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Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/iran-seizes-ship-said-to-be-carrying-4-million-litres-of-smuggled-fuel/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T16:58:30.646Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UNHTIWSHBFHPNNCHEVEOODX3YQ?auth=d7bbfa52f19a557a2e2c28f6e4954ba256bb7ef1711064144603f2cbd1e9d218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iranian forces regularly announce the interception of ships accused of smuggling fuel. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/israeli-army-accuses-hamas-of-ceasefire-breach-after-blast-in-gaza-wounds-soldier/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T16:22:32.554Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/N4EHKQ3M634ENY4E4UYZHIAIHA.jpg?auth=f16bfa22fd0360de50845791788821e105361b01e81c54ac89584597d1920797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/12/24/abu-dhabis-imkan-expands-waterfront-capabilities-with-majority-stake-in-majestic-marine/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T15:40:56.863Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CD66F6OX7ZDDZHJPTOOKWBTHEQ.jpg?auth=09a339b096c47ced069183c0a7bf9cd16562b8b9cce04c68679eb53b25c6bc33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3079&amp;height=2053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Back, from left: Omid Aminifard, VP of operations at Majestic Marine Investments Group; Abubaker Al Khoori, GCEO of Abu Dhabi Capital Group; and Khalifa Al Mazrouei, GCIO of Abu Dhabi Capital Group. Front, from left: Marios Economides, CEO of Majestic Marine Investments Group; and Suwaidan Al Dhaheri, CEO of Imkan, announce the deal. Photo: Handout]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/24/uae-helps-treat-75000-gazan-patients-this-year-under-dh94-billion-aid-effort/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T15:12:14.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/J7DRW4DIANHL5MLPROL6HLXSXI.jpg?auth=826c83b2fccd7384c42e697efe3b91c14a4b0e102038d0a7ffa589fb0cc05cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5297&amp;height=3531</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestinian patient Hamza Mousa Hassan receiving care at the UAE's floating hospital in Al Arish, Egypt in March. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/24/from-bunker-to-infinity-swimming-historic-paris-building-is-reborn/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/EFAD4LAD2RB2TKYFKFFFU32UFI.jpg?auth=79544013107e9e7f647a34f9b12185581472dfeaf6a808ced2e713aebfc20c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the rooftop pool at the Maybourne Saint-Germain in Paris. Photo: Maybourne]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/iraq-must-do-more-to-protect-christians-says-countrys-top-catholic-official/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T14:28:30.438Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HJSC6BO2YKEEBT7KR6SBJRKH4Q.jpg?auth=6cc56e3ba743ca135a76ec2602555c6ac1cc6200ae4eaff3de2c04534c8cfee3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3838&amp;height=2839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako addresses the faithful during the Palm Sunday service at Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq. AP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/24/for-iran-2026-is-going-to-be-the-year-of-the-unknown/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/F74EXHWO65BHFMT6WMXAAV5KOA?auth=cb01bf2da67fe2e466c66f4a3c81bc8b401897d0667090953f9fb8328e9faa18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5320&amp;height=2993</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People enjoy their time at the beach outside the port city of Bandar Anzali in Iran on Tuesday. AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/sudans-civilian-anti-war-activists-detained-in-crackdown/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T13:57:21.72Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RKR7I6F26VG7FFSR36MUZC44SY.jpg?auth=7e2267c6f070d5b6a94764917b347c55ebe4a89d3a7cf7234c817e8eb5265639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=844&amp;height=475</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sudanese human rights activist Munib Abdelaziz has been arrested by the government. Photo: handout
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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/24/silvers-pedal-to-the-metal/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T13:09:15.