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Photo: Seven Media]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/11/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-that-had-been-used-to-smuggle-iranian-oil/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-11T00:12:18.442Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TJS3QQP5XJKZRNH7MYD3SNZCQE.jpg?auth=014079697b16dac7699fff26221ce9b533e2e98898db711ff4fc266f5575e976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1591&amp;height=965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coastguard forces rappel from a helicopter on to the vessel's deck, in a screengrab of a video published by US Attorney General Pam Bondi. 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AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoon/2025/12/10/lebanon-us-aid-hezbollah-disarmament/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T20:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/EDPGC4IAVZAPNEYCFJBO4PCRNE.jpg?auth=6402d2bd720b1d6bfd61efd5788d154cc5a1bc247303d23c62c421e8d9707767&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2244&amp;height=1311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/12/10/uae-central-bank-cuts-interest-rates-after-us-fed-move/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T19:13:55.316Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/U2NY4O3DYFC6FKGKCU5TBR5F2I.jpg?auth=3d49e4bbcfb8b09c0cc90e7b63f46b2918d97c06b53c0825d375240f82c695c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UAE Central Bank moves with the US Federal Reserve because the dirham is pegged to the dollar. Antonie Robertson / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/12/10/federal-reserve-interest-rates/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T19:04:34.715Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QHHQEOESPFARBZKERY5WXKKFJI.jpg?auth=38e681b93885051a273df24162d9630f0adb9a5e7f6db8698c5d72ef738288f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5770&amp;height=3926</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank could have a higher threshold for rate cuts after its latest move. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/12/10/uae-quantum-encryption-q-day-decryption/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T18:48:33.781Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XFX3JWXV6RDBHG4MA5T2UGX4WM.jpg?auth=6ec07013777434a53740ab6e2949a1b2ad31335425f6bd833ae514379f5de984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3633&amp;height=2044</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Advances from the likes of IBM will make quantum computing more accessible, which also may create cybersecurity issues]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/israel-approves-more-than-750-new-settler-homes-in-occupied-west-bank/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T17:57:01.677Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/Z5JLFZYZCFYIDFY7AQXP54XCMI.jpg?auth=065da97825a244c51dca8d2b151dcc01dd4ff600c739c246c598b0360e86e709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2718&amp;height=1812</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference in August on the E1 settlement, which would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/drone-attack-on-southern-oilfield-held-by-sudans-rsf-kills-dozens/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T17:56:33.897Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IZVPNTM5UCNVEVRGRF7YEJFPGI.jpg?auth=98b68b3d8f2c80d1434a5278dd75f7bc5f42bd01abc3fda9c674131d9905d5cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3690&amp;height=2538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sudan's Rapid Support Forces seized a key oilfield from the army this week. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/10/director-general-of-national-media-council-says-abu-dhabi-summit-shows-importance-of-working-together/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T17:53:36.041Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NHG5JN24NNHHXJP6EQNM2DF3NE.jpg?auth=271579247146d3269983ce7ca8ff08250d4217473a05a52dfd023dbf540c31a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Jamal Al Kaabi said the Bridge Summit attracted people from sectors including film, gaming, AI and content creation. Photo: IMI]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/10/dubais-transport-authority-introduces-fine-of-up-to-dh200000-for-randomly-parked-lorries/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T17:16:34.148Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YEPLLN3QH7AAFNU55NE7YVMQ34.jpg?auth=41c4b3b282324e05f3304fd15f6463698c8a5c0fd0028f62d0c3190f4d7927d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3888&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lorries parked in the wrong places could lead to heavy fines, Dubai's transport authority has warned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/10/us-threatens-new-icc-sanctions-unless-court-pledges-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T16:40:00.034Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PUW4FMQYPBOS2SPSHHLCKXUDFE.jpg?auth=1579b45bf659209e11d846adc858d1381aed1f74583045dbb864e6bd02e98bc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7949&amp;height=5441</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The US also wants the International Criminal Court to drop investigations of Israeli leaders over the Gaza war. 