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A man sits amid rubble after an air strike in Habbariyeh, southern Lebanon, killed six medics in March. EPA

ExclusiveLebanese diaspora 'key to rebuilding the country's health sector'

The writer and her baby daughter en route to Syria in 2022. Credit: Kat Balleh

ColumnMy daughter will now know her Syrian grandparents

A Democratic supporter reacts as presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on November 6. Reuters

CommentThe dismal state of the Democrats today can be traced back decades

Jake Gyllenhaal and Renate Reinsve in Presumed Innocent. Photo: Apple TV+

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An Israeli flag flies from a hilltop near the line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria. The Golan Heights have been occupied by Israel’s military since 1967 and was incorporated into Israel’s territory unilaterally in 1981. AP

EditorialMore Israeli settlements in the Golan sets the stage for conflict with Syria

An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters

Has Israel shut its Ireland embassy in 'a fit of pique?'

Hady Habib will travel to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open qualifiers next month. Photo: Hady Habib

Lebanon's Habib on reaching his first Grand Slam qualifying tournament

Lost Worlds with Bettany Hughes: The Nabateans will depict archeological sites and findings that have never been filmed before. Photo: Film AlUla

New series aims to give Nabataeans 'the respect they deserve'


At least 100,000 buried in mass grave near Damascus, Syrian NGO says

Members of the White Helmets lift bags containing human remains from a mass grave in Damascus. AFP

At least 100,000 buried in mass grave near Damascus, Syrian NGO says

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Russian troops within Hmeimim Airbase. The National

The National gains access to Russia's Syrian airbase as negotiations begin

Russia wants to keep crucial Mediterranean naval port and airbase under new government, officials say

MENA

Russian forces deny Assad claim of being forced to flee Syria

MENA

Syrian professor wins Great Arab Minds award for deep-sea exploration robot

UAE

Russian general Kirillov killed in Moscow scooter bomb attack

Europe

Relief for Lebanese as UAE flights resume in time for Christmas break

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Syria transition

Artists say they no longer feel 'muzzled' after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad. Reuters

'It's vital': Artists call on creative peers who fled Syria to return

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen meeting Hayat Tahrir Al Sham leader Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus on December 15.  AFP

Europe urged to swiftly adopt new incentives for Syria

After five decades of a worsening economy, business owners are looking to the future. AFP

Syria's businesses start to fight back in hope that era of extortion and tariffs is over

EU official Christian Berger in 2022 during his role as head of the EU delegation to Egypt. AFP

Who is the EU's unofficial special envoy to Syria, Christian Berger?

Europeans like to regard the fall of the Berlin Wall as a foundational moment. Syrians recently provided the world with a similar event. Reuters

CommentCan Europe rise to the challenge of a new Syria?

The pills were hidden inside fake fruits and electrical devices.  Photo: Matt Kynaston/The National

Inside Assad's multi-billion dollar Captagon factories

Artists say they no longer feel 'muzzled' after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad. Reuters

'It's vital': Artists call on creative peers who fled Syria to return

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen meeting Hayat Tahrir Al Sham leader Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus on December 15.  AFP

Europe urged to swiftly adopt new incentives for Syria

After five decades of a worsening economy, business owners are looking to the future. AFP

Syria's businesses start to fight back in hope that era of extortion and tariffs is over

EU official Christian Berger in 2022 during his role as head of the EU delegation to Egypt. AFP

Who is the EU's unofficial special envoy to Syria, Christian Berger?

Europeans like to regard the fall of the Berlin Wall as a foundational moment. Syrians recently provided the world with a similar event. Reuters

CommentCan Europe rise to the challenge of a new Syria?

The pills were hidden inside fake fruits and electrical devices.  Photo: Matt Kynaston/The National

Inside Assad's multi-billion dollar Captagon factories

Artists say they no longer feel 'muzzled' after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad. Reuters

'It's vital': Artists call on creative peers who fled Syria to return

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Syrians face death and injury from millions of mines

The Halo Trust, a charity with decades of demining experience, has spent the past three years clearing explosive hazards in Idlib and western Aleppo, Syria.

