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Royal Opera House Muscat launched 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 Calais to Britain (in a suitcase): Powerful portraits of refugees

Quiz of the week

Quiz of the weekFind 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 launched 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 Calais to Britain (in a suitcase): Powerful portraits of refugees

Quiz of the week

Quiz of the weekFind 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 launched 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?

Israeli attacks stop food aid to northern Gaza since start of month

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program (WFP), outside a United Nations distribution center, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, August 24, 2024. REUTERS / Mahmoud Issa / File Photo

Israeli attacks stop food aid to northern Gaza since start of month

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

Protesters at a Stop The War Coalition demonstration against Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon in central London. Getty Images

UK's 'remarkably cautious' Middle East policy fails to appease critics

Indecision on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Palestinian statehood and arms sales to Israel have led to calls for the UK to take a bolder stance in the Middle East

Thousands attend donation drive event for Lebanon at Expo City Dubai

Iran says it recovered body of general killed alongside Nasrallah

Beirut residents flee after deadly Israeli strike on homes

Billion dollar attack: Can Iran's missile barrages drain Israeli defences?

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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

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Cop28 President, said this week that Cop29 must build on the foundations laid down in Dubai in 2023. AFP

New documentary charts historic Cop28 UAE Consensus

A Closer Look - guest Deena Kamel

A Closer LookGlobal aviation event in Bahrain highlights industry concerns

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

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Cop28 President, said this week that Cop29 must build on the foundations laid down in Dubai in 2023. AFP

New documentary charts historic Cop28 UAE Consensus

A Closer Look - guest Deena Kamel

A Closer LookGlobal aviation event in Bahrain highlights industry concerns

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

A strike sign outside a Boeing factory in September, in Renton, Washington. Getty / AFP

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs and delay 777X jet as strike hits finances

Company exploring options to raise billions of dollars

One dead after lift fails in Colorado tourist gold mine

Soldiers from the US-led international anti-ISIS coalition take part in military exercises in north-eastern Syria. AFP

US carries out strikes on ISIS camps in Syria

Justice has not been served, FTX customers say after bankruptcy plan

Novel CAR T-cell therapies offering bespoke treatments are some of the most expensive to produce and deliver, making them out of reach for the majority of patients. AFP

US company aims to slash cost of cancer drugs priced at more than $1 million

EU roll-out of biometric travel checks postponed indefinitely

Iran and Oman hold joint naval and land military exercises

Dubai police arrest most wanted Irish fugitive

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

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

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

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

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Reuters

US stocks hit records on boost from banks

Tesla shares plunge as robotaxi fails to impress investors

Can Europe’s unified bond compete with US Treasuries?

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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

Thousands gather in Dubai to collect and pack aid for Lebanon

Thousands gather in Dubai to collect and pack aid for Lebanon

Behind the scenes with UAE's first female land rescue team

Behind the scenes with UAE's first female land rescue team

Residents refuse to leave Lebanese village despite Israeli strikes

Residents refuse to leave Lebanese village despite Israeli strikes

Beyond the Headlines

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Trending Middle East

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Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA

Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre.
Antonie Robertson/The National — Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National

A man walks in front of police officers during a protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA

Motorists in Ansty in Warwickshire pass woodland showing autumnal colour. PA

Co-chairman of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisation, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, uses a magnifying glass to see a monitor while attending a press conference in Hiroshima. Reuters

A man stands next to his house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic signs autographs at the end of his men's singles match against Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. AFP

A performer spins a 'beona' on a stick, a traditional dish-spinning show, during the autumn edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in Seoul. EPA

Geese are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage during the attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP

A fallen tree sits atop a car in Port St Lucie, after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida. AFP

Visitors view a sculpture during the presentation of the restoration of the Nymphaeum and fountains at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. EPA

King Felipe VI of Spain reviews troops during the Spanish National Day army parade in Madrid. AFP

Indian railway workers survey the site following a derailing of several coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express after a collision with a goods train at the Kavaraipettai Railway Station, located near Gummidipundi, 40km north of Chennai. AFP

Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA

Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre.
Antonie Robertson/The National — Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National

A man walks in front of police officers during a protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA

Motorists in Ansty in Warwickshire pass woodland showing autumnal colour. PA

Co-chairman of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisation, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, uses a magnifying glass to see a monitor while attending a press conference in Hiroshima. Reuters

A man stands next to his house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic signs autographs at the end of his men's singles match against Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. AFP

A performer spins a 'beona' on a stick, a traditional dish-spinning show, during the autumn edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in Seoul. EPA

Geese are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage during the attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP

A fallen tree sits atop a car in Port St Lucie, after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida. AFP

Visitors view a sculpture during the presentation of the restoration of the Nymphaeum and fountains at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. EPA

King Felipe VI of Spain reviews troops during the Spanish National Day army parade in Madrid. AFP

Indian railway workers survey the site following a derailing of several coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express after a collision with a goods train at the Kavaraipettai Railway Station, located near Gummidipundi, 40km north of Chennai. AFP

Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA

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