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'Global energy hub': Iraq plans to expand oil export routes via Turkey, Jordan and Syria
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- 'Global energy hub': Iraq plans to expand oil export routes via Turkey, Jordan and Syria
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- At the UN General Assembly, Iraqi PM Ali Al Zaidi outlined plans to establish Iraq as a global energy hub
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- Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam calls on UN to ‘avert vacuum’ if Unifil peacekeepers depart
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- 0:54
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- 9 days ago
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- Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam calls on UN to ‘avert vacuum’ if Unifil peacekeepers depart.
He said a new international force should be agreed before the peacekeeping mission withdraws.
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- Pope Leo in first papal visit to France in 18 years warns against AI creating ‘paradise of machines’
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- ICRC warns of shrinking access to war zones
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- At UNGA, delegates have been walking out in protest during some speeches
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon detained at pro-Palestine protest in New York
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- The actresses joined a mass sit-in opposing Benjamin Netanyahu's presence at the UN General Assembly in New York and were detained alongside at least 100 other people.
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- Yemen’s unity must remain priority, says Saudi's Foreign Minister
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan says Yemen’s unity must remain the priority and urges continued international cooperation to counter the Houthi threat to regional and international security.
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- Delegations stage mass walkout during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at UNGA
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- ‘We really need to do better’, says UN refugee chief Barham Salih
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- UN refugee chief Barham Salih said the Middle East is losing ‘so much wealth and talent’, adding that the region ‘really needs to do better’.
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- Mahmoud Abbas addresses UNGA virtually after denied visa
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly in a recorded message after being denied a US visa.
He warned world leaders against ‘another Nakba’, and a repeat of the massacres of 1948.
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- Activists project Marwan Barghouti onto Brooklyn Bridge before Netanyahu UN speech
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Activists projected messages calling for the release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti on New York’s Brooklyn Bridge ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN speech.
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- UN warns of food insecurity as Hormuz disrupts fertiliser supplies
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Disruption to fertiliser supplies caused by the Iran war could leave up to 45 million people facing acute food insecurity, UNOPS chief Jorge Moreira Da Silva tells The National.
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- The cost of moving oil by sea has surged
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Shipping a tanker of crude from the US to China now costs as much as $50 million, up from about $18 million before the Iran war.
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- Barham Salih on why the refugee crisis is a global responsibility | Beyond the Headlines
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- 19:41
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- The number of people forced from their homes by war, violence and persecution continues to grow, while the international system created to protect them is under increasing strain.
On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, The National’s Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi speaks to Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and former president of Iraq, about the mounting pressures on the global refugee system.
Mr Salih says protecting those forced to flee is not only a humanitarian and legal responsibility, but also a matter of national interest. With conflicts lasting longer and displacement increasing, he argues that the international community cannot afford to look away.
In this special episode of Beyond the Headlines, they discuss shrinking humanitarian funding, the strain on the asylum system, and the worsening crises in Yemen and Sudan. They also look at what Syria and Iraq can teach the region about displacement a...
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- Sumo stars prepare for UAE’s first international competition
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Sumo stars are gearing up in Abu Dhabi for the UAE's first professional competition.
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- A new era for Dubai Basketball
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Dubai Basketball is getting ready for the first games of the EuroLeague SuperCup season. The National got an inside look:
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- Indian sailor killed as torpedoes hit merchant ship off Oman
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- A merchant vessel, the MV Cape Dao, was attacked off the coast of Oman, reportedly by two torpedoes, killing one Indian sailor.
Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said a total of 27 crew members were safely evacuated from the vessel.
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- Polish Deputy PM Radoslaw Sikorski says Ukraine war has caused a shift to renewables in his country
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- 6:08
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- During the three-day visit, the superpowers will discuss tension over trade, technology and Tehran.
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The journey to the UN General Assembly hall
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The National’s Fatima Al Mahmoud shows how we get from the streets to the speeches at the UN in New York.
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- Security for all or no one': Iranian president delivers defiant speech
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Iran's president says 'we will never bow our head'
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country would ‘never bow our head or bend the knee’, but remains open to diplomacy.
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- First group of Syrian policewomen graduate
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Syria's policewomen completed six months of training at a female-only academy, the first of its kind in the country. The National spoke to some of the graduates about their experience.
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- Former US envoy says Houthis cannot be allowed to advance further in Yemen | On The Record
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- 22:36
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Though there is no military solution to the Yemen situation, there should be military pressure on the Houthis, former US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking tells Hadley Gamble during the United Nations General Assembly.
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- Trump’s energy adviser calls for new Gulf oil routes to bypass Hormuz | On The Record
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- 11:47
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The man overseeing US President Donald Trump's energy agenda says the fight over Middle East oil is no longer only about supply – it's about the routes that carry it.
“We need to de-emphasise the strait [Hormuz],” says the head of America’s Energy Dominance Council, Jarrod Agen told On The Record with Hadley Gamble at the UN General Assembly.
“When Europe had to get off Russian gas, we looked at different corridors to get US LNG into Europe to replace the Russian gas. We want to do a similar system in the Gulf.”
Mr Agen said the goal was redundancy: routes that cannot all be knocked out at once.