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Trump says Turkey is behind the fall of Assad in Syria

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Hope and despair: displaced Syrians return to Homs

Hope and despair: displaced Syrians return to Homs

UAE's nationwide health insurance scheme to begin on January 1

UAE's nationwide health insurance scheme to begin on January 1

Ray Dalio on economic forces, division and the future

Ray Dalio on economic forces, division and the future


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Neymar has made just seven appearances for Al Hilal since his big-money move in August 2023. Reuters

Neymar targets strong Club World Cup in bid to salvage troubled Al Hilal spell

Prof Oussama Khatib with his OceanOne deep-sea exploration robot in Corsica. AFP

Syrian professor wins Great Arab Minds award for deep-sea exploration robot

TOPSHOT - People search for human remains at a trench believed to be used as a mass grave on the outskirts of Damascus on December 16, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 100,000 people died in Syria's jails and detention centres from 2011. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)

TrendingMass grave discovered in Damascus and US strikes ISIS targets

The need for taxi drivers to visualise routes may help them avoid Alzheimer's. Getty Images

Taxi and ambulance drivers 'at lowest risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease'

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with his Wife, Erica Stoll and Daughter, Poppy McIlroy alongside the DP World Tour Championship trophy and the Race to Dubai trophy on the 18th green following victory on day four of the DP World Tour Championship 2024 at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 17, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)

Golf in 2024: Highs and lows for McIlroy and a breakout season for Waring

Vue de la plage a Cassata en Grece is one of the last works Mahmoud Said painted before his death in 1964. Photo: Christie's

Five most expensive Arab artworks sold in 2024

Tyson Fury believes he did enough to win his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk but has vowed to be more focused when they meet again in Riyadh on Saturday. Getty Images

Fury vows to cut out showboating in rematch with Usyk

Many big technology businesses are in a wait-and-see mode, wondering if president-elect Donald Trump's AI approach will differ from that of President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

How Donald Trump will affect AI development

Neymar has made just seven appearances for Al Hilal since his big-money move in August 2023. Reuters

Neymar targets strong Club World Cup in bid to salvage troubled Al Hilal spell

Prof Oussama Khatib with his OceanOne deep-sea exploration robot in Corsica. AFP

Syrian professor wins Great Arab Minds award for deep-sea exploration robot

TOPSHOT - People search for human remains at a trench believed to be used as a mass grave on the outskirts of Damascus on December 16, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 100,000 people died in Syria's jails and detention centres from 2011. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)

TrendingMass grave discovered in Damascus and US strikes ISIS targets

The need for taxi drivers to visualise routes may help them avoid Alzheimer's. Getty Images

Taxi and ambulance drivers 'at lowest risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease'

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with his Wife, Erica Stoll and Daughter, Poppy McIlroy alongside the DP World Tour Championship trophy and the Race to Dubai trophy on the 18th green following victory on day four of the DP World Tour Championship 2024 at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 17, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)

Golf in 2024: Highs and lows for McIlroy and a breakout season for Waring

Vue de la plage a Cassata en Grece is one of the last works Mahmoud Said painted before his death in 1964. Photo: Christie's

Five most expensive Arab artworks sold in 2024

Tyson Fury believes he did enough to win his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk but has vowed to be more focused when they meet again in Riyadh on Saturday. Getty Images

Fury vows to cut out showboating in rematch with Usyk

Many big technology businesses are in a wait-and-see mode, wondering if president-elect Donald Trump's AI approach will differ from that of President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

How Donald Trump will affect AI development

Neymar has made just seven appearances for Al Hilal since his big-money move in August 2023. Reuters

Neymar targets strong Club World Cup in bid to salvage troubled Al Hilal spell


Israeli soldiers prepare, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, near the border with Gaza, in Israel, December 16, 2024.  REUTERS / Amir Cohen

LiveIsrael will have full freedom of action in Gaza, says defence minister

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel will have security control over Gaza after defeating Hamas

MENA

Egypt's national security woes deepen by rebels' rise and Israeli actions in Syria

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Khaled Nabhan with granddaughter Reem. Friends suggest the Gaza community worker with a 'resilient' spirit may not have been a random victim of Israeli bombing. Photo: Khaled Nabhan

Palestinian grandfather famous for viral 'soul of the soul' video killed by Israeli air strike

MENA

UN presents inclusive, intra-Libyan proposal to overcome political deadlock

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The average migrant in the UK on a skilled worker visa made a positive 'net fiscal impact' of £16,300 in 2022/23, according to the Migration Advisory Committee. Getty Images

UK's skilled migrants 'pay more into public finances than Britons'

UK

Gaza war continues to have 'catastrophic' effect on Palestinian economy, World Bank warns

Economy

Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100bn in US projects over next four years

Business

Shooting at Wisconsin Christian school kills pupil and teacher

US

Family of Turkish American killed by Israeli forces in West Bank meet Blinken

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Business

Culture

Emaar buildings in Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai. Emaar reported a revenue of Dh23.8 billion in the first nine months of this year. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Emaar's dividend plan helps to drive Dubai stocks to near-decade high

Markets

Adnoc signs 15-year LNG agreement with Germany’s EnBW

Energy

What will happen to Syrian oil after Assad?

Energy

Culture

How to throw a great party: Food, personal touches and ice breakers

Lifestyle

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Japanese percussion group Kodo will perform as part of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival. Photo: Abu Dhabi Festival

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US acknowledges direct contact with with Hayat Tahrir Al Sham