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Luxury's October cover shoot: Autumn's armour

Dr Sultan Al Jaber spoke at the 'pre-Cop' negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Cop28

Dr Sultan Al Jaber stresses Cop29 must 'provide the means' to deliver on UAE Consensus

The Singapore-flagged Norman Atlantic ablaze in December 1987 after it was attacked by an Iranian warship in Omani territorial waters as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

Red Sea crisis stirs memories for Gulf War salvor

(FILES) Chairman of India's Tata Motors, Ratan Tata watches during the unveiling of the Tata Megapixel on March 6, 2012, during a press day ahead of the 82nd Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, has died at age 86, the company said late on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Ratan Tata: ‘Guide and friend’ of global business mourned

A Closer Look - guest Deena Kamel

A Closer LookGlobal aviation event in Bahrain highlights industry concerns

Omar Marmoush of Frankfurt celebrates after making it 3-3 during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht and Bayern Munich. AFP

Move over Salah - rising star Marmoush emerges as Egypt's dangerman

A soldier inspects the remains of a missile in Arad, Israel. Getty Images.

PodcastWill Israel strike Iran – and if so, how and when?

Hala Rharrit

CommentI resigned as a US diplomat - I refuse to be the face of its disastrous Gaza policy

luxury cover shoot october shorthand gif

Luxury's October cover shoot: Autumn's armour

Dr Sultan Al Jaber spoke at the 'pre-Cop' negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Cop28

Dr Sultan Al Jaber stresses Cop29 must 'provide the means' to deliver on UAE Consensus

The Singapore-flagged Norman Atlantic ablaze in December 1987 after it was attacked by an Iranian warship in Omani territorial waters as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

Red Sea crisis stirs memories for Gulf War salvor

(FILES) Chairman of India's Tata Motors, Ratan Tata watches during the unveiling of the Tata Megapixel on March 6, 2012, during a press day ahead of the 82nd Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, has died at age 86, the company said late on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Ratan Tata: ‘Guide and friend’ of global business mourned

A Closer Look - guest Deena Kamel

A Closer LookGlobal aviation event in Bahrain highlights industry concerns

Omar Marmoush of Frankfurt celebrates after making it 3-3 during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht and Bayern Munich. AFP

Move over Salah - rising star Marmoush emerges as Egypt's dangerman

A soldier inspects the remains of a missile in Arad, Israel. Getty Images.

PodcastWill Israel strike Iran – and if so, how and when?

Hala Rharrit

CommentI resigned as a US diplomat - I refuse to be the face of its disastrous Gaza policy

luxury cover shoot october shorthand gif

Luxury's October cover shoot: Autumn's armour

Dr Sultan Al Jaber spoke at the 'pre-Cop' negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Cop28

Dr Sultan Al Jaber stresses Cop29 must 'provide the means' to deliver on UAE Consensus

The Singapore-flagged Norman Atlantic ablaze in December 1987 after it was attacked by an Iranian warship in Omani territorial waters as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

Red Sea crisis stirs memories for Gulf War salvor

(FILES) Chairman of India's Tata Motors, Ratan Tata watches during the unveiling of the Tata Megapixel on March 6, 2012, during a press day ahead of the 82nd Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, has died at age 86, the company said late on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Ratan Tata: ‘Guide and friend’ of global business mourned

Lebanese PM says government ready to implement UN ceasefire resolution

Rescue workers use an excavator to clear the rubble of destroyed buildings, as they search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

Lebanese PM says government ready to implement UN ceasefire resolution

Hezbollah spymaster Wafic Safa reportedly target of Israeli bombings in Beirut
Low appetite for Lebanon ceasefire despite revival of peace efforts
Lebanon's domestic workers left stranded by employers fleeing war

A Japanese child sits crying in the rubble of Hiroshima a year after the city was devastated by the world's first atomic bomb attack by the US, on August 6, 1945. Bettmann

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

Nuclear weapons never bring peace, says activist Toshiyuki Mimaki, as he urges Russia and Israel to exercise restraint

