Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a picket line outside Columbia University, Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)

Palestine and pressure on campus

Academic freedom comes into question as quiet firings and pending lawsuits carry into the new year.

People gather for Friday prayers at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Bashar Al Assad. Reuters

What next for Syria and the region after Assad?

How will the power balance in Syria shift?

Will the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah stick?

UAE news

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said one of the aims of the project was to 'prepare capable leaders'. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Sheikh Hamdan announces creation of Board of Young Arab Leaders

Organisation will help 'empower the leaders of tomorrow'

UAE

Best photos of December 22: Vietnam's lotus-shaped skylight to Romania's 'The March of Heroes'

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Dubai opens new bridge on Hessa Street to ease traffic congestion

UAE

My Dubai Rent: Filipino event manager pays Dh48,000 for peaceful one-bedroom apartment in Dubailand

UAE

Sheikh Hamdan pledges to provide prosthetic limbs for Gazan child

UAE

Two Emiratis killed and three injured in Saudi car crash

UAE

Where are Fujairah's new hiking trails and how do you reach them?

UAE

Khamenei denies Iran has proxy forces

Today's cartoonCartoon for December 23, 2024

US chief hostage negotiator calls Syrian secret jails horrifying and disturbing, 'yet fascinating'

Syrian minorities flee to Lebanese border in fear of retribution

Mo Salah hits double as leaders Liverpool crush Tottenham

Latest updatesInside Kamal Adwan Hospital's last stand as Israel surrounds facility

Inside Kamal Adwan's last stand as Israel surrounds vital Gaza hospital

Premier League: Chelsea miss out on top spot after draw at Everton

Saudi officials warned German police over suspect in Magdeburg Christmas market attack

ISIS reorganising its ranks in Syria, warns Iraq

Quiz of the week

10 countries Sheikh Hamdan has travelled to, from Cannes to Maldives and Mongolia

Inside the biggest sleep pod lounge at Dubai International Airport

Best photos of December 22: Vietnam's lotus-shaped skylight to Romania's 'The March of Heroes'

Inside Emirates airline's new lounge for children at Dubai International Airport

Architects reveal designs for Riyadh's new King Salman International Airport

The National reports from Iran-backed militant compounds in Qusayr, Syria 

The National reports from Iran-backed militant compounds in Qusayr, Syria 

Inside Branch 251: The National gains access to Assad regime's intelligence centre

Inside Branch 251: The National gains access to Assad regime's intelligence centre

Houthis confirm missile attack on central Israel

Houthis confirm missile attack on central Israel

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