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Photo: Sheriff's Office / Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/02/16/palestine-action-demonstrators-in-limbo-after-high-court-ruling/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:46:02.224Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2DQOR5TTJZQ3UEYZ7TIBBAU47E.jpg?auth=1879bd34b24e314fb3fcc62cd968d2bdcf3644174cd409c64902eefa09dd8ba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestine Action last week won a legal challenge against the UK government's decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/02/16/french-police-raid-arab-world-institute-in-epstein-linked-inquiry-into-jack-lang/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:44:34.355Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/Y6VSUIWKP6XNS5QMY7ULEKTV24.jpg?auth=cc1f1ebd6cd2b05faddd5b608f6eea58451e386cc917f4ac912e98d9da05395e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police outside the Arab World Institute in Paris as officers search the building in connection with an investigation into its former chief, Jack Lang, and his ties to Jeffery Epstein. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/02/16/ai-firm-anthropic-opens-its-first-office-in-india-to-expand-operations/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:41:00.813Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/R63L4UQJPA6F764RERSKXUX3LM.jpg?auth=3903959b06bf3a8f7063a7ddfca6603a7c42f7f98d9a16104dd68e6294bdca87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6468&amp;height=4168</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors gather on day one of the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2026/02/16/nasheed-songs-ramadan/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:17:04.195Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6LEYP2A5QJHGLAPYAHAJDN7INI.jpg?auth=850a08eecb3af14213fc9babced1ccc108f3430a37a2c5a132f2eb75a1655ad1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebanese-Swedish singer Maher Zain is one of the most popular modern nasheed artists. 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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/16/president-aoun-says-lebanon-can-no-longer-bear-others-conflicts/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T12:41:40.243Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FWIYJSCQT6P7VPBCG3HNUOM63A.jpg?auth=52b3840d191be6d354e9e4defda196003d1fb596be360a3caf2aebf7a92f4153&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5088&amp;height=3392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, left, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the presidential palace in Baabda. 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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/16/turkey-sends-offshore-drilling-ship-to-somalia-in-first-overseas-mission/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T11:22:00.9Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/S3PALPU3GBELZKHVWJW5CRTZJA.jpg?auth=cfe852188bac4843067dc46f917651a69a9dd78b1828ec383b7b9f3a08350ce7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Cagri Bey set off from Mersin on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast for a 45-day journey to Somalia. 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Pawan Singh / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/02/16/best-photos-of-february-16-young-gazans-prepare-for-ramadan-to-uae-tour-cyclists-2/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T11:11:04.385Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TLVNPP3GRNIEASF5MGUBLVO5W4.jpg?auth=2a55f2bd5ed3302aeac9469687d34d1456e0d67948733c78c581a49ae07a5140&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4968&amp;height=3312</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Young displaced Palestinians play on the ruins of destroyed buildings, carrying Ramadan lanterns used as decorations, in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on February 15, 2026, ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.  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Photo: Damiani]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/02/16/will-chinas-attempt-to-fill-the-uss-vacuum-in-europe-affect-its-taiwan-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/U33UBXXKBC63AJFVFHEPUYAXPY.jpg?auth=df83e54526a93ad920fe6931753a003be59a29ca06b051b5485533e355e601d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, welcomes China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Munich on Saturday. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/02/16/ramadan-2026-dubais-salik-to-reduce-toll-fees-for-iftar/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:51:16.603Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/Y2UGIK6B7RGBNO64O3DRNECISY.jpg?auth=3765f09b3799dad145740be651afe875ca7cdd3ea5cc34dfab8128eb7702a903&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Salik is to introduce a variable pricing strategy for the holy month while Darb has also changed its charging hours. Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/02/16/french-interior-minister-laurent-nunez-heads-to-algeria-in-renewed-attempt-to-mend-ties/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:37:01.765Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IHA7CHG7453Q2BQBVJASXWBGI4.jpg?auth=bcd4fc8166b66d509337884b10887cefd8d54ea092fc43d8d796371a8b4f695a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5780&amp;height=3853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laurent Nunez, France's Interior Minister, is scheduled to travel to Algeria for the first time in an attempt to boost bilateral relations. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/02/16/araghchi-says-he-has-real-ideas-for-us-deal-before-un-meeting/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T09:53:21.083Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WRX5MDIFTNGKZHBVIO2ZT7753Y.jpg?auth=2c0e5f93deebc606c92bc6a1398cd2de2efaddd0504e2305900226ff493a8429&amp;smart=true&amp;width=680&amp;height=510</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rafael Grossi of the IAE (left) meets Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (centre) in Geneva for talks. @rafaelmgrossi
