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Royal Opera House Muscat kicked off its latest season with Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Royal Opera House Muscat is playing an instrumental role in Omani society

Credit Getty; Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayHow the Middle East can pull back from the brink

Brihadisvara Temple was built with 60,000 granite stones. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

Postcard from ThanjavurMillennium-old Indian shrine baffles engineers

A farmer transporting palm oil seeds in Kampar, Riau province, Indonesia. AFP

Can palm oil ever be truly carbon neutral?

Ayman Alhussein, left, and the Es Devlin Congregation portrait of him, right. Photo: Ayman Alhussein / UNHCR

From Syria to Britain (in a suitcase): Powerful portraits of refugees

Quiz of the week

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

Damage from Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. AP

Hurricane Milton: Conspiracy theories hit response and sow division

Six-year-old Afnan has her measurements taken for a pair of pyjamas to be made out of an old blanket being held up by her mother, Iman Halmi, 28. Photo: Mohammed Abu Amra for The National

Pyjamas made from blankets: Lack of warm clothes forces Gaza parents to improvise for winter

Royal Opera House Muscat kicked off its latest season with Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Royal Opera House Muscat is playing an instrumental role in Omani society

Credit Getty; Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayHow the Middle East can pull back from the brink

Brihadisvara Temple was built with 60,000 granite stones. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

Postcard from ThanjavurMillennium-old Indian shrine baffles engineers

A farmer transporting palm oil seeds in Kampar, Riau province, Indonesia. AFP

Can palm oil ever be truly carbon neutral?

Ayman Alhussein, left, and the Es Devlin Congregation portrait of him, right. Photo: Ayman Alhussein / UNHCR

From Syria to Britain (in a suitcase): Powerful portraits of refugees

Quiz of the week

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

Damage from Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. AP

Hurricane Milton: Conspiracy theories hit response and sow division

Six-year-old Afnan has her measurements taken for a pair of pyjamas to be made out of an old blanket being held up by her mother, Iman Halmi, 28. Photo: Mohammed Abu Amra for The National

Pyjamas made from blankets: Lack of warm clothes forces Gaza parents to improvise for winter

Royal Opera House Muscat kicked off its latest season with Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Royal Opera House Muscat is playing an instrumental role in Omani society

Credit Getty; Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayHow the Middle East can pull back from the brink

Brihadisvara Temple was built with 60,000 granite stones. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

Postcard from ThanjavurMillennium-old Indian shrine baffles engineers

A farmer transporting palm oil seeds in Kampar, Riau province, Indonesia. AFP

Can palm oil ever be truly carbon neutral?

At least 30 killed in day of Israeli strikes in Jabalia

Destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024. AFP

At least 30 killed in day of Israeli strikes in Jabalia

Full report: Hezbollah ready to comply with UN resolution, Lebanon PM suggests
Israeli troops injure two more UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon
Revealed: Impact of Israeli military's invasion of southern Lebanon

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles. Reuters

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Iran has this year launched its biggest ballistic missile attacks

Jordan urges Europe to step up Middle East peace efforts

Dubai police arrest 'most wanted Irish fugitive' in murder case

Sharjah-bound flight makes emergency landing in India after fault

Winter will be a catastrophe, Palestinian minister for Gaza aid says

In focus

Jeff Leatham is based in Los Angeles. Photo: Four Seasons Dubai

Star florist Jeff Leatham on his blooming marvellous Dubai creation

Ayaan Gandhi, a Year 13 high school pupil, started his business last November. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Schoolboy clocks up $6 million selling luxury watches in Dubai

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

Hala Rharrit

CommentI resigned as a US diplomat - I refuse to be the face of its disastrous Gaza policy

Tesla's Cybercab has no steering wheel and pedals and can seat only two passengers. Reuters

Tesla Cybercab: How much does it cost and when will it be released?

Could single-pilot passenger flights become a reality sooner rather than later? Getty Images

Death on flight deck highlights row over need for two pilots in cockpit

Lebanese singer Elissa wrote a powerful song addressing her breast cancer diagnosis. Photo: Youness Hamiddine

Why the Arab music industry needs to talk about mental health

Jeff Leatham is based in Los Angeles. Photo: Four Seasons Dubai

Star florist Jeff Leatham on his blooming marvellous Dubai creation

Ayaan Gandhi, a Year 13 high school pupil, started his business last November. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Schoolboy clocks up $6 million selling luxury watches in Dubai

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

Hala Rharrit

CommentI resigned as a US diplomat - I refuse to be the face of its disastrous Gaza policy

Tesla's Cybercab has no steering wheel and pedals and can seat only two passengers. Reuters

Tesla Cybercab: How much does it cost and when will it be released?

