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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

King Abdullah II accepts Jordan PM's resignation

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

UK seeks trade deal with GCC as ministers convene in Riyadh

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives at Las Vegas airport to board a plane after a campaign trip on September 14. AP

Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt in Florida

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

Storm Boris hits central and eastern Europe, killing seven

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Best dressed stars on the Emmy Awards red carpet

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

Omani rock rose being harvested for Amouage perfumes. Photo: Amouage

How Oman's Amouage is preserving 'the magic of perfumery'

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

Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in article fabrication row

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

Storm Boris hits central and eastern Europe, killing seven

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

Three killed in Egypt passenger train collision

Does German migration crisis spell the end for Olaf Scholz?

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From 2019 to 2022, the UAE succeeded in doubling its renewable energy capacity, according to Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. Victor Besa / The National

UAE’s clean energy share reaches 27.83% of total mix, minister says

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

Can Libya function without a central bank?

Culture

The story behind the double Emmys taking place in 2024

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

Actor D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrived to the red carpet for the 76th annual Emmy Awards ceremony with a red hand imprinted across his mouth. Reuters

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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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