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The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/02/13/nyu-abu-dhabi-exhibition-baghdad-modern-art-group/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QSZF6QKRCVENHPYXHSJ6CD6U6Y.jpg?auth=3cd5701a4a09b9cb0319dcb70a30e18b7db6aaca61211fbbc9aaa1639f8e3873&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7655&amp;height=4306</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homage to Jewad (1988-1989) by Iraqi artist Dia Al Azzawi pays tribute to Baghdad Modern Art Group's founder. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/02/13/timeframe-how-sheikh-mohammeds-vision-shaped-difc-into-a-global-financial-hub/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PH2TPGQPERAULFJMOOOJXPK5BE.jpg?auth=29d3bbad01c26204c4adcc9668726d4f5461d401fba104c4826ba0f5d19fb31a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6005&amp;height=4009</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dubai International Financial Centre is one of the fastest-growing onshore financial hubs in the region. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/02/13/rixos-bab-al-bahr-review-ras-al-khaimah/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BBU2RP5NWRBVNDUX6SY4JQHJCY.jpg?auth=4da401db382768e4e4c1af34fc819724d3a91fc96b195404884708988a03e1fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7360&amp;height=4912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rixos Bab Al Bahr has everything you need for an energetic reset.  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Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2026/02/13/valentines-day-2026-finding-a-partner-in-your-forties/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6W5BXEBAGBBDBPPR3G5H5K3IK4.jpg?auth=80e105ee0ad6f8fbe5788bf17a3fb4affc811d79f431752bcf451f2392e70939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3522&amp;height=1981</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[My idea of love and partnership has changed as I enter my fifth decade. Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/02/13/pictures-of-the-week-from-womens-freestyle-at-the-winter-olympics-to-fog-in-dubai/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CUSWPEWEPZAA3HYI6ZO7DL7A7U.jpg?auth=a35069317fbdddd5ac3991779f702fb371956a21688183197a3f0d733ea9560a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LIVIGNO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 07: (EDITORS NOTE: Image is a digital composite.) General view of the Women's Freestyle Slopestyle Qualification on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 07, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.  "Layers of the Games" shows, through the combination of multiple images from a fixed camera, the quickfire drama that unfolds in a game or a day of competition during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Games. 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AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/02/13/youtube-music-chief-lyor-cohen-arab-artists-must-stay-authentic/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IUGRLKIQF5BANBF2OYQM5LJNTM.jpg?auth=1fa68aa7c996d8860237f4a45c329c134126c5eb6973c94007e5972d10eb7985&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2624</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lyor Cohen, global head of music at YouTube, believes artists can 'feed their family singing only in Arabic'. WireImage]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/02/13/france-undersea-torpedo-drones-naval-warfare/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DJVSN3MCWRBRJB3XDVLRVFBIKA.jpg?auth=750f356284eede66e9ec3b92f22d762a09568cbe97dc6d943dfcceb36b50aade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1281&amp;height=721</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drone torpedoes are being developed to take out traditional submarines. Photo: Naval Group]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/02/13/end-of-an-era-us-steps-back-from-isis-fight-in-syria-and-iraq/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7HEC4WRK5RC6XPTX2UFSNBYETU.jpg?auth=cf4d1b4db87186facad9fa3e3ed48780ed11eb5d1f7fca26f2fc3d5231a26bd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5100&amp;height=3182</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ISIS maintains about 3,000 fighters across the broader Syria-Iraq region, with most of them in Syria. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/13/donald-trump-peace-route-azerbaijan-armenia-nakhchivan/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UBI3NEXIHZGVLA3G2SIXG6EO5A.jpg?auth=ef8f1f949039dafa835f028242ec8bdf98fc8d13cef57aefc3e0e38a8287120d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3405&amp;height=1915</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ZANGILAN, AZERBAIJAN - OCTOBER 09: An aerial view of construction of roads and railways continuing that they will pass through the Zangezur Corridor, which will connect the western provinces with Nakhchivan and will also be one of the routes of the Central Corridor extending from China to Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus and Turkiye, on October 09, 2023 in Zangilan, Azerbaijan. 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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/02/13/dubai-culture-safety-security-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-library/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T09:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/EONYPO3HAZDOVLV5MR47WXRNOU.jpg?auth=7b101a38d5d5c075cbcca417b2ee38bb001414e45525abe83cf05974607cfd9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Safety is one of my main points of attraction for living in Dubai. Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/13/trump-says-israels-herzog-disgraceful-for-not-pardoning-netanyahu/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T08:41:46.202Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/K7SOM3PTNXFELKKJ2GBPQW5FVQ.jpg?auth=61a4add32014d28e64d71b939d8af3e1c8ece58d0f06361878a9f1f8243d4445&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6915&amp;height=4610</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been an 'extraordinary' leader. 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Photo: Equinor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/13/gazans-in-need-of-urgent-treatment-face-slow-death-sentence-at-rafah-border-save-the-children-warns/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T08:24:11.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5T4DVXH24C7JOITCRSUM5Z6XTE.jpg?auth=af14ede666b356f4cb7fc27bc268447d997a9ac048e1ae1fc3693e602a1ec56d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6459&amp;height=4306</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An average of only 12 patients a day have been allowed to leave Gaza to receive medical care since the Rafah border was partially reopened. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/02/13/ad-ports-profit-rises-19-on-record-revenue-in-2025/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T08:01:32.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LYDXKGI3GNBGBCMNFN4ZM276XM.jpg?auth=1eee82f895ad75a8aa825a8fe0af098a32e5d986831a4e608ce1565cc9eed547&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2100&amp;height=1575</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi. AD Ports Group has enjoyed growth in its economic and free zones, ports, maritime and shipping businesses. 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Photo: Yemen Presidency]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/magazine/2026/02/13/the-cult-behind-the-killer-the-andrea-yates-story-osn/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T07:27:20.058Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7SYBJNRPD5D6PHZSDKE44DUXR4.JPG?auth=b2db0de85dd6599b0b2d001faa13a954b13e35f3316fef1062f1df1d3c7d6503&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1838&amp;height=2330</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yates family portrait from November of 2000, before the birth of their 6 month old girl. Clockwise from L are Andrea Yates, Russel Yates, Noah, Paul, Luke and John. Andrea Yates, a 36-year-old woman allegedly suffering from postpartum depression, confessed to killing her five children in their Houston home on June 20, 2001. 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Photo: Passion Planet]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/02/13/rebuilding-connection-how-lego-play-is-supporting-people-with-memory-conditions/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T05:53:25.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MJDPLQEW6BCENEZXCYTTTA6EDM.jpg?auth=f9652b84bd5733ef1a3fa8920c6985e34a76a47c5057d0a70222f8b913601ea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3019&amp;height=1698</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Participants in the Six Bricks workshop are encouraged to create builds that evoke the community spirit of Ramadan. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/02/13/kai-havertz-injury-adds-to-woes-as-arsenal-held-to-frustrating-draw-against-brentford/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T05:36:51.504Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GRD362TH3NIZUTAHFUKPS6C2CQ.jpg?auth=a6e0b24c42e0af222a476335fd127d4e2e0f3b7ded9bb7c889afc43e8ef39e16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4339&amp;height=2893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the draw against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/02/13/bnp-leader-tarique-rahman-to-become-bangladeshs-pm-after-landslide-election-win/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T05:13:35.979Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OWPIN636JSNKCOGTILND3BNEKU.jpg?auth=b1e401c2719b8845cf493fc3c886d626561cd35641ea8da742cb9840c491ea38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4621&amp;height=3081</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BNP chairman Tarique Rahman is depicted on an election poster in Dhaka. He returned to the country after living in exile. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/02/13/best-photos-of-february-13-from-money-bouquet-in-lagos-to-traditional-opera-ball-in-austria-2/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T04:35:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/K3CAEZ7YYFFZDDBZDRGD3GWB2Q.jpg?auth=8b8500aaa0d26b73d5898c0bb8fa72a1bad4650c278d9ab1d559507329417fb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah James, 22, a supervisor at the Surprise World NG gift shop, poses for a photograph with a money bouquet at the Surprise World NG office in Ikeja in Lagos. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2026/02/13/abu-dhabis-junk-food-ban-in-schools-will-change-life-for-the-next-generation/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LMLEC3IXHRBN7E2YDUUTXEXJDM.jpg?auth=28fc26cd2c13ebd4bb4fec982d167bd04540727b08407197e93c2aeee95cdbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3020&amp;height=1699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The emirate has prohibited parents and children from bringing sodas, pastries, fried food and other unhealthy items into schools. 