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Experts have explained why vaccines won't take as long to manufacture in the future. Getty Images

How Belgium has become the 'Silicon Valley' of vaccine development

A new study has revealed that aircraft noise at night can affect sleep. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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The writer with his mother and sisters at his father Joselito Diaz's grave in the Philippines. One Carlo Diaz / The National

CommentA letter to my father, who died too soon

Cinili Hammam in Istanbul's Uskudar district has been serving bathers since 1640. Halil Taskin / The National

Postcard from IstanbulLocal hammams find favour as tourists soak up gentrified bathhouses

Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayNothing in medical school could prepare me for life as a doctor in Gaza

Resident Sita Devi holds up her and her husband's government identity cards, which still name her village in Bihar, north-east India, as Pakistan Tola. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

The Indian village that's called Pakistan - and wishes it wasn't

Quiz of the week

Quiz of the weekFind out how well you’ve kept up with the news of the past seven days

'I Voted' stickers on display in Arlington, Virginia. Getty Images / AFP

One month to go - and for Harris, Trump, America and the world there's still everything to play for

Experts have explained why vaccines won't take as long to manufacture in the future. Getty Images

How Belgium has become the 'Silicon Valley' of vaccine development

A new study has revealed that aircraft noise at night can affect sleep. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

What living near an airport really does to your sleep

The writer with his mother and sisters at his father Joselito Diaz's grave in the Philippines. One Carlo Diaz / The National

CommentA letter to my father, who died too soon

Cinili Hammam in Istanbul's Uskudar district has been serving bathers since 1640. Halil Taskin / The National

Postcard from IstanbulLocal hammams find favour as tourists soak up gentrified bathhouses

Nick Donaldson

Weekend EssayNothing in medical school could prepare me for life as a doctor in Gaza

Resident Sita Devi holds up her and her husband's government identity cards, which still name her village in Bihar, north-east India, as Pakistan Tola. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

The Indian village that's called Pakistan - and wishes it wasn't

Quiz of the week

Quiz of the weekFind out how well you’ve kept up with the news of the past seven days

'I Voted' stickers on display in Arlington, Virginia. Getty Images / AFP

One month to go - and for Harris, Trump, America and the world there's still everything to play for

Experts have explained why vaccines won't take as long to manufacture in the future. Getty Images

How Belgium has become the 'Silicon Valley' of vaccine development

A new study has revealed that aircraft noise at night can affect sleep. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

What living near an airport really does to your sleep

The writer with his mother and sisters at his father Joselito Diaz's grave in the Philippines. One Carlo Diaz / The National

CommentA letter to my father, who died too soon

Cinili Hammam in Istanbul's Uskudar district has been serving bathers since 1640. Halil Taskin / The National

Postcard from IstanbulLocal hammams find favour as tourists soak up gentrified bathhouses

Large explosions in Beirut after Israeli evacuation orders

Fire and smoke rise at an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb on October 6. AFP

Large explosions in Beirut after Israeli evacuation orders

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'The next 48 to 72 hours will be critical': Inside plans by Cyprus to host Lebanon evacuees

US to send $157m in aid to Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the voting session in Jerusalem, 19 February 2024. EPA

Netanyahu criticizes Macron over call to halt arms sales to Israel

Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights

Injured children are carried into Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on October 2. Ramadan Abed / Reuters

US doctors who served in Gaza treated 'children shot in head every day'

Many Middle East flights still grounded as strikes on Lebanon intensify

Secret operation frees Yazidi woman from Gaza after decade in captivity

October 7 - one year of war

Displaced Gazans are trying to rebuild their lives at Emirates Humanitarian City. Victor Besa / The National

ExclusiveGazans who escaped Israel war for UAE see no hope of return

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo / Richard Drew)

Israel's war - and its reputation: The view from around the world

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Kfir Bibas was eight months old when Hamas militants took him captive along with his four-year-old brother Ariel, mother Shiri and father Yarden from the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Photo: Hostage Families Forum

Israeli children held by Hamas cannot be forgotten, family urges

Ihab Al Maghribi says before the war he loved photography, capturing the beauty in the mundane moments of daily life.