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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/16/israeli-strike-kills-four-near-lebanon-syria-border/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T09:00:44.245Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VDFAT74KILDIGAZ2RHJGV57SCI.jpg?auth=bd47beb66119cb40277c8169e38090ad3700da50fdecb479ecd450e31b834d46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An armed Lebanese soldier stands guard at the border with Syria, not far from where an Israeli attack killed four people. 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UAE Presidential Court]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/02/16/hamdan-ballal-attach-israel-settler-west-bank-no-other-land/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T08:33:58.441Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4YSNX7YIVFANBDFEHXYWSNLYEM.jpg?auth=a91f2ad4b20c11b48cd95430d3b1798b34c18508b205a7385de4b08355ab072d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal with his Oscar as he recovers after Israeli settlers attacked him at home on March 26, 2025. 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Ministry of Presidential Affairs / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/16/former-sudanese-leader-hamdok-says-islamist-factions-obstacle-to-ending-civil-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T04:46:27.188Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BEXC6PMGQ5E3RN7HKWLJVO5KBY.jpeg?auth=71e3a565307a1ed5f84eb6fc8bbcf19bee95072652d14ae8a4a1a626871f83f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1878&amp;height=1056</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sudan's former prime minister Abdallah Hamdok spoke to The National on the sidelines of the 39th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/02/16/why-service-must-sit-at-the-heart-of-leadership/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ESMSTUXAFM5SB7WQYVEIFQHYFU.jpg?auth=196e1a08e3d900c5c3c259a080da5fd4ca06763bab71aad6437ce68f93e389d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1798&amp;height=1331</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Zayed Education Foundation offers scholarships and non-financial support to young people committed to creating positive change in their communities. The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/02/16/pakistan-qualification-chances-t20-world-cup/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T03:02:30.237Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/O5PDSC2O5JH4FG2VPBZ2PNCBM4?auth=5aa273ff7cb0fee767fb2a08ef0f9814cb9c7114dcb501c20dd51abb03bb5bcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2397&amp;height=1348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pakistan's captain Salman Agha (2R) speaks with teammates during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026.  (Photo by Ishara S. 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AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/02/16/why-the-iea-and-opec-are-split-on-what-comes-next-for-oil/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/C3SLYXAGAWHF4W4SCNRS3TVYRQ.jpg?auth=2e705ff8674c52d72fde6d372828b30b6d934fd044a3e07932e7946cd95b4860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The IEA and Opec both see reasonable demand growth of 1.3 million bpd and much weaker non-Opec+ supply expansion of 0.7 million bpd. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/02/16/abu-dhabi-test-launches-first-fully-uae-built-hybrid-rocket-marking-milestone-for-space-ambitions/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KWCYJS26JBC7JD7KUKYHVMOAL4.jpeg?auth=247709e510eaac41d0bcb007314d7be356091dd023ae41c5775a01088baeae60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=547&amp;height=308</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The launch of a UAE-built hybrid rocket over the Abu Dhabi desert demonstrates that the UAE can develop its own systems, say researchers. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/15/iran-seeks-deal-with-mutual-economic-benefits-in-nuclear-talks-with-us-official-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:27:43.107Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JVJLISMPCYE5PNYRAR5RFW5EJQ.jpg?auth=82c21f38baf9a63038486d0f72d83c061ece1e7be7304ea27241430210b28760&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5215&amp;height=3477</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iranian deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said it was up to the US to prove that it wanted to reach a deal. 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Diyab Basheer / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/15/israel-moves-to-end-freeze-on-west-bank-land-registrations-in-another-step-towards-seizing-territory/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T17:20:33.26Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZUQ7CAA5ZQVX3ONWHS6DKX46DA.jpg?auth=2ef927b0d0fcec08bd8810b754c2ae2d43daefd81fc972bc6c0278fa436b66fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6688&amp;height=4459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestinian farmers from the village of Burqa drive past a fence decorated with Israeli flags installed by settlers, north of the city of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 15, 2026. 