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Iran faces travel hurdles before World Cup opener
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- Iran faces travel hurdles before World Cup opener
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- The National reports from Mexico where Iran's players are preparing for their World Cup Group G opener against New Zealand. The team was forced to move its training base to Tijuana and must now travel to Los Angeles for Monday's fixture amid strained relations with the US.
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- The New York Knicks won the NBA title for the first time in over 50 years
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Moroccan fans cheer hard-fought draw against Brazil in World Cup Group C opener.
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
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- Iraq 'a family' as national team warm up for World Cup opener
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 11 hours ago
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- 'It's new things for everyone – different time zone and different climate, but the preparations have been good': Lush greenery and thunderstorms greet the Iraqi players in a small American town before the Lions of Mesopotamia kick off their first World Cup in 40 years against Norway.
The National reports from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
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- Trump at 80: Here are eight moments that define his Middle East legacy
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- As US President Donald Trump turns 80, we look back at eight decisions that helped shape his Middle East legacy.
From recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to confronting Iran and brokering the Abraham Accords, their impact continues to be felt across the region.
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- Iraq's Ahmed Qasem: 'Underdogs can win'
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Midfielder tells The National Iraq must play as one as they face difficult World Cup group stage against Norway, France and Senegal.
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- Abu Dhabi Police warn motorists of the dangers of damaged and worn tyres this summer.
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Abu Dhabi Police have warned motorists about the dangers of damaged and worn tyres during the summer months.
Drivers have been urged to check tyre condition, pressure and age, as tyre blowouts are a major cause of serious traffic accidents.
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- Can the small English town of Makerfield decide UK's next PM?
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A high-stakes byelection in Makerfield could reshape UK politics, with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham emerging as a potential challenger to Keir Starmer if he secures a decisive win.
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- Iran criticises Fifa’s 'lack of co-ordination' on World Cup visas.
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Iran has criticised Fifa's ‘lack of co-ordination’ over visa issues ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Mahdi Mohammad Nabi, Iran's World Cup team supervisor, called for Fifa regulations and protocols to be properly followed by both member federations and hosts.
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- Elon Musk says SpaceX's goal is to make inter-planetary travel available to anybody.
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The tech chief outlined SpaceX's ambitions as the company made its Wall Street debut.
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- Talks on nuclear issue to be held later, says Iran.
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks on the country's nuclear programme will be held at a later stage.
His comments come as Iran and the US appear close to a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the war.
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- The Egyptian start-up making protein out of duckweed in the desert.
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Egyptian start-up AIProtein is growing duckweed, a protein-rich aquatic plant, in desert greenhouses.
Mohamed Almoatasem, co-founder and chief commercial officer of AIProtein, explains how the company uses AI and hydroponics to boost yields.
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- France hosts Palestinian and Israeli activists for peace talks.
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- France is bringing both sides together to help keep the two-state solution alive
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- Distress call reveals panic aboard oil tanker hit by US missile off Oman.
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- A distress call from the oil tanker Marivex has revealed the panic on board a vessel after it was hit by a US missile in the Gulf of Oman.
All 24 Indian sailors aboard were rescued by the Omani Navy. Another US strike on a tanker on June 10 killed three Indian sailors.
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- Why Iran’s hardliners oppose negotiations with the US
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Ultraconservatives use the streets to project an image of popular support with nightly pro-government rallies.
They have long clashed with reformist politicians who advocate greater engagement with the West and expanding civil liberties.
The National's Lizzie Porter explains.
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- Gazans gathered to watch the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Football fans watched as co-hosts Mexico played South Africa despite the grim realities of life in the region.
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- Are the US and Israel still fighting the same war? | Beyond the Headlines
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- 25:55
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- More than 100 days since the US and Israel launched co-ordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, the war that was supposed to eliminate its threat and reshape the region is at a crossroads.
Iran's military is still firing. Its proxies are still active. Hezbollah continues to engage Israeli forces on the ground in southern Lebanon. The Houthis have re-entered the equation, threatening to blockade the Red Sea. And the Iranian regime, in a new form, is intact.