Could single-pilot passenger flights become a reality sooner rather than later? Getty Images

Death on flight deck highlights row over need for two pilots in cockpit

Lebanese singer Elissa wrote a powerful song addressing her breast cancer diagnosis. Photo: Youness Hamiddine

Why the Arab music industry needs to talk about mental health

Jeff Leatham is based in Los Angeles. Photo: Four Seasons Dubai

Star florist Jeff Leatham on his blooming marvellous Dubai creation

Ayaan Gandhi, a Year 13 high school pupil, started his business last November. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Schoolboy clocks up $6 million selling luxury watches in Dubai

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

The EU has delayed the introduction of facial recognition systems for airport passengers over IT fears. AFP

EU roll-out of biometric travel checks postponed indefinitely

Germany, France and the Netherlands fear there will be passenger delays and say computers are not ready

Nobel Peace Prize winner says Gaza children in World War-like situation

A Sudanese refugee gets a haircut in Cairo. More than a million people fled to Egypt after civil war broke out in Sudan last April 2023. EPA-EFE

Sudanese refugees risking life and limb to return home from Egypt

InterviewFormer confidante of Jordan’s King Hussein calls for non-violence to end Israel-Gaza war

Health ministers said there was 'growing evidence' AI can help guide doctors' decision-making and their relationship with patients. Getty Images

G7 countries plan to use AI 'to full potential' in health care

Oil prices on track for second weekly gain on Israel-Iran tensions

Florida avoids worst-case scenario as hurricane heads into Atlantic

Shooting at Israeli arms manufacturer's offices in Sweden

Suspected leader of ‘Mocro Mafia’ crime cartel arrested in Paris

October 7 - one year of war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

InterviewEhud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

InterviewEhud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Business

Culture

Tesla's robotaxi at its showcase event in Los Angeles. California. Reuters

Tesla shares plunge as robotaxi fails to impress investors

Can Europe’s unified bond compete with US Treasuries?

What are the new financial scams targeting children?

Culture

Christina Aguilera is coming to Abu Dhabi

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PodcastWhich Arabic traditions will Love is Blind Habibi capture?

Alia Bhatt delivers a stand-out performance as Satya Anand in the Bollywood film. Photo: Dharma Productions

Jigra review: Alia Bhatt powers engaging prison break thriller

Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis

Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis

Hurricane Milton rampages through Florida

Hurricane Milton rampages through Florida

Beyond the Headlines

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Delve deeper into the biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world

Year of Elections

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Conversations with thinkers and diplomats on how elections and public opinion in 2024 will shape the world

Culture Bites

Culture Bites

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Pictures of the Day

People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

Abu Dhabi bus shelters look picture perfect thanks to Department of Municipalities and Transport's project. Victor Besa / The National

A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' at the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. AFP

Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. Reuters

A man walks between graves at a cemetery in Hong Kong on October 11, during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, where people honour their ancestors. AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Reuters

Believers attend an Orthodox service at St Nicholas Cathedral in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Ukraine. Reuters

Members of the Harris-Walz campaign team steam wrinkles out of the US national flag in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP

Residents check their apartment destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut. AP

Mexican Army members take part in the commemoration of the 'Bicentennial of the Republic' at the Zócalo in Mexico City. EPA

Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit. AFP

People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

Abu Dhabi bus shelters look picture perfect thanks to Department of Municipalities and Transport's project. Victor Besa / The National

A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' at the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. AFP

Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. Reuters

A man walks between graves at a cemetery in Hong Kong on October 11, during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, where people honour their ancestors. AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Reuters

Believers attend an Orthodox service at St Nicholas Cathedral in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Ukraine. Reuters

Members of the Harris-Walz campaign team steam wrinkles out of the US national flag in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP

Residents check their apartment destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut. AP

Mexican Army members take part in the commemoration of the 'Bicentennial of the Republic' at the Zócalo in Mexico City. EPA

Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit. AFP

People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

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