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UK armed forces chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says the country's military should be 'obsessed with making the nation secure'. Getty Images

World is becoming more dangerous, warns UK forces chief

Mahmoud Al Madhoun aided Palestinians in Gaza, providing meals and assistance, until he was killed in an Israeli air strike. Photo: Gaza Soup Kitchen/Facebook

Cook who provided warm meals to hungry Gazans killed by Israel

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Oliver Oakes, Team Principal of Alpine F1 looks on in the Paddock during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Graythen / Getty Images / AFP (Photo by Chris Graythen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

ExclusiveAbu Dhabi F1: Alpine not here to make up the numbers, says Oakes

A protester holds a placard to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law. Reuters

CommentFew believed martial law was the way for South Korea - that's why it failed

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with President Emmanuel Macron and CEOs of several French companies on the sidelines of the OneWaterSummit in Riyadh. Tuesday December 3, 2024. SPA

France targets Saudi PIF's 'colossal' investment power

The 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640-4 Versace Edition was sold for $240,500 from the UAE. Photo: Collecting Cars

CommentDubai auction venture opens for UK's Collecting Cars

By breaking his promise not to pardon his son Hunter Biden, Joe Biden has embraced a limited version of the culture of corruption he warned about regarding Donald Trump. EPA

CommentPardoning of Hunter Biden is a great gift to Trump

A rendering of the Etlaq Space Launch Complex. Photo: Nascom

Oman's landmark rocket launch delayed due to adverse weather

Anti-government fighters in buoyant mood in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama. AFP

Scars of resistance reappear in Hama as Syrian rebels advance on city

Syria's rebel offensive 'fuelled by diplomatic dead end'
Syrian opposition considering plan to dissolve military factions and establish joint administration
'The city is lost': Rebel snipers force closure of Aleppo motorways as fighting rages

Patients and medics trapped by five-day Israeli siege on Gaza hospital

TOPSHOT - Palestinians, displaced from Beit Lahia, arrive in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2024. AFP

Latest updatesPatients and medics trapped by five-day Israeli siege on Gaza hospital

US healthcare chief executive shot dead on New York street

Climate activists watch on a screen as milestone proceedings at the International Court of Justice play out in The Hague. EPA

UAE voices support for milestone ICJ climate hearings

UN and MSF condemn shelling in Sudan's Zamzam camp which killed five

Russia fires latest generation hypersonic missiles in Mediterranean drills

Syria war

Anti-government fighters take position at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province. AFP

Syria rebel offensive: what might happen next?

US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP

US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

A Syrian Christian boy attends Easter Sunday mass at the Forty Martyrs Armenian church in the northern city of Aleppo in April 2022. AFP

Christian festivities proceed as normal amid Syrian rebel takeover, says Aleppo bishop

A damaged Syrian army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in Aleppo. EPA

Iraqi militias reinforce Syrian defences in latest push to stop new insurgency

Armed men in Aleppo after rebel forces took control of the city. EPA

Syrian opposition considering plan to establish joint administration

Anti-government fighters in buoyant mood in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama. AFP

Scars of resistance reappear in Hama as Syrian rebels advance on city

Anti-government fighters take position at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province. AFP

Syria rebel offensive: what might happen next?

US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP

US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

A Syrian Christian boy attends Easter Sunday mass at the Forty Martyrs Armenian church in the northern city of Aleppo in April 2022. AFP

Christian festivities proceed as normal amid Syrian rebel takeover, says Aleppo bishop

A damaged Syrian army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in Aleppo. EPA

Iraqi militias reinforce Syrian defences in latest push to stop new insurgency

Armed men in Aleppo after rebel forces took control of the city. EPA

Syrian opposition considering plan to establish joint administration

Anti-government fighters in buoyant mood in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama. AFP

Scars of resistance reappear in Hama as Syrian rebels advance on city

Anti-government fighters take position at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province. AFP

Syria rebel offensive: what might happen next?

US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP

US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

A Syrian Christian boy attends Easter Sunday mass at the Forty Martyrs Armenian church in the northern city of Aleppo in April 2022. AFP

Christian festivities proceed as normal amid Syrian rebel takeover, says Aleppo bishop

A damaged Syrian army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in Aleppo. EPA

Iraqi militias reinforce Syrian defences in latest push to stop new insurgency

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US State Department refuses to say Lebanon has right to defend itself

The National's Willy Lowry was questioning spokesman Vedant Patel on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.

