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Children displaced by conflict from southern Lebanon play in the courtyard of the Azariyeh building complex where they are sheltering in central Beirut. AFP

Israel's war affecting nearly every child in Lebanon, Unicef says

Jaehyeok Kim, CEO of Letinar, displays the company's Advanced AR Smart glasses at the Gitex technology show in Dubai on Monday. Pawan Singh / The National

EditorialA vision for health tech that is available to all

People carry a man extricated from the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. AFP

Families refuse to leave besieged northern Gaza despite Israeli eviction orders

Fifty most important Arabic novels of the 20th century

Special reportFifty most important Arabic novels of the 20th century

The International Investment Summit in London was an avenue for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to attract investors. AP

CommentCan investors take Keir Starmer's UK seriously?

Emergency services arrive at the scene of the Hezbollah drone strike on an Israeli training base. More than 60 people were injured in the attack. Getty Images

Hezbollah drone attack: How were Israeli air defences breached?

Internally displaced Palestinians receive food donated by a charity in Khan Younis camp, southern Gaza on September 6. The UN’s World Food Programme says no food has entered northern Gaza since October 1. EPA

EditorialThe world is watching Israel's starve or surrender plan unfold

DP World London Gateway container port. DP World, the parent firm of P&O Ferries, will be attending the Government's international investment summit on Monday, according to reports. PA

DP World to invest $1.3bn to expand London port

US tells Israel to tackle Gaza crisis in 30 days or risk military aid cut

Children sift through waste at a landfill in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

US tells Israel to tackle Gaza crisis in 30 days or risk military aid cut

Live updates: Ten killed in Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon
Threat of indefinite Israeli war against Hezbollah looms over Lebanon
'I pulled a toddler's leg from the rubble': Paramedics recall horror of Israeli strike on northern Lebanon
Macron and Netanyahu trade blows over creation of Israeli state

Climate action and emerging technologies in focus at WEF event in Dubai

From left, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. AFP

ExclusiveEgypt builds up military mission in Somalia before Ethiopian troop withdrawal

Several people rescued as heavy rain lashes Oman

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to attend inaugural EU-GCC summit

Outrage in Lebanon at international media outlets embedding with Israeli army

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The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

ExclusiveTurkey’s e-commerce giant Trendyol launches first LLM

Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

Mancini demands more 'responsibility' from Saudi Arabia players

Induced resistance of plants could help the agriculture industry overcome problems caused by climate change. Getty Images

Plant vaccines could secure global food supplies and beat climate hazards

Etihad Rail exhibits plans for the network at the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Abu Dhabi to Dubai in 57 minutes: Etihad Rail reveals passenger journey times

British MPs described Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir as an extremist. EPA

UK MPs call for sanctions against 'extremist' Israeli ministers

Yahya Al Ghassani in action for UAE during during their World Cup qualfiying defeat against Uzbekistan. Photo: UAE FA / X

UAE World Cup hopes suffer another blow after Uzbekistan defeat

Investors have used the war in Ukraine to justify buying shares in weapons manufacturers that were once taboo. Getty Images

CommentDefence stocks lined up to offer lifeline to ESG as investors fade away

Visiting the Sphere in Las Vegas is about more than just its status as the world’s largest spherical structure. Getty Images

'I've been to Sphere Las Vegas - here's why it will be an incredible addition to Abu Dhabi'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) being welcomed by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi upon his arrival in Cairo on October 15, 2024. AFP

Saudi Crown Prince in Egypt for talks with El Sisi

Visit comes amid escalating crisis in the Middle East

Israel's squeeze on Hezbollah puts pressure on Syria's Assad to pivot away from Iran

An Air India Express flight from Delhi to Chicago was diverted after the airline received bomb threats. Reuters

Indian flights diverted or grounded following bomb threats

Iran's Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani attends funeral of IRGC general killed in Beirut

Overweight women in the Middle East have a higher risk of developing hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease than women with a lower body mass index. Getty Images

Overweight Middle Eastern women 'face higher risk' of heart disease and diabetes

India's Foreign Minister visits Pakistan for Shanghai bloc summit

Poland leads 'race to bottom' with plan to suspend asylum claims

Former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran

Calls for action to remove space debris and clear 'congestion'

October 7 - one year of war

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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If the seller of services is also an owner of the business, then everything must be done at arm’s length. Silvia Razgova / The National

UAE corporate tax: What you need to know about related party transactions

G42 is well placed to 'move forward' as US elections approach

Abu Dhabi's Khazna unveils UAE's largest data centre

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Why Al Ain is the UAE's travel destination to watch in 2025

Radhika Apte makes a career turn with genre-bending Sister Midnight

Turkish author Elif Shafak at the opening press conference of the Frankfurt International Book Fair. She says writers can 'keep the flame of peace and human dignity alive'. AFP

Elif Shafak warns against apathy towards Gaza at Frankfurt Book Fair

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

'Nothing indicating Hezbollah here' at strike site in north Lebanon

'Nothing indicating Hezbollah here' at strike site in north Lebanon

India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats

India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats

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