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Cody Combs / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/09/uae-should-have-best-government-in-the-world-says-sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-09T16:29:08.95Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-09T16:29:08.95Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UAE should have best government in the world, says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WM4EVZ2L4JAFVL6BMJDVIG5WRM.jpg?auth=49bb8a8908e241c05a73f6898333266884fdcbc2307286078c3bc25c3393e093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, with senior officials as part of his annual New Government Season Meeting. 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