UN peacekeepers wounded by Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Iran and Oman hold joint naval and land military exercises

Winter will be a catastrophe, Palestinian minister for Gaza aid says

New Israeli supply roads hint at long war in Lebanon

In focus

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

Sudan's players before their Afcon match against Egypt in 2022. AFP

How Sudan could be heading to the World Cup despite war at home

Chart of the Week: Environmental cost of Gaza war

Chart of the weekThe environmental cost of the Gaza war

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

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

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

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

Sudan's players before their Afcon match against Egypt in 2022. AFP

How Sudan could be heading to the World Cup despite war at home

Chart of the Week: Environmental cost of Gaza war

Chart of the weekThe environmental cost of the Gaza war

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

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

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

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

The Club in Abu Dhabi during the 1970s. All pics courtesy: The Club

CommentAn Abu Dhabi club diving into its history lends a peek at the future

Sudan's players before their Afcon match against Egypt in 2022. AFP

How Sudan could be heading to the World Cup despite war at home

Chart of the Week: Environmental cost of Gaza war

Chart of the weekThe environmental cost of the Gaza war

History professor Mostafa Hamarneh, member of the Jordanian Senate, and former confidante of the late King Hussein, at his home south of Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National

InterviewFormer confidante of Jordan’s King Hussein calls for non-violence to end Israel-Gaza war

Mustafa Hamarneh tells The National that people on both sides who want to co-exist could create a 'paradigm shift'

Sudanese refugees risking life and limb to return home from Egypt

A crane collapsed into a building in the centre of St Petersburg as Hurricane Milton battered parts of Florida. AFP

Florida avoids worst-case scenario as hurricane heads into Atlantic

Shooting at Israeli arms manufacturer's offices in Sweden

French police tackle suspected drug dealers in Paris. EPA

Suspected leader of ‘Mocro Mafia’ crime cartel arrested in Paris

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to 'innovative' South Korean author Han Kang

UK auction house cancels sale of 19th century Indian skull

Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands greater military support in UK meeting

Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea vow to bring peace to Horn of Africa at summit

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

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

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Culture

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi made the call for EU bonds in his hotly anticipated report on European competitiveness. EPA

Can Europe’s unified bond compete with US Treasuries?

What are the new financial scams targeting children?

Aldar partners with Expo City Dubai for $476m mixed-use development

Culture

Christina Aguilera is coming to Abu Dhabi

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Which Arabic traditions will Love is Blind Habibi capture?

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

Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis

Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis

Hurricane Milton rampages through Florida

Hurricane Milton rampages through Florida

Beyond the Headlines

Beyond the Headlines

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Year of Elections

Year of Elections

Conversations with thinkers and diplomats on how elections and public opinion in 2024 will shape the world

Culture Bites

Culture Bites

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Trending Middle East

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People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

Abu Dhabi bus shelters look picture perfect thanks to Department of Municipalities and Transport's project. Victor Besa / The National

A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' at the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. AFP

Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. Reuters

A man walks between graves at a cemetery in Hong Kong on October 11, during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, where people honour their ancestors. AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Reuters

Believers attend an Orthodox service at St Nicholas Cathedral in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Ukraine. Reuters

Members of the Harris-Walz campaign team steam wrinkles out of the US national flag in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP

Residents check their apartment destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut. AP

Mexican Army members take part in the commemoration of the 'Bicentennial of the Republic' at the Zócalo in Mexico City. EPA

Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit. AFP

People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

Abu Dhabi bus shelters look picture perfect thanks to Department of Municipalities and Transport's project. Victor Besa / The National

A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' at the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. AFP

Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. Reuters

A man walks between graves at a cemetery in Hong Kong on October 11, during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, where people honour their ancestors. AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Reuters

Believers attend an Orthodox service at St Nicholas Cathedral in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Ukraine. Reuters

Members of the Harris-Walz campaign team steam wrinkles out of the US national flag in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP

Residents check their apartment destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut. AP

Mexican Army members take part in the commemoration of the 'Bicentennial of the Republic' at the Zócalo in Mexico City. EPA

Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit. AFP

People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters

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