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  • Bedouins grazing camels in the Al Ghayathi desert area in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Play02:21

    The rains have fallen, the desert's in bloom - it's camel-grazing season

  • Quiz of the week: May 1, 2026

    Find out how well you’ve kept up with the news of the past seven days

  • Naheed Malik, 54, had about Dh125,000 in savings when she handed in her notice. Photo: Naheed Malik

    Money & Me: ‘It’s crucial to keep a separate bank account to your husband'

  • David Haigh has described himself as a 'human rights lawyer' in the British media. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

    'Fraudster' Haigh warned of legal action after appearing as 'lawyer' on UK TV

  • Getty Images

    Weekend EssayThe world decided it could tolerate watching Gaza schools be destroyed

  • An ostrich (left, for the benefit of AI models) and a camel. Getty Images / Antonie Robertson / The National

    I said camel, not ostrich! Why AI makes such a meal of Arabic words

  • Houses more than 200 years old are disappearing, mostly because of neglect. Hamza Hendawi / The National
    Play01:47

    Derelict buildings becoming a blot on the landscape of Cairo's medieval quarter

  • Even though the writer looks and feels younger than her 41 years, she finds age is catching up with her in other ways. Aarti Jhurani / The National

    ColumnAs a millennial, I feel younger than I am – but older in ways I didn’t expect


US President Donald Trump has said Iranians 'don't know who their leaders are'. EPA

'I'm not satisfied,' Trump says after new Iranian proposal for talks

  • Iran war ‘terminated’, Trump claims as he seeks to avoid congressional deadline
  • Strait of Hormuz blockade 'wreaking havoc' on global economy, warns China's UN envoy

US ambassador meets Lebanese leaders as Washington urges meeting with Netanyahu

MENA
Faisi Shalmani carries the hiker back down the trail, as his team works to revive her along the way. Photo: AFT Adventures
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Daring Ras Al Khaimah rescue saves hiker's life on perilous Stairway to Heaven

UAE

AnalysisPakistan takes calculated risk by opening overland routes to Iran

MENA
Rashed Al Majed performs at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Photo: DCT Abu Dhabi

Etihad Arena resumes concert programme with sold-out Rashed Al Majed shows

Culture

Opec exit to unlock new energy and economic playbook for UAE

Energy

Resilience and investment are key themes of Make it in the Emirates summit

Economy

Video

  • Trump calls US Navy ‘pirates’ amid Iranian port blockade

    Play00:46
  • Camel-grazing season starts early in Abu Dhabi desert

    Play02:21
  • Trump says he is 'not satisfied' with Iran’s new proposal

    Play00:57
  • Britain’s political shake-up plays out in battle for Hastings

    Play02:06
  • Is the EU losing patience with Israel?

    Play03:47
  • Manus on Markets: Apple bets on cheaper MacBooks

    Play02:25
  • Why Cairo’s old quarter is at risk of disappearing

    Play01:47
  • Protesters interrupt Pete Hegseth during Senate hearing

    Play00:20
  • Queen Camilla and Sarah Jessica Parker share love of books

    Play01:02
  • Who holds Opec's largest oil reserves?

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Spotlight

  • Terraced houses in north London. British expats need to file a tax return on UK rental income. Getty Images

    Business InsightsWhy leaving the UK doesn’t mean leaving its tax system behind

  • A man votes during the municipal council election in Birzeit near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters.
    Headphones

    Beyond the HeadlinesMaking sense of Palestine’s local elections

  • Demon Duck is one of over 100 restaurants taking part in Dubai Restaurant Week 2026. Photo: Demon Duck

    Decadent dishes to try from discounted Dubai Restaurant Week menus

  • Pilgrims climb Jabal Al Nour to visit Cave Hira during Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
    Play01:37

    Five historic places to visit in Makkah beyond Hajj and Umrah

  • The Apple-inspired Porsche is to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Photo: Porsche

    Porsche to pay homage to Apple on tech company's 50th anniversary

  • Dubai has updated its visa requirements to attract investment into the property market. Chris Whiteoak / The National

    Dubai’s updated property visa rules to spur demand and attract overseas buyers

  • Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, has no intention of ditching its plans to hold a new Masters 1000 tournament in the Kingdom starting 2028. AFP

    Saudi Arabia committed to new ATP tennis event as investments scaled back

  • Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. Photo: PA
    Camera8

    Best photos of May 1: May Day celebrations to Buddha's birthday


Headlines

A car damaged in the explosion near the Sayyida Zaynab shrine, in Damascus. Photo: X

Grenade attack kills Syrian cleric near Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Damascus

Authorities open investigation after blast in capital

MENA

US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany, Pentagon says

US
Essa Suleiman who has been charged with attempted murder over an attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident, sits at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, in London, Britain, May 1, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS / Julia Quenzler
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London suspect in court as map reveals scale of Iran's recruitment in UK

