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US President Donald Trump expressed doubt whether Venezuelan politician and activist Maria Corina Machado can govern, saying she lacks public support and respect.
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 AM
US President Donald Trump expressed doubt whether Venezuelan politician and activist Maria Corina Machado can govern, saying she lacks public support and respect.
Happy New Year from all of us at The National
December 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Happy New Year from all of us at The National
Ons Jabeur, at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, says she is 'very impatient' to meet her baby and hopes to return to the tour after pregnancy
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ons Jabeur, at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, says she is 'very impatient' to meet her baby and hopes to return to the tour after pregnancy
Merry Christmas from all of us at The National
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Merry Christmas from all of us at The National
• House vote sets the stage for the repeal of the Caesar Act sanctions and raises new questions for Syria’s reconstruction
• White House releases its first national security review since Trump’s return to office
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• White House releases its first national security review since Trump’s return to office
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December 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
• House vote sets the stage for the repeal of the Caesar Act sanctions and raises new questions for Syria’s reconstruction
• White House releases its first national security review since Trump’s return to office
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• White House releases its first national security review since Trump’s return to office
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The dramatic events of December 2024 reshaped Syria. One year on, what progress has been made? Join The National’s webinar on December 8 at 5pm UAE time to hear from experts and frontline journalists. Register: news.ae/48nNoee
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The dramatic events of December 2024 reshaped Syria. One year on, what progress has been made? Join The National’s webinar on December 8 at 5pm UAE time to hear from experts and frontline journalists. Register: news.ae/48nNoee
Syria one year on: From civil war to a new state-building vision. Join The National on December 8 at 5pm UAE time for an in-depth live discussion. Sign up here: news.ae/48nNoee
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Syria one year on: From civil war to a new state-building vision. Join The National on December 8 at 5pm UAE time for an in-depth live discussion. Sign up here: news.ae/48nNoee
Marking one year since Bashar Al Assad’s fall, The National's experts discuss Syria’s fragile recovery and ambitious reforms in a live webinar. Register to join the conversation: news.ae/48nNoee
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Marking one year since Bashar Al Assad’s fall, The National's experts discuss Syria’s fragile recovery and ambitious reforms in a live webinar. Register to join the conversation: news.ae/48nNoee
A year has passed since the historic regime change in Syria. Join The National for an expert discussion on politics, economy and peacebuilding on Dec 8 at 5pm UAE time. Sign up to attend: news.ae/48nNoee
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A year has passed since the historic regime change in Syria. Join The National for an expert discussion on politics, economy and peacebuilding on Dec 8 at 5pm UAE time. Sign up to attend: news.ae/48nNoee
One year after Assad’s fall, what does Syria’s future look like? Join The National live on Dec 8 at 5pm UAE time as our panel examines recovery, reform and the road ahead. Register here: news.ae/48nNoee
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
One year after Assad’s fall, what does Syria’s future look like? Join The National live on Dec 8 at 5pm UAE time as our panel examines recovery, reform and the road ahead. Register here: news.ae/48nNoee
Thirteen-year-old Aseel was photographed in a Beirut hospital holding a portrait of herself taken before she was wounded in an Israeli strike in the southern town of Bint Jbeil.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Thirteen-year-old Aseel was photographed in a Beirut hospital holding a portrait of herself taken before she was wounded in an Israeli strike in the southern town of Bint Jbeil.
Multiple websites and internet services were unusable on Tuesday after an outage, according to cloud computing firm Cloudflare.
Sites including X, Meta's Facebook and OpenAI's ChatGPT were affected. Even Downdetector – which tracks global outages – was down
Read more here: news.ae/4oFSSYI
Sites including X, Meta's Facebook and OpenAI's ChatGPT were affected. Even Downdetector – which tracks global outages – was down
Read more here: news.ae/4oFSSYI
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Multiple websites and internet services were unusable on Tuesday after an outage, according to cloud computing firm Cloudflare.
Sites including X, Meta's Facebook and OpenAI's ChatGPT were affected. Even Downdetector – which tracks global outages – was down
Read more here: news.ae/4oFSSYI
Sites including X, Meta's Facebook and OpenAI's ChatGPT were affected. Even Downdetector – which tracks global outages – was down
Read more here: news.ae/4oFSSYI
Arabic script, American game: how Mustafi Al-Garawi made college football history www.thenationalnews.com/new...
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Arabic script, American game: how Mustafi Al-Garawi made college football history www.thenationalnews.com/new...
Iraq goes to the polls on November 11, but will voters turn out?
On election day, join our live panel discussion with The National’s Editor-in-Chief, Baghdad correspondent and deputy foreign editor as we unpack Iraq’s complicated electoral system news.ae/47Uy49Q
On election day, join our live panel discussion with The National’s Editor-in-Chief, Baghdad correspondent and deputy foreign editor as we unpack Iraq’s complicated electoral system news.ae/47Uy49Q
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Iraq goes to the polls on November 11, but will voters turn out?
On election day, join our live panel discussion with The National’s Editor-in-Chief, Baghdad correspondent and deputy foreign editor as we unpack Iraq’s complicated electoral system news.ae/47Uy49Q
On election day, join our live panel discussion with The National’s Editor-in-Chief, Baghdad correspondent and deputy foreign editor as we unpack Iraq’s complicated electoral system news.ae/47Uy49Q
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells The National at the Sharjah International Book Fair that she has felt a growing desire to read more about – and be read by – the Arab world
Read more here: news.ae/3JtKPPz
Read more here: news.ae/3JtKPPz
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells The National at the Sharjah International Book Fair that she has felt a growing desire to read more about – and be read by – the Arab world
Read more here: news.ae/3JtKPPz
Read more here: news.ae/3JtKPPz
In his rousing victory speech, Zohran Mamdani appealed to all New Yorkers, promising a city government for everyone.