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Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/bashar-al-assads-cousin-admits-not-being-an-angel-during-syrias-civil-war/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T15:36:52.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XXRSZ5AB6BCOLA7NW4BJJ7TUOE.jfif?auth=fd63ecbe0448fe3c11442dff781e4c7740d9b60ba3ee90a3ad3c50806aa673a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1293&amp;height=970</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waseem Al Assad. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/stc-chief-says-sanaa-is-next-target-after-taking-control-of-yemens-south/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T15:27:48.626Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QMWNLSVER7RIEGLSCKSQQPWKEM.jpg?auth=46f4ecf27f60f6c2f82b16b5d75747466f58410a5f93162f36934113b7e2376b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yemeni supporters of the STC gather in the port city of Aden earlier this week to wave the old South Yemen flag at a rally to demand a 'second independence'. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2025/12/10/adnoc-ls-adds-fourth-lng-carrier-to-fleet-as-it-expands-capacity/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T14:36:59.497Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YOYO22MDCNG47CRUHEUQYZD2XM.jpg?auth=1934f5134e2ac05014d0c94934d4e5744e9527184a2a08bea25993879818b217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Al Sadaf LNG vessel is the latest addition to Adnoc L&S's multi-billion-dollar fleet renewal programme. Photo: Adnoc L&S]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/lebanon-fails-in-bid-to-extradite-beirut-blast-suspect-from-bulgaria/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T14:06:48.024Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/REVYZM5AGLSI3M4APDTI6JAYXI.jpg?auth=0cdf42fa836bf16f0244a07fe4dbeb303c7256c1d0e6c596a03c7793e3f89b11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5202&amp;height=3286</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Igor Grechushkin is taken to his hearing in Sofia, where his extradition was blocked. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/12/10/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-launches-liberty-fabric-to-symbolise-detention/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T14:01:33.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CHL57DMVURGUVHRO5DQSVNEEBI.jpg?auth=3c009abf70d4e92d5f00b96383184d6485e2e85090977b0bbc1839b594c7e619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3744&amp;height=2560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Imperial War Museum and Liberty London fabric Passage of Time. Liberty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/10/bassem-youssef-says-his-fame-suggests-comedians-are-more-trusted-than-journalists/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T13:05:20.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PXXVNFI5M5A4JPM3O6ZBLONJ64.jpg?auth=a3946630b131ce79a9235a8bbc5e4d37fa51371d229e99887aa37ad6c662e783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4991&amp;height=3329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bassem Youssef at the Bridge Summit in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/inside-brief/2025/12/10/dmitry-balyasny-on-abu-dhabi-expansion-ai-agents-and-2026-outlook/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7ICJX354FZA75M4BIZAVGPWBGY.jpg?auth=4cdcbb08b606854be25016cca30ec2b4dc3cea8b9037149855ac98c360cfef9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dmitry Balyasny on Abu Dhabi expansion, AI agents and 2026 outlook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2025/12/10/playstation-5-best-games-metacritic-ghost-of-yotei/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T12:45:03.537Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XR7SOCHOYZB5BKELIIVERUPPLY.jpg?auth=eec90f621f60ee8bd199306bb6894708cbaa440ea842c3483424cdc492e6710e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ghost of Yotei is the anticipated sequel of the popular Ghost of Tsushima game. Photo: Sucker Punch Productions]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/12/10/what-is-the-qatar-t100-world-championship-final-and-why-is-the-middle-east-important-for-triathlon/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T12:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4DUTVGNRJBA6PISM3WL2MJYMM4.jpg?auth=17686b699bffbdffdb8015768432602aca0bf1393885c90485d50dabf145cd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2383&amp;height=1341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The T100 World Championship women's race in Dubai last month. Photo: T100 Triathlon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/12/10/labours-leaders-rally-around-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-after-new-trump-tirade/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T12:25:24.434Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FDU63BBQ7ZHTBEILSF55XW7PQI.jpg?auth=77aaa66856deea9f4140bcf75d10f72404ec30b681ecf22c04a49cbd72fb3441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4488&amp;height=2985</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaking at New York City Hall with his counterpart Eric Adams in 2022. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2025/12/10/best-new-christmas-movies-2020s-holdovers-klaus-hallmark-pageant/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T12:18:51.091Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YF6HE3O3INCHLOAGDLCALLKNFI.jpg?auth=954a03553a7d2fc27dbca114082e6ee5c0600974ba0a53c304df92c9e79001e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6018&amp;height=3204</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left: Connor Swindells as Nick and Olivia Holt as Sophia in Jingle Bell Heist. Photo: Netflix]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/12/10/seagrass-secrets-ancient-sea-cow-fossils-key-to-climate-change-in-the-gulf/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T12:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YIQ465XXTZBPLI3JENSUDUB4SY.jpg?auth=4bb44b6aacb9f735bcd6d8d52b2be80d262f5d2ea86a57f6e925c98a85385662&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=479</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the sea floor may have looked. Alex Boersma]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2025/12/10/modi-hails-unesco-listing-of-diwali-people-in-india-are-thrilled/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T11:48:02.045Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MTEAL2BD2J74DAJZFT2CH5ZGOI.jpg?auth=b3d34c4f7258636cc0c5d5202aff84c9a70f9d7659c33d3734ee7e80b25d03b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diwali or Deepawali is one of the biggest festivals in South Asia. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/iraqis-say-decree-on-dissent-is-recipe-for-disaster-for-free-speech/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T11:45:29.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6QLJTIXQAWGJBDKH276YB522OU.jpg?auth=75bfa167c3459f26f29920475889354332547bae080fe24773e372f2ac931f13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3602&amp;height=2402</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Faiq Zaidan, the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, issued a directive calling for opponents of the political system to face legal action. AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/09/which-countries-are-menas-top-world-cup-goalscorers/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T11:38:25.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MRZHHEJUFRGW7P5GCDOGK5KHAY.png?auth=04ed82edac451803b097f4d5a6bcf2e82e65b4893edb2daeb3ed41b87cdaf90a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/10/why-the-polio-eradication-pledge-in-abu-dhabi-should-fill-us-all-with-optimism/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IAZXFZCSMT3KPCAD2XKND65R2U.jpg?auth=4f7adf4758c5bb81fff53349c432ffaee0b55e32ca562f19261042f00134f388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3841&amp;height=2561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A health worker administers anti-polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/10/egyptian-professor-at-stanford-university-named-as-uae-great-arab-minds-winner/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T10:57:22.945Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WLTZ4XYKABACFI5GM35BA57HTY.jpg?auth=623cf1945e38f69496d4f42f63ca70d3c5676499439b4a93ed22f58e8dcb91aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=834&amp;height=469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prof Abbas El Gamal has been honoured with a Great Arab Minds award. Photo: Helleski / Wiki]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/10/best-photos-of-december-10-lightning-bolts-over-kuwait-city-to-fashion-exhibition-in-paris/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T10:45:50.354Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BJMFZAM3BNGALAJJBE7VWVKAMI.jpg?auth=14c68f10ebbc948c1737e5e71320519828f1416cc8f1ca5637f83af728b263de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lightning streaks across the sky in Kuwait City, during a thunderstorm. 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Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/12/10/shane-lowry-and-viktor-hovland-added-to-star-studded-field-at-2026-dubai-desert-classic/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T09:58:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HKTC7Q6AYBCY7NJBWWBCGIGUPA.jpg?auth=b7e1767f78aaf09a2991c5c120db4c8a51eab021fffb729d5b91c899ea610756&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5229&amp;height=3370</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Lowry, right, and Viktor Hovland during the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Park. 