This week, US President Donald Trump made his position clear in an interview with the Financial Times. He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no choice but to accept a deal with Iran. And then, in a striking public statement, said he calls the shots. Not Netanyahu.
So is this a genuine rift between the two allies, or just the latest rough patch in a relationship that has long been complicated?
In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, host Nada AlTaher speaks to...
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- World Cup fever hits UAE as Mexico beat South Africa
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Football fans gathered across the UAE as the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicked off, with the night ending joyously for Mexico supporters after their victory against South Africa.
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- Amna Al Qubaisi's influence goes beyond racing
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Emirati racing driver Amna Al Qubaisi speaks to The National about her recognition among Time’s 100 most influential people in sport.
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- Fans celebrate as the host beat South Africa 2-0 in the tournament's opening game
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Trump claims settlement reached to end war in Iran
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- US President says a deal could be signed this weekend and Strait of Hormuz will then immediately reopen.
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- World Cup kicks off with Mexico vs South Africa
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Fans converged on the Estadio Azteca full of colour and voice for the opening match of the tournament.
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- Could Syria intervene militarily in Lebanon against Hezbollah?
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- US President Donald Trump recently floated the idea, suggesting Damascus could help address the threat posed by the group.
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- How drone warfare in Ukraine is transforming conflict in Iran.
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Oleg Rogynskyy, CEO of Ukrainain tech company Uforce, discusses how drone warfare is transforming conflict in Iran.
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- Anti-immigrant violence erupts in Belfast.
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Rioting broke out after an alleged knife attack by a Sudanese national, in which a victim lost eye
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- President Sheikh Mohamed meets US ambassador to UN.
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- President Sheikh Mohamed met Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the UN, in Abu Dhabi to discuss strengthening UAE-US strategic relations and regional developments.
The talks took place against the backdrop of military escalation that has put a fragile US-Iran ceasefire under strain.
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- Q&A replay: Which Arab team can go the furthest at World Cup 2026?
- Runtime
- 59:01
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- It's the biggest World Cup. It is also probably the most political tournament in football history. Over the next 39 days, 104 football matches will take place across the US, Canada and Mexico. The contingent from the region is also supersized with eight Arab and North African nations among the 48 teams plotting their path to the final in New Jersey on July 19.
Build-up to the tournament has been fraught with off-field politics. Iran is at war with one of the hosts. The US has denied visas to spectators and even Fifa referees. For those who can enter the country, there are questions over the spiralling costs of attending matches.
Hosted by The National's Mina Rzouki, our panel, which includes sports editor Steve Luckings, business correspondent Kyle Fitzgerald in Washington, and football correspondent and author Andy Mitten, discussed the politics and economics around the World Cup. The panel talks about which of the eight Arab nations can go the furthest and...
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- Swedish foreign minister warns against 'weaponising' Strait of Hormuz
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- In an exclusive interview with The National, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said there is no alternative to a diplomatic solution and praised the UAE’s resilience in the face of regional instability.
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- Tension grips Tyre after Israeli displacement orders
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The National’s Jamie Prentis reports from Lebanon’s historic city of Tyre, where residents are living under growing uncertainty amid the looming threat of further Israeli attacks.
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- US and Iran on edge as Hormuz dispute escalates
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The National’s Manus Cranny unpacks Washington’s rhetoric, Iran’s response, and what it could mean for global oil flows and the future of the crisis.
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- How four days pushed the Middle East back to the brink
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli strikes on Beirut, Iran and the US joining in: this week's rapid escalation has jolted the region from hopes of peace to fears of a renewed wider war.
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- ‘I love inflation,’ says Donald Trump
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- 'I love inflation', US President Donald Trump told reporters after data showed prices rising above 4% as the Iran conflict drags on.
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- Sheikh Abdullah and Mike Waltz discuss UAE-US ties and Iran attacks
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz in Abu Dhabi, where they discussed bilateral relations and the impact of Iranian attacks on the region.
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- Infantino says World Cup visa decisions are beyond Fifa's control
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Fifa President Gianni Infantino suggested that football fans 'should chill' over Somali referee Omar Artan's denied entry to officiate the 2026 World Cup in the US.
