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  • Palestinians arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, through the Rafah crossing on Monday. EPA

    EditorialGazans need Israel to fully reopen the Rafah crossing

  • Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and Karim Benzema, formerly of Al Ittihad but now an Al Hilal player. Getty Images

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  • One kilogram gold bars at a bullion dealer in Budapest, Hungary. Traditional financial advice treats gold as a long-term buy-and-hold asset. Bloomberg

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  • Rachel McAdams says she loves the moments in Send Help 'when the rug is pulled out from under you'. Photo: Disney

    Rachel McAdams on the moral lesson behind Send Help's final twist

  • Abdulrahman Bukhatir, left, with India captain Sunil Gavaskar at the first Asia Cup that was held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1984. Photo: Sharjah Cricket

    How Emirati businessman Abdulrahman Bukhatir brought cricket to the UAE

  • Street performers and tourists walk along Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

    CommentWhat the Oscar-nominated films are saying about America today

  • MMA legend and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov speaks to the media ahead of PFL Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National.

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'We want to scream': Iranians grapple with grief after crackdown on protests

An Iranian woman reacts as she tries to connect to the internet to check on her visa status for her migration process, after a nationwide internet shutdown. Reuters

'We want to scream': Iranians grapple with grief after crackdown on protests

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The stations will be built at the Burj Khalifa, DIFC 2, Zabeel Dubai Mall Parking and ICD Brookfield Place. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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Saif Al Islam Qaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, shot dead by gunmen

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  • Sebastian Coe has served as president of World Athletics since 2015. Getty Images

    Coe on Israeli participation, Enhanced Games and his UAE role with Gems

  • Al Hilal's new signing Karim Benzema holds up his new shirt during his official unveiling. Reuters

    Al Hilal unveil new signing Karim Benzema: 'I will give everything on the pitch'

  • A tourist prepares to throw a coin into Rome’s Trevi Fountain after the city introduced a €2 fee to access the basin. Reuters

    Fee of €2 at Rome's Trevi Fountain boosts city's tourist levy

  • Team members from Khufu's in Giza, Egypt, collect their prize after winning the best restaurant prize for the Middle East and North Africa. Photo: Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants

    Mena’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 announced at Abu Dhabi ceremony

  • Matheus Cunha joined Manchester United last summer when the club did all of their transfer dealings for the 2025/26 season. Reuters

    Manchester United’s restrained January points to a longer-term plan

  • Mongolia has developed something of a reputation for show-stopping Olympics uniforms. Photo: Goyol Cashmere

    Fashion brands are turning Winter Olympics into a global style competition

  • Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, left, and teammate Matheesha Pathirana with the 2026 T20 World Cup trophy in Colombo. AFP

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  • Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from Al Nassr's matchday squad for their 1-0 win over Al Riyadh. Reuters

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Hezbollah fighters attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil, who was killed in an Israeli air strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024. AFP

Hezbollah can rebuild despite efforts to disarm, US House panel hears

Lebanese military says it has completed first phase of disarmament plan, but Washington has expressed frustration about slow progress

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Sudan's army says it broke RSF's siege of another South Kordofan city

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Palestinians in need of medical treatment outside Gaza, accompanied by relatives, wait to leave through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Wednesday. AFP

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Abu Dhabi scientists test precision treatment to boost pancreatic cancer survival rates

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Syrian authorities seized large amounts of narcotics prepared to be smuggled to Jordan. Photo: @syrianmoi / X

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Two French-Israeli women face 'complicity in genocide' investigation for role in Gaza blockade

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Britain rejects involvement in potential Iran regime change

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Abbas announces first PLO parliamentary elections

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New business growth in Dubai, the leisure and tourism centre of the Middle East, also hit a 22-month high in January. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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Animenia Abu Dhabi is back for its second year, offering fans of Japanese animation a chance to celebrate their passion. Photo: Animenia Festival Abu Dhabi

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