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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/10/my-own-home-couples-dh27m-dubai-villa-in-santorini-style-community-surges-in-value/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T09:39:33.738Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ID6TLHATOJEQ3PZRIQH2UBHXHE.jpg?auth=b172304682e6a4f20ed523a6ee188d6961245ba8963d69c3226caec085dac9ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nihar Desai moved in to his four-bedroom townhouse in the Santorini development of Damac Lagoons in March. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2025/12/12/in-sudan-and-elsewhere-its-time-to-end-the-cruel-maths-of-aid-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ASCI2YU24HKSRD2ERAAGULE5YQ.jpg?auth=ad8c2a2b97b87c5e02ec200a8c6fc1fed7a5e39302c86bec1f0d8d8d6e488c4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A displaced Sudanese man consoles his niece at a displacement camp in Al Dabba, Sudan. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/10/egypts-awqaf-faces-backlash-over-steep-rent-rises-on-agricultural-land/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T04:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6F2X22HM3O32QYSOM7Y63VDZWI.jpg?auth=07d978f826f330eee795af20b6c3fd1c696548ed0f238eb7c3fa00583078ff38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers harvest potatoes in Egypt's Menoufia province, in the Nile Delta. Rents have surged in the area, known for its high agricultural output because of highly fertile soil. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/2025/12/10/as-the-year-of-the-family-nears-parent-friendly-workplaces-are-becoming-an-imperative-in-the-uae/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TPD3NKB42ZCKFPXWVX7DGNRU5I.jpg?auth=c480d6620c58621e69b076476ba37534fb517f55eedc3bc82d25177476dc5ff6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5383&amp;height=3588</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workplaces must become active partners in strengthening the social and economic growth that support family ties. Pawan Singh / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/12/10/jules-kounde-barcas-unlikely-hero-as-tottenham-take-apart-slavia-praha/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:42:49.755Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LPD54BN2FVFOTLN7G53AIMYHUQ?auth=00484474ee9a68f6abcdedfb7b387b1e169132cf77e562542a67fcc1bdee2af0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2351&amp;height=1322</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barcelona's Jules Kounde scores his side's second goal against Eintracht Frankfurt. AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/12/10/fifa-arab-cup-uae-set-up-algeria-quarter-final-after-finest-display-yet-under-cosmin-olaroiu/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:15:31.233Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7ZDNT6BLQVCWZPYLX6VQWYJZ24?auth=0cbbe94f86605a82149dd669d56e14a47da6a4cb3be2ff9a658d16b5c47d2bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1763&amp;height=991</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yahya Al Ghassani, right, was instrumental in UAE's victory over Kuwait, scoring twice in a 3-1 win. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2025/12/10/desert-warrior-review-saudi-arabia-gets-the-showcase-it-has-long-deserved/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:13:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/W3J46L5ICRHFLDOQBDJINEHIXE.jpg?auth=545794f27fe36dbc89b8b4e50e7e18dcde6c1bdc9ccd83230e6f7f307d446b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Desert Warrior. Photo: MBC Studios]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/12/10/inter-milan-v-liverpool-player-ratings-martinez-7-akanji-5-szoboszlai-7-isak-5/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:01:57.203Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YMFZJC2OCZDWZEJ3TCQZG3RUOM?auth=f96086c81b46d4d04940dc18d5c5175497f86c31163c485715f236e925d0a02a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8195&amp;height=4610</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates scoring Liverpool's penalty that earned the Reds a 1-0 win at Inter. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2025/12/10/middle-east-airlines-to-make-2860-profit-per-passenger-in-2026-the-highest-worldwide/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FEKFUGMCHMEYXXOQE6U3GP3YFM.jpg?auth=ecb693ea3e97420edb86791b2decbc5eada6f009a442340d1f01bb68e70da826&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2300</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passenger jets on the tarmac at Al Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow. EPA ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2025/12/10/iran-gcc-arabian-gulf-middle-east/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JWRSBCY5UNB4RDEPAPIFXU44BI.jpg?auth=259d316ec8203854b4676cc8d0a3f6476d064ee399e5282dff02d57f755fc0b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei repeated his country’s claim to the occupied Emirati islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, above. 