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Lebanese in Beirut celebrate the nomination of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. AFP

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Mahmoud Al Shehab, 10, sees the historic ruins of Palmyra for the first time after his family's return to the city. Photo: Maree Al Shehab

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, honours the six recipients of the Great Arab Minds award at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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Hakim Hajoui, Morocco’s ambassador to the UK, with the portrait. Photo: University of Birmingham

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Rachel Kyte says the UK and UAE can work together in the build-up to Cop30. Victor Besa / The National

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Young people take part in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Victor Besa / The National

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Palestinian-Jordanian singer Zeyne says the Gaza war left her unable to create music. Photo: Zeyne

Palestinian singer Zeyne on how she created viral hit Asli Ana

Ons Jabeur receives medical attention during her match against Camila Osorio after suffering from breathing issues. AFP

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Live updates

Israeli cabinet to meet on Friday to vote on ceasefire deal, sources say

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Israeli cabinet to meet on Friday to vote on ceasefire deal, sources say

Israel increases attacks on Gaza as uncertainty looms
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Arab leaders urge aid deliveries to enclave after fighting stops

Israel and US-led coalition strike targets inside Syria

Qatar demands Israel withdraw ‘immediately’ from Syria buffer zone

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Gaza ceasefire

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Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, on January 15. AP

Full text of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement

Steve Witkoff, US president-elect Donald Trump's Middle East special envoy, flew into Doha for the home stretch of the Gaza ceasefire talks. AP

Trump's envoy Witkoff credited as driving force who delivered Gaza deal

Mahmoud Ahmed works at the UAE aid warehouse in Al Arish, Egypt. Pawan Singh / The National

Palestinians in UAE hopeful at prospect of ceasefire

People celebrate the ceasefire agreement in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Do not ‘let slip’ the chance of peace in Gaza, says UK foreign secretary

Gazans in Khan Younis watch the announcement of the ceasefire deal on Wednesday. The relief felt by many today will be rightly tempered by caution. AFP

EditorialGaza ceasefire must be accompanied by action

A woman cries in the aftermath of an Israeli strike at Al Farabi school in the centre of Gaza city, which is sheltering a number of displaced people. AFP

Gaza’s needs far exceed the 600 lorries of aid allocated in ceasefire, agencies say

Gaza is reliant on aid from wealthy countries. AFP

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Great Arab Minds award in Dubai honours six distinguished people

Great Arab Minds award in Dubai honours six distinguished people

Palestinian-Jordanian singer Zeyne reveals story behind viral hit 'Asli Ana'

Palestinian-Jordanian singer Zeyne reveals story behind viral hit 'Asli Ana'

Qatar announces a ceasefire agreement in Gaza

Qatar announces a ceasefire agreement in Gaza

Hamas acting chief says group 'will not forgive' Gaza suffering

Hamas acting chief says group 'will not forgive' Gaza suffering

President Sheikh Mohamed receives Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed and El Sisi welcome proposed Gaza ceasefire

Egyptian leader met by Emirati delegation on arrival in Abu Dhabi on working visit

A guide to Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20

Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan greets supporters along a street in Port Sudan. AFP

Sudanese army has committed war crimes, Blinken says

SpaceX's Starship test flight to release fleet of mock Starlink satellites

The UK's Mining Remediation Authority has launched the world's first 'living laboratory' to research the potential of mine water heat technology.

Deep coal mine shafts studied for geothermal heating potential

Macron to visit Beirut to boost efforts to prevent Hezbollah rearming

Riyadh Air launch pushed to Q3 after first Boeing 787 jet delivery delayed

UAE's Masdar enters Philippines with 1 gigawatt renewables deal

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reaches orbit in debut flight

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As the FTA portal operates both VAT and corporate tax regimes on the same platform, there are shared data fields. Antonie Robertson / The National

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Saudi mining company Ma’aden announces ‘promising’ gold and copper discoveries

China’s Trinasolar seeks partner for $5 billion programme in UAE

Culture

All you need to know about Xposure International Photography Festival 2025

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Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch, will be released this year. Photo: Business Wire

Nintendo announces Switch 2 gaming console to release this year

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Japanese horror writer, novelist, and YouTuber Uketsu, right, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Uketsu, one of Japan's most widely read authors, remains an enigmatic figure behind a white mask, and no one knows his true identity. EPA

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lits off from Cape Canaveral space station, Florida. Getty Images

A performer wearing a traditional mask poses for a photo with divers performing an underwater dragon dance in the lead up to the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 29 this year. EPA

A customer shops for new year decorations, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

Rory McIlroy plays his third shot on the 14th hole, on day one of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Getty Images

A Gazan boy is comforted as he mourns the death of a loved one killed an Israeli strike the previous night, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. AFP

American Taylor Fritz signs autographs for fans after winning against Cristian Garin of Chile, in the Men's Singles Second Round at the Australian Open, in Melbourne. Getty Images.

A Houthi-aligned tribesman holds a machine gun during a gathering to show support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and defiance to an Israel and US-led coalition, in the northern outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

Youths eat lunch on a moored fishing boat in Lhokseudu, Indonesia. AFP

Chinese company BYD launches the Yangwang U9 electric car in Incheon, South Korea. Bloomberg

Japanese horror writer, novelist, and YouTuber Uketsu, right, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Uketsu, one of Japan's most widely read authors, remains an enigmatic figure behind a white mask, and no one knows his true identity. EPA

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lits off from Cape Canaveral space station, Florida. Getty Images

A performer wearing a traditional mask poses for a photo with divers performing an underwater dragon dance in the lead up to the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 29 this year. EPA

A customer shops for new year decorations, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

Rory McIlroy plays his third shot on the 14th hole, on day one of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Getty Images

A Gazan boy is comforted as he mourns the death of a loved one killed an Israeli strike the previous night, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. AFP

American Taylor Fritz signs autographs for fans after winning against Cristian Garin of Chile, in the Men's Singles Second Round at the Australian Open, in Melbourne. Getty Images.

A Houthi-aligned tribesman holds a machine gun during a gathering to show support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and defiance to an Israel and US-led coalition, in the northern outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

Youths eat lunch on a moored fishing boat in Lhokseudu, Indonesia. AFP

Chinese company BYD launches the Yangwang U9 electric car in Incheon, South Korea. Bloomberg

Japanese horror writer, novelist, and YouTuber Uketsu, right, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Uketsu, one of Japan's most widely read authors, remains an enigmatic figure behind a white mask, and no one knows his true identity. EPA

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