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Alamy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2026/02/14/uae-corporate-tax-first-real-map-for-transfer-pricing-looms/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/T2AS5BPOFJHFJGM7BRI3YU3ZI4.jpg?auth=cebeed1b8f35d5c734e7f36e5113b254c54e4d894fc2535657dcf4a8a9453305&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Should a foreign regulatory body disagree with an entity’s UAE-based decision, it could result in double taxation being incurred]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/magazine/2026/02/13/yasmina-el-abd-breaks-through-profile-midterm-billboard/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T02:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4ACBCODVPNAA5MFOQLSZHGIWT4.jpg?auth=ab22e9b29038def98074705f5b508026cb69344f4d3d828fb60b3ce453133741&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3310&amp;height=4962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yasmina El Abd Breaks Through: Fashion Director: Sarah Maisey; Photographer: Lucie Sassiat]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/02/13/abu-dhabi-unhealthy-school-food-ban-a-bold-but-necessary-move-say-experts/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T02:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PS5ZFWZP3JAXHFCRIGP6IKKVT4.jpg?auth=14f88f2e446d62d2ad6d23a4b3dc32ec252348053bcd9941bfebe7c9b81dfd1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents are switching to healthy alternatives in their children's lunchboxes. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/beyond-the-headlines/2026/02/13/will-there-be-a-red-line-for-israels-annexation-of-the-west-bank/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WHY22W6Q7IEENKAMLFBI3ALH6M.jpg?auth=0c5814f03b05fed52002ce454e3812ca771efa44c86cad2a1885befd66f0650d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7669&amp;height=5115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vendor sells strawberries at the Israeli-controlled Qalandiya checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. 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Pawan Singh / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/02/12/un-envoy-says-no-yemeni-faction-has-right-to-drag-whole-country-into-regional-conflict/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T18:28:49.239Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TET3ET4PUFOO6RUNE7HMBUVTUQ.jpg?auth=0a4ea1f0073367008b71f58de5e519e0028f0818e0657e07d8b1eacc8a5e4ded&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2738&amp;height=1825</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg at UN headquarters in New York on January 14. 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Photo: UAE Presidential Court]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/12/uae-rejects-report-alleging-support-for-rsf-training-camp-in-ethiopia/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T17:18:06.993Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RY22D4P2C2PTJTH7M3RFMEZLMU.jpg?auth=66d33665ea4e33a1cd3bf725a2d6a8b3323ecd3c115cf1623b2e6f5ebc85a0f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Sudanese woman carries water containers at the Abu Al Naga displacement camp in Sudan. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/02/12/t20-world-cup-india-do-the-inevitable-but-namibia-still-provide-useful-return-for-sponsors/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T17:15:23.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CY6VVU4BCNHG7ORWGSCYT3FFYE?auth=4977a01ab5a8e616ea9a4625dc5ead4c07a38048d4de0e5d92b07790f6c5964c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5755&amp;height=3237</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arshdeep Singh, left, after dismissing Jan Frylinck of Namibia during their T20 World Cup match in Delhi. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/12/who-runs-iran-is-for-iranians-to-decide-says-uk-minister/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T16:46:32.135Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZGTT7OCSCJBZLAMJXSCHKKOIOM.jpg?auth=4ec7a95d814b7bc023af4aa534e32c40a88b8fa019d6d6d42f950654fde4c1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hamish Falconer said the UK is committed to restoration of Iranians rights after January’s brutal crackdown. Photo: The Middle East Association]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/02/12/russian-oil-export-revenue-climbs-to-111bn-in-jan-despite-sanctions-pressures/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T16:32:02.382Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CU6T6U4JFF2DE3DPTPUBM7J45Y.jpg?auth=c501aa4ceef5bb8d3a466c77f004aed67c6a81e89745fab4ba2e6c713c4911ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4548&amp;height=3032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian fishermen fish on the ice-covered Gulf of Finland in front of the oil terminal in the port of Saint Petersburg. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/02/12/lng-oversupply-poses-risk-to-qatars-growth-outlook-imf-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-12T16:02:26.395Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4EV5YABZDRGTDKQZRDJORBVJJY.JPG?auth=62ba2667ca2c800e2e9ea725a91c30ecb12d2a9085f6d9dcbca4e8e350539a10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5623&amp;height=3602</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates visit the Qatar Energy exhibition stand at the 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas in Doha earlier this month. Qatar plans to increase liquefied natural gas output from 77 million tonnes to 160 million tonnes by 2030. 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