There were three words, spoken in Arabic, to represent his promise: "I am of you and for you" bit.ly/47YIEwE
There were three words, spoken in Arabic, to represent his promise: "I am of you and for you" bit.ly/47YIEwE
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
In his rousing victory speech, Zohran Mamdani appealed to all New Yorkers, promising a city government for everyone.
There were three words, spoken in Arabic, to represent his promise: "I am of you and for you" bit.ly/47YIEwE
There were three words, spoken in Arabic, to represent his promise: "I am of you and for you" bit.ly/47YIEwE
In this week’s edition of View from London:
🔹Inside the UK’s Gulf charm offensive
🔹Crime capital? London’s petty theft crisis deepens
✉️Subscribe to The National’s View from London for expert analysis from our UK bureau: news.ae/ViewFromLondon
🔹Inside the UK’s Gulf charm offensive
🔹Crime capital? London’s petty theft crisis deepens
✉️Subscribe to The National’s View from London for expert analysis from our UK bureau: news.ae/ViewFromLondon
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In this week’s edition of View from London:
🔹Inside the UK’s Gulf charm offensive
🔹Crime capital? London’s petty theft crisis deepens
✉️Subscribe to The National’s View from London for expert analysis from our UK bureau: news.ae/ViewFromLondon
🔹Inside the UK’s Gulf charm offensive
🔹Crime capital? London’s petty theft crisis deepens
✉️Subscribe to The National’s View from London for expert analysis from our UK bureau: news.ae/ViewFromLondon
US President Donald Trump is to meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim during a refuelling stop in Doha en route to Malaysia
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Latest: news.ae/3JpQdTH
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
US President Donald Trump is to meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim during a refuelling stop in Doha en route to Malaysia
Latest: news.ae/3JpQdTH
Latest: news.ae/3JpQdTH
Join The National’s Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi and our reporters for a live discussion on the Gaza peace plan. They’ll unpack today’s developments, explain what happens next and answer your questions.
Tune in today at 4pm GST: news.ae/3INoVX9
Tune in today at 4pm GST: news.ae/3INoVX9
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join The National’s Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi and our reporters for a live discussion on the Gaza peace plan. They’ll unpack today’s developments, explain what happens next and answer your questions.
Tune in today at 4pm GST: news.ae/3INoVX9
Tune in today at 4pm GST: news.ae/3INoVX9
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace plan — a major turning point two years after the war began.
Join our editors and correspondents today at 4pm GST as they unpack what this deal means and what comes next.
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Join our editors and correspondents today at 4pm GST as they unpack what this deal means and what comes next.
🔗Register: news.ae/3INoVX9
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace plan — a major turning point two years after the war began.
Join our editors and correspondents today at 4pm GST as they unpack what this deal means and what comes next.
🔗Register: news.ae/3INoVX9
Join our editors and correspondents today at 4pm GST as they unpack what this deal means and what comes next.
🔗Register: news.ae/3INoVX9
Don’t miss our live discussion tomorrow (Thursday) at 6pm UAE time as Editor in Chief Mina Al-Oraibi joins James Zoghby and our correspondents to discuss the growing calls for Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly.
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
September 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Don’t miss our live discussion tomorrow (Thursday) at 6pm UAE time as Editor in Chief Mina Al-Oraibi joins James Zoghby and our correspondents to discuss the growing calls for Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly.
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
Join us in one hour at 6pm UAE time (3pm London, 10am New York) as The National hosts a live discussion on the growing calls for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly.
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Join us in one hour at 6pm UAE time (3pm London, 10am New York) as The National hosts a live discussion on the growing calls for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly.
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
Watch here: news.ae/3Vgsfwv
In this episode of How to Adult, The National’s Hala Nasar speaks to colleague Aarti Jhurani, who shares her fool-proof method for preparing meals for the week ahead by making it a fun ritual she looks forward to
Listen to the full episode here: news.ae/4pf4vGD
Listen to the full episode here: news.ae/4pf4vGD
September 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In this episode of How to Adult, The National’s Hala Nasar speaks to colleague Aarti Jhurani, who shares her fool-proof method for preparing meals for the week ahead by making it a fun ritual she looks forward to
Listen to the full episode here: news.ae/4pf4vGD
Listen to the full episode here: news.ae/4pf4vGD
Israel’s strike on Doha has been condemned as a “flagrant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation in the Gaza war, The National's editorial today says.
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Read more: news.ae/4gdFF60
September 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Israel’s strike on Doha has been condemned as a “flagrant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation in the Gaza war, The National's editorial today says.
Read more: news.ae/4gdFF60
Read more: news.ae/4gdFF60
Stargazers in the UAE and around the world were enthralled by a spectacular celestial show on Sunday evening as the Moon was bathed in red for a rare total lunar eclipse www.thenationalnews.com/fut...
September 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Stargazers in the UAE and around the world were enthralled by a spectacular celestial show on Sunday evening as the Moon was bathed in red for a rare total lunar eclipse www.thenationalnews.com/fut...