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZRAP4VXZONARRMN3AWC5W3SVFU.png?auth=9beeabe3ebca90c698188e7c4f226fab7d9b1778a778da399dba446ef2a161aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/24/uae-weather-what-is-the-christmas-forecast-and-will-there-be-rain/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T12:31:48.054Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/T5XXFQTX2NHTFOCHEQFHFKYTKI.JPG?auth=49192a1f12a39d806324f6c4bb9f6db98b2e04c2189192edb5b41ce32bbaf21c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4896&amp;height=3264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unsettled weather is unlikely to dampen the festive spirit across the Emirates. The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2025/12/24/arabic-christmas-songs-meanings/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T12:05:20.577Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IOJ3KC3CB4AWOXJPJGTLCWHTVA.jpg?auth=50ce8b71eee7856d819aded469e51c527803744ad0febaad4bf78f750fb42f63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3476&amp;height=2650</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife's Ya Maryam pays tribute to the Virgin Mary. Leslie Pableo for The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2025/12/24/banksys-walled-off-hotel-reopens-in-bethlehem-after-two-years/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T11:56:31.826Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZFQT55JRCYK4MSTNETKJ6UUB5M.jpg?auth=31811ad0ce6adb4baaf7798facce935cad3ff988bba654901b05b6fb8e9634b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Walled-Off Hotel in the West Bank is hemmed in by an eight-metre-high concrete wall built by Israel. Heidi Levine for The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/24/recruitment-office-in-ajman-shut-down-over-domestic-worker-offences/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T11:35:46.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BUIQP6JC4ZDWNHDYCZXWNRVCHE.JPG?auth=05d684fe30e7afb2db3ae74ad9b5e059902831bebe869bb2f7e6a12af545b0c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3676&amp;height=2068</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Authorities have urged the public to report negative practices. Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2025/12/24/ritz-carlton-rak-al-hamra-beach-hotel-review/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T11:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7CIROSI6NVCU5MLMKCBLQTXAGE.jpg?auth=678a8fcaa69d98cc98f85b82bc2e9111e919f8b7c9e2ee698e26c2c34d39c94e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1051</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Each villa has an expansive backyard, closed in on three sides with shrubbery and leading to a private beach from the fourth. Photo: Ritz-Carlton RAK Al Hamra Beach]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/12/24/abu-dhabis-adq-closes-5bn-financing-deal-with-asian-investors/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T10:33:44.55Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JQA42OGOIBDPNER6L6C5VLZEP4.jpg?auth=bc7c597389c26f772a0b1f63ec013e584741af9af62567f9b51baf809f1b1b2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7200&amp;height=4050</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Campo commercial street in Macau. ADQ secured commitments from more than 30 financial institutions in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/syrias-foreign-minister-says-relations-with-russia-enter-a-new-era/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T09:25:26.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JDQKXTQQINCWOYRJY2VKWZVAFQ.jpg?auth=48984ad84ce7927f5fccd72f4eb3e5ca599be82ac81aec92b06b5b72e3999131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5953&amp;height=3969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian and Syrian delegations during a meeting in Moscow. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/24/egyptian-scientist-named-great-arab-minds-winner-for-contribution-to-medicine/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T09:22:58.117Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NPQZAZWV5NF4VCRKURYO3DI6RU.png?auth=3b06f545ceb90638a905ad16f37b8d783b218136086317617647fc1ef51fcf78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=980&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Nabil Seidah, from Egypt, is director of the neuroendocrine research unit at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute. Photo: Montreal Clinical Research Institute]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2025/12/24/uaes-amea-power-lands-funding-for-50mw-ivory-coast-solar-power-plant/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T08:45:10.102Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MBK7DUWIWNEGNNNIKUBROJWINA.jpg?auth=cfc6c89914bc202b972da0d4e017e3a2b80f103dc6fedc31be33747afe184fd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6263&amp;height=4180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amea Power's solar plant in the Ivory Coast is expected to be up and running in early 2027. Photo: Amea Power]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/24/uae-signs-2-million-deal-to-support-healthcare-in-sudan/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T07:41:21.962Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DAXRIGVDOV7JGCVWUKMIUULWRA.jpg?auth=3aa8fb33ce0a6a31e3c8e5ec4817e8e6c0fce85dec0457779d86b6ca5003e2f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5826&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The conflict in Sudan has displaced at least 12 million people. AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/24/challenges-for-keir-starmer-grew-in-2025-much-like-for-the-rest-of-europe/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PN7M2PESBJB4XJP5FVIU47WXCQ.jpg?auth=3141af697b8986bf92115ddafe28333f55c289a0df7d37b9b77796765fabcbe6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7903&amp;height=4446</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates fly flags as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote address on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool in September. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/24/best-photos-of-december-24-christmas-ballet-in-nairobi-to-prayers-in-bethlehem-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T06:16:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HD3X533WWZLXO2NV2QXOAHYUNA.jpg?auth=a801ad2153d56387abccc17d9ddf41095a9c33e12557b0c6bfc0088681a90523&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TOPSHOT - Young ballet students warm up with stretching exercises before taking the stage during Project Elimu’s annual Christmas ballet performance in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, on December 23, 2025.  At Project Elimu’s Kibera Ballet School in Nairobi, young dancers engage with classical ballet as part of a community-led arts programme that fosters discipline, creativity and confidence.  Founded by Kenyan dancer Mike Wamaya, the free classes form part of a wider initiative supporting artistic expression, learning and personal growth.  (Photo by Luis TATO  /  AFP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/23/dipping-economy-and-rising-taxes-are-toxic-holiday-mix-for-britains-keir-starmer/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T06:02:31.939Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FQK2SXG3CZEL7LFNZGKIQ4QY54.jpg?auth=93cc0562434f5a0607b6adedae8bfac7e851a188925ea661bd3fb9ee32d8d22a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2878&amp;height=1619</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Larry the Downing Street cat has seen six prime ministers in his time. Could 2026 bring a seventh? Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/2025/12/24/biggest-fashion-moments-of-2025/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T05:54:27.948Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OVBGZQEI7VBDFDAQZIWF7Y4S4I.jpg?auth=cad73b39bdf86b3d7080efecb4f64435a8237718f233412dabce5b5a450533f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5315&amp;height=3545</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matthieu Blazy's first show for Chanel during Paris Fashion Week in October. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/why-the-uae-says-only-civilian-rule-can-end-sudans-war/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T05:36:34.962Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XLIITBAAK6TUJVOJIY3KHA24DI.jpg?auth=a953e1d163d85ebdc9227d004c3b99ace9b47f2b9e41bf0e3779adc16c82d4be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5211&amp;height=3272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sudanese refugees collect water from a tap at the Gorom Refugee camp near Juba, in South Sudan. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2025/12/24/dubai-gold-prices-record-high-silver-rate-uae-2026-outlook/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T05:15:30.144Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NTTZ4KWR65HZJPSXHCOU46GHN4.jpg?auth=d2abd403b726f31d90acb2b91c845b0ff8d0744dcb1f7d7402b445c7749eb7a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4631&amp;height=2604</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(FILES) Gold bullion bars are pictured after being inspected and polished at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. Gold prices broke past $4,500 in Asian trade on December 24, 2025 on optimism that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates next year, and amid rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/24/turkey-child-murder-who-killed-narin-guran/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T05:14:33.066Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZQJGYCW6MZE2TJQI2G74ZXQQCM.jpg?auth=d9ea9dd8b4935cecf3976e7c80c510feedc783f94e8982b48f288658d62331a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1890&amp;height=1063</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Narin Guran was eight years old when she was murdered in her home village of Tavsantepe in south-eastern Turkey's Diyarbakir province last year. Lizzie Porter/ The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/12/24/ashes-2025-ben-stokes-says-welfare-of-england-players-my-main-concern-right-now/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T04:35:57.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DWSEOABDPGONOA7L7Q7JEIRUU4.jpg?auth=733bc1b552a1ea93042f6647c03e09b210452c6136887c0425763cda7a71b999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5514&amp;height=3676</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[England’s Ben Stokes answers questions during a press conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/24/middle-east-flights-airlines-2026-iata/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/I4JATYIY6RE35D3ECJSKGP7PBM.jpg?auth=ba5076d7e64c405b07ee787580350f6c7d27a8a6b17f5620d25df7fdf9017897&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Airbus 350 at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Few regions have matched the Middle East’s ability to scale capacity, attract premium traffic and operate with regulatory flexibility. 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