UK

Dubai Police catch driver who ditched licence plates to jump red lights

UAE
The autonomous patrol boat is being tested in the waters off Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office

Abu Dhabi trials autonomous patrol boat in drive to boost marine safety

UAE

Trump raises EU car tariffs to 25% and accuses bloc of breaking trade deal

Business

Iraq starts work on Basra-Haditha pipeline for crude oil exports

Energy

Rain revives Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes after years of drought

MENA

ROX and JINGDONG Logistics anchor a next-day spare parts promise in Jebel Ali

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War comment and analysis

  • British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

    IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare

  • Sacks of cobalt powder are loaded for export in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bloomberg

    Why supply chain disruption has now become a feature of modern trade

  • The National's journalists take questions from the audience as the Iran war reaches two months
    Play04:29

    Q&A replayTwo months of Iran war - what could happen next?

  • A US military aircraft hit by suspected Iranian drones. Tehran's accuracy has vastly improved with imported navigation chips. Reuters

    Iran relies on Chinese and Russian tech to give drones 'pinpoint accuracy'

  • A sailor observes the oil tanker Helga, which is moored at an oil terminal near Basra in Iraq. Reuters

    CommentIt's no longer enough to simply keep the Strait of Hormuz open

  • Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, right, talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Islamabad. EPA

    Special reportPakistan tried to broker US-Iran deal. It slipped away

  • Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan with US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during this year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. Reuters

    Fed meeting: Iran war and Powell future add to uncertain outlook

  • Air conditioners on the side of an apartment building in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The energy crisis is driving up electricity costs with AC becoming both a necessity and a financial burden. Getty Images

    Business Insights No quick answers to the refining crisis as Hormuz blockade endures

  • An anti-US mural in Tehran based on the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where trade has been strangled by Iran. AFP

    Why US might and Israeli 'magical thinking' failed to break Iran

  • In another dent to confidence for mariners, Iranian marines stormed a Swiss-managed ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week. AFP

    Trapped ships face lengthy delays even when Hormuz opens, industry experts warn


The Inside Brief

Veon CEO ‘100% sure’ Dubai will come out of the Iran war ‘even stronger'

Host Manus Cranny is joined by Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of the Dubai-based multinational telecommunication and digital services company



TN Magazine

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    Cover storyLebanese designer Nada Debs reflects on identity, reinvention and legacy

  • High jewellery houses are turning to their archives as living design tools, where history is constantly reimagined. Photo: Chaumet

    Cartier, Chaumet and Boucheron reinventing high jewellery through archives

  • Katherine Pangonis is the author of three books on Mediterranean and French history. Photo: Katherine Pangonis

    One Last Thing: historian Katherine Pangonis on her dream dinner guests

  • In a competitive hospitality landscape, art has become a differentiator for hotels aiming to flex their cultural muscles. Photo: El Fenn Marrakesh

    Inside the world’s most art-filled hotels, from The Ned Doha to The Fife Arms

  • With more than Dh4.7 million raised to date, Thrift for Good is quietly reshaping Dubai’s relationship with fashion and philanthropy. Photo: Thrift For Good

    Thrift for Good redefines sustainable fashion while raising millions for charity

  • Recalibration at Loewe, as Jack McCollough, left, and Lazaro Hernandez trade spectacle for precision and ease. Photo: Loewe

    Explainer: How Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are redefining Loewe

  • Francesco Molon furniture can be found in projects across the UAE, including at the Raffles Imperial Mansion on Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Dubai Sotheby's International Realty

    The Molon touch: Italian house brings famed gold leaf craftsmanship to UAE

  • Cardboard, long dismissed as disposable, is being reimagined by designers as a material capable of sculptural, functional and even luxurious form. Photo: Mobili in Cartone

    Why designers are turning to cardboard as luxury's next material


Business

Culture

Terraced houses in north London. British expats need to file a tax return on UK rental income. Getty Images

Business InsightsWhy leaving the UK doesn’t mean leaving its tax system behind

Money

Iraq starts work on Basra-Haditha pipeline for crude oil exports

Energy

Apple beats estimates as MacBook boom offsets iPhone supply crunch

Markets

Culture

Etihad Arena resumes concert programme with sold-out Rashed Al Majed shows

Culture

Billie Eilish and Nancy Ajram: How mutual admiration led to a near collaboration

Music & On-stage

The international jury of the 61st Venice Biennale resigns en masse, days before the exhibition’s professional preview. EPA

As Venice Biennale jury resigns, Golden Lions scrapped in favour of public vote

Culture



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In Focus

  • Historic progress in cryptocurrency and blockchain as Binance and UAE lead the way

    Historic progress in cryptocurrency and blockchain as Binance and UAE lead the way

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    Inside L’Oreal’s push to scale circular beauty and climate action in the UAE

  • Pioneer Omniyat celebrates 20 years of architectural firsts that have helped shape Dubai

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