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Sean Gallup / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/02/15/indian-author-arundhati-roy-pulls-out-of-berlinale-disgusted-by-jurys-gaza-remarks/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T09:27:34.402Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3F67RJ6YKM6QG7TIVCTEZXUTHY.jpg?auth=112054885a93b260fce22f2c4ca9cdac7485636815a7aee3da096e4d7fe90116&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2781&amp;height=1854</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Indian writer Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to 'stay out of politics'.  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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/02/15/dubai-gang-jailed-for-hijacking-mobile-signals-in-banking-scam/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T07:23:01.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2VE63RR4UFCY3NFDQSPJIZVEHI.jpg?auth=ccfd468fbae13a12bf1d7b39a3c7187fe6af8d973923ba13ba163074edf3fc4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Residents in Palm Jumeirah were among those defrauded by a gang that hijacked mobile signals to send fraudulent banking messages. 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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/14/syria-appoints-kurdish-official-as-governor-of-hasakah-after-sdf-deal/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T13:21:57.176Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BOROT4B2W5H3NBV3SH27MJJKZM.jpg?auth=c1a44ed2e4517b14f7a06a0595e4e4375c2416e0a15aba1be5762278c999c1ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kurdish official Noureddin Issa officially assumed office as governor of Hasakah. Photo: SANA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/02/14/tottenham-hotspur-appoint-igor-tudor-as-interim-manager-to-replace-the-sacked-thomas-frank/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T13:16:44.537Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZLWZPS35JZF5TJ6CCSYD44YIM4?auth=43f3be7cd76b157ac6f7651ac3986e88197f67b6adcbdc0770db25b774b6bea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1689&amp;height=950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Igor Tudor last job saw him sacked by Italian side Juventus after just seven months in charge. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/14/ukraines-zelenskyy-says-iranian-regime-must-be-stopped-immediately/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T12:57:14.69Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LC6SKXOCSCHP2X34RFT4SJDKUE.jpg?auth=b541f168fbbbdfe8a2e4c4c84913b53951912ad250542186c7cb88a19073d020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3221&amp;height=2147</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the 62nd Munich Security Conference at the hotel Bayerischer Hof, in Munich, Germany. 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The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/02/14/president-sheikh-mohamed-and-emir-of-qatar-call-for-peace-during-abu-dhabi-talks/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T11:31:40.739Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TU5G63HSP5D33AXG22YVWAXA5U.jpg?auth=09a71c51da28121b3c4d0763456dd150f8079bfb30fa2f2b2d2b2ec7d3d32ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2940&amp;height=1960</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Sheikh Mohamed receives Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi. Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/14/african-union-commission-chairman-calls-for-end-to-extermination-of-palestinians/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T10:51:04.849Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FSX7KGWA5QN3NBLYDRFKSEJKUU.jpg?auth=844122d24e273b1741ea9020a501aa15ffc5dce4b365fa3e19f7b377f2f6b041&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Men carry a body bag during a mass burial of unidentified Palestinians, whose bodies were released after being held in Israel during the war, in Deir Al Balah. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/02/14/frances-safran-to-open-332m-aircraft-landing-gear-plant-in-morocco/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T10:24:23.969Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2DBYL5PSE6SOOQDDNATPKVU3QA.jpg?auth=e773f1f768c8948c87ff56bd5289e4f21bf38cb6d624746da30fb4aa1b7a6d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, meets Ross McInnes, chairman of French aerospace company Safran, at the Royal Palace in Casablanca on Friday. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/14/us-military-preparing-for-possible-weeks-long-operation-in-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T10:06:07.244Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HBZABHVVFRA47TSBKDYGNQLHNY.jpg?auth=36fe661f7413be96cd28e0c39f54275f7860b0672900d96b1eb2ec5edd1ea86d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3200&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald ⁠Trump, right, has threatened military action against the government led by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, if a nuclear deal is not reached. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/02/14/piera-hudson-on-huge-honour-of-being-flag-bearer-at-uaes-first-winter-olympics/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T10:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PTRJBQ7HG5EBJJUYZDZBAGLA4E?auth=7e339682a6016d9ecd78aa3c038153788fda6d2e3f11a8f7a607b1909fffdfc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4929&amp;height=2773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UAE flag-bearer Piera Hudson during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/02/14/shaker-jweihan-maintains-family-tradition-while-navigating-middle-east-rally-world/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-14T08:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BJD7IE5BZVEV5O7Y5XKUJPIXZY.jpg?auth=e948595afbd4c245806a0141139b5cafddde6f6eb81405a4ff787e1936877d96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jordanian driver Shaker Jweihan competes in the Middle East Rally Championship. Red Bull]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>