Qatari Emir says he wants to increase investment in the UK

Qatari Emir says he wants to increase investment in the UK

South Korea thrown into political chaos as President declares martial law

South Korea thrown into political chaos as President declares martial law

Israeli army chief visits troops in southern Lebanon

Israeli army chief visits troops in southern Lebanon

Macron and Saudi Crown Prince discuss Lebanon, Gaza and economic ties

Macron and Saudi Crown Prince discuss Lebanon, Gaza and economic ties

French President Emmanuel Macron visits a museum near the north-western Saudi city of AlUla. AFP

Barnier ousted as Macron returned from Saudi Arabia

French leader pursues Saudi Arabia’s co-operation on Palestine statehood during talks in Riyadh

Sultan of Oman ends two-day state visit to Belgium

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer receives Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim outside No 10 Downing Street in central London. AFP

Qatar and UK strike £1bn green investment deal

AnalysisResurgent Syria conflict challenges Biden's assumptions as Trump prepares to take over

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has addressed parliament on government measures amid the escalating conflict in Syria and regional developments. EPA

Iraqi Prime Minister appears before parliament amid rising regional tension

King Charles meets volunteers on UK’s Middle East appeal

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to slash US federal workforce in 'aggressive' but 'respectful' manner

Nato's Jordan office to open 'soon' as King Abdullah meets allies

Fatah and Hamas close to agreement on running postwar Gaza

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US president-elect Donald Trump's administration may turn the global financial system on its head with huge tariffs, Saxo Bank says. AFP

Trump 2.0 blows up the dollar and other bold predictions from Saxo Bank for 2025

Displaced people who fled from Aleppo countryside, ride on a vehicle with belongings in Tabqa, Syria December 3, 2024. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman

TrendingBattle for Aleppo and French-Saudi conference on Palestine

About half of the world’s 2.2 billion children live in the most climate-vulnerable countries. AFP

Learning to win the battle against climate change

Norwegian research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon moves through sea ice north-west of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. AP Images

Arctic could be ice-free by summer 2027, scientists warn

Cancer-causing gut bacteria could be attacked using vaccines or probiotic drugs, scientists say. PA

E. coli vaccines could cut risk of cancer

The HOF Sir Class was two years in the making. Photo: HOF

World's fastest G-class unveiled ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mom's Spaghetti began as a series of pop-ups before becoming a permanent restaurant in Detroit in 2021. Photo: Mom's Spaghetti / Shady Touring

Eminem's pop-up restaurant Mom's Spaghetti coming to Abu Dhabi F1

Ed Sheeran will play a full concert set at Off Limits. Getty Images

Ed Sheeran to headline new Abu Dhabi music festival in April

US president-elect Donald Trump's administration may turn the global financial system on its head with huge tariffs, Saxo Bank says. AFP

Trump 2.0 blows up the dollar and other bold predictions from Saxo Bank for 2025

Displaced people who fled from Aleppo countryside, ride on a vehicle with belongings in Tabqa, Syria December 3, 2024. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman

TrendingBattle for Aleppo and French-Saudi conference on Palestine

About half of the world’s 2.2 billion children live in the most climate-vulnerable countries. AFP

Learning to win the battle against climate change

Norwegian research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon moves through sea ice north-west of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. AP Images

Arctic could be ice-free by summer 2027, scientists warn

Cancer-causing gut bacteria could be attacked using vaccines or probiotic drugs, scientists say. PA

E. coli vaccines could cut risk of cancer

The HOF Sir Class was two years in the making. Photo: HOF

World's fastest G-class unveiled ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mom's Spaghetti began as a series of pop-ups before becoming a permanent restaurant in Detroit in 2021. Photo: Mom's Spaghetti / Shady Touring

Eminem's pop-up restaurant Mom's Spaghetti coming to Abu Dhabi F1

Ed Sheeran will play a full concert set at Off Limits. Getty Images

Ed Sheeran to headline new Abu Dhabi music festival in April

US president-elect Donald Trump's administration may turn the global financial system on its head with huge tariffs, Saxo Bank says. AFP

Trump 2.0 blows up the dollar and other bold predictions from Saxo Bank for 2025

Displaced people who fled from Aleppo countryside, ride on a vehicle with belongings in Tabqa, Syria December 3, 2024. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman

TrendingBattle for Aleppo and French-Saudi conference on Palestine

About half of the world’s 2.2 billion children live in the most climate-vulnerable countries. AFP

Learning to win the battle against climate change

Norwegian research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon moves through sea ice north-west of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. AP Images

Arctic could be ice-free by summer 2027, scientists warn

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Yasser Zaghloul, group chief executive of NMDC Group, left, and Peter Marvin, chief technical and resources officer of NMDC LTS, at Abu Dhabi Business Week on Wednesday. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi's NMDC extends services to more sectors with new logistics unit

World Bank: Middle East and North Africa debt climbs to a record $443bn

Elon Musk's $56bn package shows enormous corporate pay disparity

Culture

Exclusive look at Zayed National Museum's architecture and galleries

Shortlist announced for Arabic Literary Translation Prize 2024

Aether, a performative drone artwork by United Visual Artists, opened Noor Riyadh 2024. Photo: Noor Riyadh

Noor Riyadh 2024 looks to the future with dazzling light displays

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McLaren and Ferrari's duel to be crowned F1 constructors' champions

Two of the most storied names in motorsport do battle at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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