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Photo: UAE Presidential Court / Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/f1/2026/07/26/f1-champion-lando-norris-secures-first-win-of-season-at-hungarian-gp/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T15:43:57.587Z</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>2026-07-26T15:43:57.587Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[F1 champion Lando Norris ⁠secures first win of ⁠season at Hungarian ⁠GP]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NKSZCOKGZZA4LLSTPLR3VDISBI?auth=ae1c487c2f545ea5bd250d3f2b1bf44a23d85b5fef7e034d2878099dc2bd0872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=2852</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/07/26/dubai-launches-dedicated-animal-shelter-to-support-stray-pets-and-boost-adoption/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T15:25:15.927Z</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>2026-07-26T15:25:15.927Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dubai launches dedicated animal shelter to support stray pets and boost adoption]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YCUNF22PJFGNBEQB2AIGMAX2MY.jpg?auth=dacff68e8ce81ff75009207628acc8ac18e626afc63800452f908524755a687f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new animal shelter is part of Dubai's efforts to manage and support stray populations. Photo: Dubai Media Office]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/26/sudans-army-seizes-town-in-kordofan-easing-pressure-on-besieged-al-obeid/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T15:11:42.87Z</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>2026-07-26T15:11:42.87Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sudan's army seizes town in Kordofan, easing pressure on besieged Al Obeid]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4UCVTBQIMBIUS2QRIP56P3ANNQ.jpg?auth=405a769cd69227976c857a776cf112d392e08ebeda147b38d84557bb5309f789&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A destroyed building after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a city in Sudan's Kordofan region. 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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/07/26/saudi-arabia-shifts-to-suez-as-houthis-drive-bab-al-mandeb-oil-exports-to-near-zero/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T14:29:39.618Z</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>2026-07-26T14:29:39.618Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia shifts to Suez as Houthis drive Bab Al Mandeb oil exports to near zero]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QQTDG5PTG5VEXYPPLT44Z7TSVQ.jpg?auth=e454d5766026ef8715ea94d44cb7ae564ac1a22ae2087bfac3b6f5b5665dcd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ships move through the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/26/iran-warns-war-could-expand-further-if-us-continues-strikes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T12:18:00.303Z</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>2026-07-26T12:18:00.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran threatens war could expand further if US resumes strikes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/I5EBWQ4R2RRDSUAWOULLIVEU5Y.jpg?auth=2cabc0abe2c05acc41340ec1a620c39e483cee1ec4baf4ae133a539002a9f443&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US troops in the Middle East resumed a naval blockade against Iran this month. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/07/26/uae-sends-food-parcels-shelter-materials-and-water-tanks-to-gaza-to-ease-crisis/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T11:35:19.422Z</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>2026-07-26T11:35:19.422Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UAE sends food parcels, shelter materials and water tanks to Gaza to ease crisis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KC7TYLZGN5A7REFZHJSE7IR7WI.jpeg?auth=ea85f4451b8887640c8614f3c2c5f759a47551dd667287434a2b62a0b2907959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4515&amp;height=3187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UAE aid lorries on the way into Gaza this week. Photo: Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/26/lebanons-prime-minister-visits-iraq-for-talks-on-fuel-oil-and-economic-co-operation/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T11:31:13.372Z</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>2026-07-26T11:31:13.372Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lebanon seeks closer economic ties with Iraq as PMs meet ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GX4IO3MKJBCIPK5KGIWTKLIWAE.jpg?auth=eee5bfb3d9a6cdc924581f7ee74f258284c01a550c093b670f7e3407838cfe58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3611&amp;height=2407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi greets Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, left, in Baghdad on Sunday. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/26/two-mosques-set-ablaze-as-settler-violence-surges-across-west-bank/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T10:50:26.469Z</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>2026-07-26T10:50:26.469Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Two mosques set ablaze as settler violence surges across West Bank]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PBQYWDWHCPS4DTX65A5QEHTK7M.jpg?auth=cd725e088d4ddc49389055ff59c5e84a326f5c61adf051abd18a76490be0c23d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3698</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mosque being built in Qusra, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, which was set on fire and sprayed with graffiti by Israeli settlers on Sunday. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/26/live-us-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T10:48:41.321Z</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>2026-07-26T10:48:41.321Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran war latest: Tehran warns war could expand further if US resumes strikes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RXJFE3DKDVCRLIWCOXK5L2NXHI.gif?auth=fd5b24e3a71c1178055713a48bb2059c6d9cdf1cf40dd0ec851dd3d37c0cde29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[iran threatening to expand attack if US again strikes GIF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/07/26/ryan-gosling-ghost-rider-2028-johnny-blaze/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T10:23:19.55Z</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>2026-07-26T10:23:19.55Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ryan Gosling to join Marvel Universe as Ghost Rider film set for 2028 release ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MWNO5RJ76O3S454ABFD45EDP5E.jpg?auth=e78948148be22318d6e1b7a3d648190bf32eab45940f03ac8a22b9a59fd4913b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4420&amp;height=2968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Gosling will star in the 2028 film Ghost Rider. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/07/26/more-than-280000-moved-to-safety-as-wildfires-rage-in-france-and-spain/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T10:23:09.933Z</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>2026-07-26T10:23:09.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[More than 280,000 moved to safety as wildfires rage in France and Spain]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7OCZWLDMP6J3JUI7NBC3K4T5UU.jpg?auth=41b45475599946f7399cd67a47777f0a84406fc79fda94ca69532e8232525056&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters work at the scene of a wildfire in the Gironde department of Bordeaux, France, on Sunday.  Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/07/26/uae-riyadh-flights-cancellations-update/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T10:22:00.261Z</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>2026-07-26T10:22:00.261Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airlines suspend Middle East flights to Dubai, Riyadh and Beirut amid renewed US-Iran conflict]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HZWQKALWLAC3MS2E7DXQE6OCF4.jpg?auth=d12154ac5f312b4e1c87ec0574306f890dbb182897c0dc1b6ccb104b8ecd634a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air France has extended its suspension of flights to the UAE and Saudi Arabia. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/07/26/iraq-and-syria-revive-oil-pipeline-plan-via-mediterranean-in-export-push/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T08:32:52.495Z</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>2026-07-26T08:32:52.495Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iraq and Syria revive oil pipeline plan to Mediterranean in export push]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TWFLT4VIGNFXBHPUACDU6RV3SA.JPG?auth=814bff12e7fe98ff23be6a4f2acbb1a430cb3a72b1529c732ac900d1d06e537b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2976&amp;height=1991</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A workers at the Baniyas Oil Terminal in Syria unloading oil arriving via trucks from Iraq. 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