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Ahmad Fallaha for The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2025/12/10/the-palace-madrid-hotel-review-spain/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T02:02:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/F3FVIUWPCVAELDSWAULSH2GU7Y.jpg?auth=b779c6a4684f84078e724d4df5bd446d2eca303ca5b5eab9b89397d39cf83546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1875</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[La Cupula is the restaurant and all-day bar beneath the hotel’s restored stained-glass dome. Photo: The Palace Madrid]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/business-extra/2025/12/10/behind-the-bitcoin-drop-are-we-entering-a-new-era-for-crypto/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OUAV6RH2GVQXKLU5PXW4FXHNQE.jpg?auth=a2d89f6c55fffec1aa8d8a68e1f1872a494f0d6538c4d04258f966d548c54100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This illustration photograph shows a phone with a downward trend in the stock market in front of a screen displaying a Bitcoin logo, in Mulhouse on December 5, 2025.  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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/09/us-hopeful-of-breakthrough-in-talks-for-turkey-to-rejoin-f-35-programme/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T22:39:19.531Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GYIKXKWGYBMZ7PBTD634I6K4VQ.jpg?auth=f71b7ad8549b798293298bc0af953934909f9b8e5c1aa3df2808b64bdd3ce942&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5088&amp;height=3392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets fly over Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on November 22.  Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/09/sheikh-tahnoon-meets-kash-patel-us-fbi-director/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T22:27:48.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/J4RM4RA7JSSVFPVRH5YJZGJUBM.jpg?auth=0819d5bfcd72e9d0cb6571f04c978c2380a88333d75928b919bff177bb5b1a33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5859&amp;height=3906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FBI director Kash Patel. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/12/09/nvidia-h200-china-trump-huang/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T20:55:57.17Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QXEMZLWMBOZH5D56IVNHVJWBDY.jpg?auth=ace6bea4b5b3340b122c09e6ceadb27f8d8e26e4eacd7d34659decad4d1589ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8123&amp;height=5415</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang with US President Donald Trump in the White House on December 9.  AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/09/us-bill-links-lebanese-army-aid-to-hezbollah-disarmament/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T20:22:51.762Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2EW4Y4DDPNDRRL5FUWBJOFPB4I.jpg?auth=b6111327329f13725d1cf724a9f7e99a3a649d0105c998e529d8ccea93295c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=4860</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebanese army soldiers in a tunnel used by Hezbollah militants near the border with Israeli in the Zibqin Valley. AP
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/12/09/guterres-calls-on-yemens-houthis-to-rescind-referral-of-un-staff-to-criminal-court/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T20:15:12.083Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/76QO5AMVC36X44WCC6BBCTTZKY.jpg?auth=3fc5358f28bcb66d7db754e42e29b1d7c8febc1ad0af76314d7bee660706d864&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5751&amp;height=3866</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Relations between the Iran-backed Houthis and international organisations have deteriorated sharply in recent years. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoon/2025/12/09/unrwa-jerusalem-israeli-raid-palestinians-middle-east/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T20:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FH6XRFSSY5HGFGZGY4EOOAOKFE.jpg?auth=3019a1ff689ecbe6f4dddb08abc10b4f9e731da0844131fe5483913994a71688&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2244&amp;height=1311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/09/us-renews-call-for-sudan-truce-and-imposes-sanctions-on-group-for-sending-colombians-to-fight-for-rsf/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T18:49:24.762Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/C3DAFYQFLKKJUZXF2EZ2RIDPUY.jpg?auth=134a541baba0e2eb25ee0a1f640f5c9765229dc476f6c16fba708306b8149389&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sudan has been in the throes of conflict between the military and the SAF since 2023. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/09/uae-sends-eighth-aid-plane-to-help-sri-lankan-communities-hit-by-floods/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T18:32:29.422Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QNLKOVJN65BMBCCPS3XEBOMAVM.jpg?auth=cc4db8c02d42272af1c88d296eb43b99b57e343697cf8a10c1723db1e7c7ffb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1126&amp;height=631</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An aid plane from the UAE arrived in Sri Lanka with crucial supplies on Tuesday. Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/09/shells-fired-from-unknown-source-near-damascus-airbase/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:57:11.285Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RHIT3ZRNMFB2FHU72CBRMKFG6U.jpg?auth=82760024cfe2415e467412afc1ac6eba0c058f8e87947cd602996fb94ed9e396&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Military helicopters at Mezzeh Air Base after the Assad regime fell last year. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/09/trump-must-respect-europes-choices-says-eus-antonio-costa/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:49:45.789Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/Z3KCTDOEIA6HEJUJP3N4OZQMMI.jpg?auth=75793c1d3e2716183a7ec683fde41789ea51c589568c0af17f66e313196c9575&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3645</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[European Council President Antonio Costa, right, and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin have rejected criticism of Europe made by US President Donald Trump. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/09/sheikh-hamdan-announces-launch-of-contactless-hotel-check-in-across-dubai/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:30:53.127Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZRFWNCXAUVEQLJNHSBEPFDPVYU.jpg?auth=7fb087d6ba9e71555b00bccda947ee968c77565c8cbe4608927e1886290abd4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, announced contactless hotel check-ins across the city. Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/09/closures-announced-on-abu-dhabis-sheikh-zayed-bin-sultan-street-until-later-this-month/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:08:00.824Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4AQWAM5Q3H2RNSUKNI4DUD63F4.jpg?auth=ebc71dd45cd2acc2e796f6359dbedba831283b0253ab2995a2b4ab1c83280f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4728&amp;height=3284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parts of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street in Abu Dhabi will remain closed until December 22. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/09/bill-gates-and-uae-minister-warn-200000-young-lives-at-risk-without-urgent-action/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T16:57:50.877Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XP6QJHEV6ZGUFISCHFDJK3YEO4.jpg?auth=f6a4da0d7e484bbee3aae1ffa646b182e8326368635165e1bdd3a7913e070fca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5509&amp;height=3099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Gates and Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation, in conversation. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/09/ireland-can-act-as-bridge-between-uae-and-eu-irish-minister-says/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T16:22:50.405Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DXSDUV2A3NG47GKMVONJZPBNXM.jpg?auth=05560a8bc1fe703fb8247f1689a79700a8d2cae0d0823ac77cdac75f5ff8c8c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5322&amp;height=2993</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien, Irish Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy and Minister for Transport during  an interview in Abu Dhabi. Ryan Lim for The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2025/12/09/what-paramounts-gulf-backed-warner-bros-ownership-could-mean-for-global-media/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T15:45:38.186Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DI6VE3IBUFDDBPYBRI6YUWIOIM?auth=fba84d7322daa8530ff9f891bcf6d1ba90ba1eb6c16abf33957cd46d54320cc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Paramount Skydance and Netflix are locked in a bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/09/at-least-two-killed-as-flash-floods-sweep-across-iraqs-kurdistan-region/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T15:27:14.038Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/F6N4655EEGP4Y2SDXCIDQIAA4Q.jpg?auth=6076f3a50e3e43181aef82f5ecb84e8acc338a77ef5f41426c4fe858489c7dd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4799&amp;height=3199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sulaimaniyah province. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/09/israel-to-reopen-crossing-between-jordan-and-west-bank-for-passage-of-aid-and-goods/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T14:45:57.078Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HNZB2KFMSBXD4FOICSGMEEZG6Q.jpg?auth=fa45821fe6fa0a5d8fe1fd6ab2287744f6ad371f5ee6d9f8738fd1fdcc811505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2416&amp;height=1360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan has been closed to aid and goods since an attack by a lorry driver on Israeli personnel in September. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>