Old Gaza lives in photo albums after Israel's destructive war

Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint, as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, February 19, 2024. Reuters

Gaza war: How Israel starved and strangled population for a year

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli air strike on a crowded tent camp housing the displaced in Muwasi, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2024. AP

'These scars will last for a very long time': How the Middle East changed in a year

Beyond October 7: 'Gaza is no more'

Beyond October 7: 'Gaza is no more'

Displaced Gazans are trying to rebuild their lives at Emirates Humanitarian City. Victor Besa / The National

ExclusiveGazans who escaped Israel war for UAE see no hope of return

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo / Richard Drew)

Israel's war - and its reputation: The view from around the world

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Kfir Bibas was eight months old when Hamas militants took him captive along with his four-year-old brother Ariel, mother Shiri and father Yarden from the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Photo: Hostage Families Forum

Israeli children held by Hamas cannot be forgotten, family urges

Ihab Al Maghribi says before the war he loved photography, capturing the beauty in the mundane moments of daily life.

Old Gaza lives in photo albums after Israel's destructive war

Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint, as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, February 19, 2024. Reuters

Gaza war: How Israel starved and strangled population for a year

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli air strike on a crowded tent camp housing the displaced in Muwasi, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2024. AP

'These scars will last for a very long time': How the Middle East changed in a year

Beyond October 7: 'Gaza is no more'

Beyond October 7: 'Gaza is no more'

Displaced Gazans are trying to rebuild their lives at Emirates Humanitarian City. Victor Besa / The National

ExclusiveGazans who escaped Israel war for UAE see no hope of return

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo / Richard Drew)

Israel's war - and its reputation: The view from around the world

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Kfir Bibas was eight months old when Hamas militants took him captive along with his four-year-old brother Ariel, mother Shiri and father Yarden from the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Photo: Hostage Families Forum

Israeli children held by Hamas cannot be forgotten, family urges

Migrants wait to disembark from the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres, in Livorno port, Italy. Reuters

World's seven wealthiest countries set up police network to tackle trafficking of migrants

G7 plan will establish group of law enforcement officials based in the countries that migrants come from, as well as several transit nations

Young child 'trampled to death' in small boat incident off France

Smoke billows during air strikes on central Khartoum after the Sudanese army attacked positions held by the Rapid Support Forces. AFP

UAE has 'irrefutable evidence' of Sudan army attack on ambassador's residence

Islamophobic attacks reach 10-year high in UK

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is the Democratic vice presidential nominee and Kamala Harris's running mate. Reuters

Walz pledges to work 'side by side' with Muslim Americans

Tunisians abroad head to polls in presidential elections

Bug device 'found in Boris Johnson's toilet' after Netanyahu visit

Antarctic turning green at a 'dramatic rate'

Guardiola: League reject Man City's request to postpone start of next season

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Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

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The New Murabba project in Riyadh will include a museum, a technology and design university, a multipurpose immersive theatre and more than 80 cultural and entertainment venues. Photo: New Murabba

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The British flag is displayed at a Remembrance Day Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield on November 9, 2014, in Afghanistan. Getty Images

British group formed for Afghanistan veterans and local staff

The 10-song album receives a three out of five by The National. Photo: Anna Lee

Coldplay's Moon Music: Track-by-track review

A hard hat tour of the 356-metre Ciel tower in Dubai Marina, which developers say will be the tallest hotel in the world upon completion. Antonie Robertson / The National

Building up: Do the world's tallest towers make economic sense?

Football legends Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry at Friday's tie between Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics. AFP

Celebrities spotted courtside at the Abu Dhabi NBA games

The Global Chess League will host its second season in London after a grand opening in Dubai last year. Photo: Global Chess League

Checkmate: How AI can help start a chess revolution

Un Ballo In Maschera touches on the corrosive impacts of pride, jealousy and betrayal. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

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Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

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The New Murabba project in Riyadh will include a museum, a technology and design university, a multipurpose immersive theatre and more than 80 cultural and entertainment venues. Photo: New Murabba

ExclusiveRiyadh giga-project New Murabba aims to attract 90 million visitors a year, CEO says

The British flag is displayed at a Remembrance Day Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield on November 9, 2014, in Afghanistan. Getty Images

British group formed for Afghanistan veterans and local staff

The 10-song album receives a three out of five by The National. Photo: Anna Lee

Coldplay's Moon Music: Track-by-track review

A hard hat tour of the 356-metre Ciel tower in Dubai Marina, which developers say will be the tallest hotel in the world upon completion. Antonie Robertson / The National

Building up: Do the world's tallest towers make economic sense?

