abu Dhabi GP?

Gif for Shorthand on award-winning photo project about filipina mothers in dubai

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The £6.75 million' Saatchi art house' was the last property to be sold in London's Mayfair before the budget last week. Photo: Wetherell / Casa E Progetti

Selloff of prime London properties hit £400m in rush before UK budget

A car stranded in flood waters in the Barcelona suburb of Castelldefels after torrential rain struck Catalonia. AFP

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The taxi-sharing service will enable passengers to share rides between Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai and Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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The Zayed Centre For Research Into Rare Disease In Children. Victoria Pertusa / The National

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Emirati travellers flying to the US can register for Global Entry, while Etihad is brining its A380 superjumbos back to Paris. Photo: Etihad

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Karma Bridgman, 17, is being recognised by top universities and space agencies for her research work in astrophysics. Antonie Robertson / The National

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, leads McLaren's Lando Norris in the F1 drivers' championship by 62 points. AP

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A Lulu shop at Al Wahada Mall. The additional 516,445,267 offer shares have been allocated to professional investors. Lauren Lancaster / The National

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For the month of November Cinema Akil in 25hours will offer a programme of free films to watch. Photo: Cinema Akil

Cinema Akil's outdoor location reopens with free film screenings

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally at Kinston Regional Jetport, in North Carolina, in the final days of the US election campaign. AP

An Azerbaijani naval ship arrives at Iran's Anzali Port for joint exercises between the countries, in the Caspian Sea. AFP

People travel by boat on the Yamuna River, as smog blankets New Delhi, India. Reuters

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A Palestinian man rests in the ruins of his house, after Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters

Lava flows down the slopes of Mount Merapi, after the Indonesian volcano erupted. AFP

Connor Bentley competes in the men's supertri event on the first day of the Neom Beach Games in Saudi Arabia. Getty Images

Delegates and visitors arrive for Adipec in Abu Dhabi, an event hosting more than 2,200 exhibitors and prominent speakers. Antonie Robertson / The National

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally at Kinston Regional Jetport, in North Carolina, in the final days of the US election campaign. AP

An Azerbaijani naval ship arrives at Iran's Anzali Port for joint exercises between the countries, in the Caspian Sea. AFP

People travel by boat on the Yamuna River, as smog blankets New Delhi, India. Reuters

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia meet people affected by deadly flooding in Paiporta, near Valencia. AP

A Palestinian man rests in the ruins of his house, after Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters

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