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Special reportThe renaissance of Arabic typography

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Weekend EssayFuel cartels are adding darkness, pollution and cancer to Lebanon’s misery

A young Dona outside their home in Sanaa, Yemen. Dona Cheriyan / The National

CommentFrom Yemen to the UAE via India, my sense of home is defined by people, not places

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Going, going, gone: Why the wealthy have had their lot with the UK

Israel-Gaza war live

Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit examines the scene of a surface-to-surface missile hit near Kfar Daniel, central Israel, 15 September 2024. According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen landed in an open field outside the village of Kfar Daniel. No injuries were reported, the IDF added. EPA / ABIR SULTAN

Netanyahu vows Houthis will pay 'heavy price' for missile attack

Group's spokesman says hypersonic ballistic missile was aimed at Tel Aviv military target

New effort under way to tow Houthi-damaged oil tanker from Red Sea

Children of an evicted Syrian family sit outside their former home with their belongings on June 25, 2024. Syrian refugee families are increasingly facing eviction as some municipalities are 'cracking down' on families who are residing in Lebanon without legal residency permits. (Matt Kynaston / The National)

Special report'Injustice at its peak': Wave of expulsions plagues Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Eight migrants dead after overloaded boat capsizes in English Channel

Numan Kurtulmusz, Turkey's Parliament Speaker, joins relatives of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi to carry her coffin in Didim, Turkey. Reuters

'She fell as a martyr': US-Turkish activist shot dead by Israel laid to rest

UAE will not back post-war plan in Gaza without Palestinian state

Saudi footballer Al-Muwallad in hospital after fall from Dubai balcony

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Special report‘Twelve years of my life are gone’: The Iraqi refugees waiting in desperate limbo in Turkey

The advent of disruptive tech is exposing financial institutions to vulnerabilities they never had to contend with in the past. PA

Cyber security: The new-age risk bankers are struggling to mitigate

Australian label Beilharz instructed a model to wave the Palestinian flag during its spring-summer 2025 collection. Photo Beilharz/Instagram

How fashion runways have been used as a world stage of protest

Ukrainian prisoners of war were released in an exchange deal with Russia. Ukraine Presidency

Russia and Ukraine swap 206 prisoners in UAE-brokered deal

Prisoners taken in Kursk region were freed in latest exchange

Three killed in Egypt passenger train collision

Hezbollah launched rockets at north Israel in response to south Lebanon strikes

France bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

Biden and Starmer meet as Russia warns of potential 'direct war' with Nato

Does German migration crisis spell the end for Olaf Scholz?

Masyaf attack: Did Israeli special forces raid Syrian research site?

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The advent of disruptive tech is exposing financial institutions to vulnerabilities they never had to contend with in the past. PA

Cyber security: The new-age risk bankers are struggling to mitigate

Can Libya function without a central bank?

UAE plans to establish green aviation centre to reduce carbon emissions

Culture

What's new at this year's Dubai Design Week

Controversial Donald Trump biopic is coming to UAE cinemas

The 75th Emmy Awards took place in January 15 this year and the The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on September 15. Photo: Reuters

The story behind the double Emmys taking place in 2024

Gazan child amputee dreams of becoming a pilot after evacuation to Qatar

Gazan child amputee dreams of becoming a pilot after evacuation to Qatar

'Run from the heart' a charity race to fund Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation

'Run from the heart' a charity race to fund Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation

Aysenur Eygi's father calls on US to 'listen to its conscience'

Aysenur Eygi's father calls on US to 'listen to its conscience'

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How fashion runways have been used as a world stage of protest

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Sheikh Mohamed calls for peace on Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

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Eight migrants dead after overloaded boat capsizes in English Channel

Body of Turkish-American activist killed in West Bank arrives in Istanbul

Body of Turkish-American activist killed in West Bank arrives in Istanbul

Aysenur Eygi's father calls on US to 'listen to its conscience'

Aysenur Eygi's father calls on US to 'listen to its conscience'

US-Turkish activist killed by Israel in West Bank buried in Turkey

US-Turkish activist killed by Israel in West Bank buried in Turkey

Gazan child amputee dreams of becoming a pilot after evacuation to Qatar

Gazan child amputee dreams of becoming a pilot after evacuation to Qatar