Football legends Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry at Friday's tie between Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics. AFP

Celebrities spotted courtside at the Abu Dhabi NBA games

The Global Chess League will host its second season in London after a grand opening in Dubai last year. Photo: Global Chess League

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Un Ballo In Maschera touches on the corrosive impacts of pride, jealousy and betrayal. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Muscat staging of Verdi opera maintains its tragic tradition

Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

Exclusive'It's a tough one': Gerard Pique on European Super League proposal

The New Murabba project in Riyadh will include a museum, a technology and design university, a multipurpose immersive theatre and more than 80 cultural and entertainment venues. Photo: New Murabba

ExclusiveRiyadh giga-project New Murabba aims to attract 90 million visitors a year, CEO says

The British flag is displayed at a Remembrance Day Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield on November 9, 2014, in Afghanistan. Getty Images

British group formed for Afghanistan veterans and local staff

The 10-song album receives a three out of five by The National. Photo: Anna Lee

Coldplay's Moon Music: Track-by-track review

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Nearly a third of the GCC’s aluminium production is exported to the US and the EU. Photo: EGA

Gulf states in race to make low-carbon metals as EU carbon tax looms

Global stock markets up as strong US jobs report calms nerves about economy

EU presses ahead with up to 45% tariffs on China-made EVs, raising spectre of trade war

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Weekly UAE museum and gallery guide: Ancient Islamic art on display

Gustavo Santaolalla, who is best known for his Oscar-winning film scores, is performing at Dubai Opera on Saturday. AP

Gustavo Santaolalla's Dubai concert is 'tribute to life-changing moment'

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President Biden suggests a different course for Israel rather than bombing Iran's oilfields

President Biden suggests a different course for Israel rather than bombing Iran's oilfields

Houthis release video of Red Sea attack on tanker Cordelia Moon

Houthis release video of Red Sea attack on tanker Cordelia Moon

Khamenei: Strikes on Israel are 'legal and legitimate'

Khamenei: Strikes on Israel are 'legal and legitimate'

Beyond the Headlines

Beyond the Headlines

Delve deeper into the biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world

Year of Elections

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

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An Indonesian Air Force personnel wipes his face before the march during the 79th Indonesian Military Anniversary celebrations at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

Widespread flooding following a severe rainstorm in central and southern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA

Policemen scuffle with protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally near the US embassy in Manila to mark one year since the start of the Gaza war. AFP

A person takes a video with his smartphone at the Aether light installation in the Marx-Engels forum during the yearly Festival of Lights in Berlin. AFP

Soldiers perform during a parade marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Armed Forces in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

Voters align to cast their ballots at a polling station during local assembly elections in Panchkula, in India's northern state of Haryana. AFP

The Hull Fair 2024 in Yorkshire, one of the largest travelling fairs in Europe, which features more than 250 rides. PA

The sun begins to rise behind South Shields lighthouse, on the North East coast, which has recently had its top dome replaced after being hit by Storm Babet. PA

A man photographs the rubble of a building levelled by an Israeli air strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP

An Indonesian Air Force personnel wipes his face before the march during the 79th Indonesian Military Anniversary celebrations at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

Widespread flooding following a severe rainstorm in central and southern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA

Policemen scuffle with protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally near the US embassy in Manila to mark one year since the start of the Gaza war. AFP

A person takes a video with his smartphone at the Aether light installation in the Marx-Engels forum during the yearly Festival of Lights in Berlin. AFP

Soldiers perform during a parade marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Armed Forces in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

Voters align to cast their ballots at a polling station during local assembly elections in Panchkula, in India's northern state of Haryana. AFP

The Hull Fair 2024 in Yorkshire, one of the largest travelling fairs in Europe, which features more than 250 rides. PA

The sun begins to rise behind South Shields lighthouse, on the North East coast, which has recently had its top dome replaced after being hit by Storm Babet. PA

A man photographs the rubble of a building levelled by an Israeli air strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP

An Indonesian Air Force personnel wipes his face before the march during the 79th Indonesian Military Anniversary celebrations at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

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