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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi will host the UAE’s first hospital vertiport for flying taxis, cutting travel time for patients and enabling rapid organ transport.

UAE's first hospital flying taxi port to cut patients' travel time | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 11h

Your guide to the Saadiyat Nights 2026 line-up, from Lewis Capaldi to Bryan Adams

Your guide to the Saadiyat Nights 2026 line-up, from Lewis Capaldi to Bryan Adams | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 12h

Weak or strong, currencies always scare people. Here's why you shouldn't lose sleep over it, writes investment sage Ken Fisher.

Why worrying about currency swings will hurt your investments | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 14h

From stone tools found near Jebel Hafeet to an 8,000-year-old pearl — To Our Ancestors, a gallery at the soon-to-open Zayed National Museum, tells the story of human life and migration in the Middle East.

Inside Zayed National Museum and its gallery of the region's origins | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 16h

All university students across the UAE will soon get free access to Google Gemini, the tech giant’s AI platform, as part of the country’s national drive to boost digital and AI literacy.

All university students in UAE to get free Google Gemini 2.5 Pro subscription in AI push | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 16h

Iraqi MP disqualified from elections after criticism of Iran-backed militias

Iraqi MP disqualified from elections after criticism of Iran-backed militias | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 18h

The UAE-Turkey trade deal 'has enabled us to surpass every forecast and overcome every obstacle', writes Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi.

What have the past 2 years of UAE-Turkey Cepa trade taught us? | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 20h

India starts criminal investigation after cough syrup-linked deaths of at least 14 children

India starts criminal investigation after cough syrup-linked deaths of at least 14 children | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 20h

Top officials from Qatar, the US and Turkey will join indirect talks in Egypt between Hamas and Israel, as negotiators push for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Top officials from Qatar, US and Turkey to join Gaza peace talks in Egypt | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 20h

Conor McGregor handed 18-month ban for three missed drugs tests

Conor McGregor handed 18-month ban for three missed drugs tests | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 20h

At least 15 people were killed when a landslide hit a bus in Himachal Pradesh, northern India

Landslide kills 15 people on bus in northern India | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 20h

Iranian Foreign Minister rejects Netanyahu’s claim that Tehran is developing rockets capable of striking US cities.

Araghchi says Israel makes 'imaginary threat' out of Iran | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 21h

The number of Emiratis working in the UAE’s private sector has hit 154,000 — of which 136,000 joined since 2021.

Number of Emiratis in private sector reaches 154,000 under Nafis scheme | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 23h

Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky has left the UK for the UAE, joining a growing list of wealthy residents relocating amid rising taxes and economic uncertainty in Britain.

Revolut bank boss quits the UK for the UAE | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 23h

🎙️In this week’s Business Extra, we examine US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan — and ask what investment can achieve under occupation

What can Donald Trump’s Gaza economic plan offer without Palestinian sovereignty? | The National

Examining the challenges of doing business under occupation

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 1d

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel faces criticism for intervening in UK politics, attacking Labour over Palestinian recognition and courting far-right figure Tommy Robinson.

Israeli ministers rebuked after intervention in UK politics | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 1d

Surgeons in Abu Dhabi have successfully implanted a pump inside a patient that delivers targeted chemotherapy directly into tumours.

How chemo pump to target tumours marks start of new era in UAE cancer care | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 1d

‘Hamas is at its weakest ever’

With disarmament and ceasefire on the global agenda, read our special report into the state of Hamas

Hamas in survival mode after two years of war and assassinations | The National

Fighters in small cells ready for 'suicide attacks' amid difficulties of communication and co-ordination

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Belgian expat Sebastien Aguilar, who lived in the UAE for seven years, explains how do-it-yourself index investing helped him achieve financial independence.

My Dubai Salary: ‘I saved 70% of my Dh35,000 monthly income to retire at 33’ | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 2d

After two years of war and a string of assassinations that eliminated most of its leaders, Hamas now looks like a group in survival mode, facing uncertainty. The National spoke to sources who deal directly with Hamas leaders in our special report:

Hamas in survival mode after two years of war and assassinations | The National

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From Egypt's High Dam to the Baghdad Gymnasium, Ala Younis maps history and power in Abu Dhabi show.

From Egypt's High Dam to the Baghdad Gymnasium, Ala Younis maps history and power in Abu Dhabi show | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 2d

Two years of war that has devastated the Gaza Strip have not delivered Israel’s stated goal of 'total victory'.

Hamas is weakened but still standing, analysts say, while Israel faces unprecedented global isolation and mounting anger over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

Netanyahu insists Israel is winning the war but reality tells different story | The National

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 3d

'Far from being 'one of the great days in human history', the Trump plan is just a start,' writes James Zogby for The National #opinion

Trump's Gaza peace plan is just a start – now the hard work begins | The National

It is far from being 'one of the great days in human history', as the US President describes it

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 3d

Hamas in survival mode after two years of war and assassinations. Read our special report:

Hamas in survival mode after two years of war and assassinations | The National

Fighters in small cells ready for 'suicide attacks' amid difficulties of communication and co-ordination

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 4d

Cairo’s delivery riders, known as 'pilots', risk their lives weaving through chaotic traffic to keep the city’s booming home delivery industry moving.

A city addicted to home delivery relies on Cairo’s daredevil ‘pilots' | The National

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