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- Apple takes aim at phone thieves in London
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Apple has introduced a global security update allowing stolen phone identifiers to be shared with police, in a move developed with London’s Met Police to disrupt organised theft.
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- Moment US strikes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Three Indian sailors are missing after the MT Settebello was attacked as part of the US blockade of Iranian ports.
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- Trump says Iran will get hit again today
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- US President says his country has the right to attack after a helicopter was shot down in the Strait of Hormuz.
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- UAE tourist visas can now be processed in 48 hours
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Travellers can now apply for 30 to 60-day UAE tourist visas online and receive approval in as little as 48 hours. The National's Hala Nasar explains the process.
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- Israel failed to achieve key goals in Iran, says former prime minister
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- “We are back to square one."
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Israel has not achieved its main objectives in Iran, including regime change, nuclear constraints or weakening of proxy forces.
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- Israel is losing US support in Iran war, says Ehud Olmert | The National
- Runtime
- 27:42
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- With the regime still standing, Iran's missile capabilities operational and its proxies strong enough to fire back, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says that the war, more than 100 days in, is “back at square one”.
US President Donald Trump wants out, whether or not Israel is on board – a position he made very clear in an interview with the Financial Times this week. He said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have “no choice” but to accept a deal struck with Iran, one that could substantially resemble the 2015 nuclear agreement.
“Largely, we are back to square one. The objectives ... have not been achieved,” Mr Olmert told The National in an interview.
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- Syrian village celebrates Damask rose harvest
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- The National visited the village of Al Marah, where residents have cultivated the Damask rose for generations, weaving the tradition into the fabric of their lives.
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- Netanyahu risks isolation if Trump support fades, says Ehud Olmert
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Israel risks diplomatic isolation if it loses US backing under President Donald Trump, says former prime minister Ehud Olmert.
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- World Cup 2026: Why Fifa's pricing strategy may have backfired
- Runtime
- 16:20
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- The 2026 Fifa World Cup was supposed to be a record-breaking economic windfall for the United States. But as the tournament gets under way, the numbers reveal a more complicated story.
Top-tier tickets for the final are going for more than $10,000, nearly seven times what the co-hosts' bid book originally promised. Hotel occupancy in some host cities, meanwhile, is tracking below normal summer levels. And the international tourism boom that was supposed to drive billions into local economies is being complicated by visa restrictions, geopolitical tensions and dynamic pricing that has left fans unable to afford tickets.
The contrast with Qatar 2022 is stark. When the Middle East hosted its first Fifa World Cup, football fans could attend group stage matches for a fraction of the cost, with airlines laying on extra flights and some supporters watching two games a day.
In this episode of Business Extra, The National's Kyle Fitzgerald speaks to Victor...
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- Emirates ready to move fast as travel recovers
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Emirates President Tim Clark says the airline will introduce measures to reassure passengers and remains prepared to expand services as conditions improve.
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- Gulf tensions surge after Iran and US exchange fire
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Iran launched strikes on US-linked sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan after Washington said it had carried out a 'proportional' response to the downing of a military helicopter off Oman. The National's Manus Cranny reports.
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- World Cup arrivals face trouble at US border.
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- From an Iraqi player being held at an airport to Iran's team relocating to Mexico, immigration has become a point of concern before the tournament
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- UAE floating hospital in Al Arish has received five new patients from Gaza.
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- UAE floating hospital in Al Arish has received five new patients from Gaza, bringing the number treated at the facility to more than 90 since February 2.
The hospital is part of the UAE's humanitarian drive for Palestinians affected by the conflict.
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- What's going on between Trump and Netanyahu? | The National
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- Who really calls the shots between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu?
The National's Nada AlTaher delves into what might be behind the more public displays of diverging views with the former US ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides.
Read more here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/09/rift-or-rough-patch-former-us-ambassador-to-israel-on-trumps-complicated-relationship-with-netanyahu/
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- Eight Arab nations will compete at the 2026 World Cup.
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- Eight Arab nations will compete at the 2026 World Cup, the highest number ever represented at a single tournament.
The National's Mina Rzouki explains.
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- Five summer reads recommended by The National staff.
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- Looking for your next great read? The National's staff have picked five books to add to your summer reading list.