That means “several routes, different corridors, either east-west, either bypassing the strait or getting up Turkey or into the Mediterranean”, he said, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia working as key partners with the US.
“How do we make alternative routes beyond the bypass route so that no one route can be attack...
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- Al Shara tells The National he is open to running in future elections
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- "If this task needs me to be there ... I will not be humble," says Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara.
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- Why Dubai schools are going all in on financial literacy
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Dubai schools are going all in on financial literacy. Financial independence coach Steve Cronin explains the importance behind this move.
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- Lebanese children shelter in schools as war disrupts lives
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Janti Soeripto recently returned from a visit to Lebanon where she witnessed how children and families were trying to cope with the fallout from the war.
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- King Abdullah II: Israel is pushing Palestinians out of the West Bank
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Jordan’s King Abdullah accused Israel of pushing Palestinians out of the occupied West Bank, warning what was once ‘creeping process’ has become ‘far more aggressive’.
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- King Abdullah II warns of world's short attention span
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Jordan’s King Abdullah opened his UN General Assembly speech with a warning about the effects of social media and the world’s shrinking attention span, saying global crises are competing to be recognised.
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- 'Super intelligence': Trump renames AI
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump said artificial intelligence should be renamed ‘super intelligence’, saying that ‘artificial’ makes it sound fake.
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- Trump to UN: 'Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic?'
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump delivers a stark warning at the UN General Assembly, raising the prospect of 'annihilating' Iran and 'driving them into hell'.
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- Antonio Guterres: The fighting must stop
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the fighting across the Middle East must end, saying ceasefires have become little more than ‘lesser fires’.
He warned that civilians continue to pay the price.
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- Syria's neighbours should be 'happy' with Al Shara, Norway's foreign minister says
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Espen Barth Eide tells The National that the new Syrian government deserves the world's support.
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- UNGA 2026: Day 1 of the high-level General Debate
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Opening day of the high-level debate at UNGA gets under way with world leaders gathering at the UN in New York for talks on pressing global issues. The National's Mina Al-Oraibi and Mohamad Ali Harisi report.
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- Norway’s foreign minister warns settler violence threatens Palestinian statehood
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says he’s “very worried” about Israeli settler violence in the West Bank as it undermines Palestinian statehood. Visit thenationalnews.com for the full interview.
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- Michael Kelly on his Dubai skyscraper stunts in Jack Ryan
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- 'We felt the love from the minute we got here,' Michael Kelly tells The National about the bond he formed with Dubai while filming Jack Ryan: Ghost War.
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- A Palestinian state is further away than ever before, says Norway's foreign minister | The National
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- 12:19
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells The National the 'bleak' picture in Gaza and extreme violence by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank is undermining prospects for a Palestinian state
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- Thousands attend Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid's funeral
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid in Dubai.
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- Etihad Rail tickets to and from Dubai now available
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Etihad Rail tickets to and from Dubai are on sale ahead of the much-anticipated September 30 launch.
Comfort fares are Dh39 and premium fares are Dh109 for services to Abu Dhabi. Here's how you can book your ticket.
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- Saudi's Ceer unveils first EVs in bid to build regional auto powerhouse
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Saudi Arabia has launched its first electric vehicle brand, Ceer, in a move aimed at strengthening the kingdom’s car manufacturing sector.
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- Trump silenced by media boycott but finds his voice with Mamdani
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Donald Trump's ban on the White House press pool backfired when he delivered a broadcast speech with no audio on Monday. The US President appeared to relent later, when he met Zohran Mamdani at an event the New York Mayor insisted the media were invited to.
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- 'A giant wave': What it's like inside the UNGA rush
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric describes the energy, pressure and pace of the UN General Assembly's high-level week.
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- Sudan, Yemen and the UN’s next move: Stephane Dujarric on what comes next
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- 8:06
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- UN spokesperson Staphane Dujarric discusses the urgent need to halt arms flowing into Sudan and whether UNGA could bring together a new coalition for Yemen.
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- Why Brazil always speaks first at the UN General Assembly?
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Every year, the same country takes the stage first at the UN General Assembly's annual debate, and it’s probably not who you think. Here's the story.
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- ‘No military solution’ to Middle East crises, says UN spokesperson
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- “De-escalation, de-escalation, de-escalation”: UN Secretary General spokesman Stephane Dujarric speaks to The National about the world body's priorities for the Middle East.
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- Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid remembered for his legacy at Al Wasl
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was a founding figure and long-serving president of Al Wasl. He will be remembered for his decades-long contribution to the club and Dubai’s sporting landscape.
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- UN General Assembly high-level week gets under way
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- What’s it like to cover the UN’s most important meeting of the year?
The National’s Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi reports from New York as world leaders arrive for the UN General Assembly's high-level debate.
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- Abu Dhabi's Eagle Hills signs $12 billion deal with Maldives
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Abu Dhabi developer Eagle Hills has signed a $12 billion deal with the Maldives. Founder and chairman Mohamed Alabbar tells The National about the new venture.
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- New hope for dialogue in Iran crisis
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump says he remains open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, while Gulf states push for greater dialogue. The National’s Manus Cranny explains what the latest signals could mean for oil markets.
