<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/12/03/uae-vat-rule-changes-january-2026/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T12:32:32.798Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/64ILO4KJ65GUBCSSE3FRDPZWFA.jpg?auth=2d649bc7a7903752a4d369f9437718bbfaaefd3b272e0c85f8d5d479ad7c0e08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=4608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The amendments aim to simplify tax procedures for taxpayers while ensuring transparency. Antonie Robertson/The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/03/uk-middle-east-minister-says-israel-in-breach-of-ceasefire/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T12:31:13.363Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YNVHPS4N5ZHILF32CNZLBSATQU.jpg?auth=12aac5bceada56bf88fdd5b2968299f56bf2278713880e0eeca8b8684a5ef403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Middle East minister Hamish Falconer has warned Israel it must open border crossings to allow aid into Gaza. Photo: UK Foreign Office]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/03/russia-to-seize-much-more-of-ukraine-unless-zelenskyy-does-deal-senior-diplomat-warns/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T12:28:40.91Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KICJJJIKAJHJNHDCHBVQXXNA74.jpg?auth=78e26fea2181295127765500300ed3c2b01cd1fb92f1669367e267492e69ecbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1264&amp;height=711</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrey Kelin speaks to The National at Russia's embassy in London. The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/03/scores-of-hamas-fighters-escape-from-tunnels-under-israels-nose/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T12:27:26.022Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OGYZB34M7STS2U7463ERKJMEKM.jpg?auth=330fff913c52344bf93f1009110afa5e90ce71547edf494859ef7dcc16169244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many Hamas fighters were trapped in tunnels under Israeli-held territory after the ceasefire in Gaza took hold. Bloomberg]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/12/07/security-and-prosperity-of-gulf-states-indivisible-says-bahrains-king-hamad/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T12:17:23.647Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JZ76CZSZQBGM7D57DK2LOZVJKE.jpg?auth=ddda45c7e5fea15b86e01ad8c8a61578039864cc02145a9ce45a383172e76533&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=2716</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gulf leaders and officials in Bahrain for the GCC summit. photo: X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/03/nato-to-boost-ukraine-aid-as-belgium-vents-frustration-over-frozen-russian-assets/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T11:56:51.356Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VH5UBEC5F63CG7KUC55O63M4VY.jpg?auth=c60832901824bc70439f71d41e019153d43a4f8e0ffbbf2ef513387fe8373861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8413&amp;height=5609</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels. AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/03/us-unveils-worlds-largest-consulate-in-iraqs-kurdistan-region/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T11:54:07.433Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZWUMW5OQQJG7HCGCZG4DL4XVAM.jpg?auth=d79903d667b809374c6b4b742c3499394c6c5d99f66c1374bfeb7b8cd80d2a70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani today received U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources 
@DepSecStateMR
 in Erbil, ahead of the inauguration of the new U.S. Consulate General compound.
. Photo: U.S. Consulate General Erbil]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/03/israel-to-open-rafah-crossing-for-exit-of-gazans-as-msf-appeals-for-medical-evacuations/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T11:42:28.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KK5SXEDTFBFRXK2W5FIC4YKYEA.jpg?auth=79d39fe34b5bf9f438a49d4f59f62165e4410c2e08e21bf58216779bfe685d47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=990&amp;height=656</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UAE has been carrying out medical evacuations of patients from the Gaza Strip. 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PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2025/12/03/sheikha-fatima-makes-rare-public-appearance-at-zayed-national-museum-inauguration/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T10:25:29.738Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CJAZERJIFJAE7HLESKVUMFCGKM.jpg?auth=10a012ef01ba31f2ed184b1eeae31bb660048ceb13ec6580e81274ad5c51574a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2885</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zayed National Museum is now open to the public. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/12/03/best-photos-of-december-3-uae-leaders-tour-the-zayed-museum-to-eid-al-etihad-fireworks-in-dubai/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T10:14:17.608Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QMZ4HMRJOVBPPIOPLLWGBBSQU4.jpg?auth=710f31fe972259526c3c10c717f5f0573bac5ee2c076055a5308e819bc52deb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[SAADIYAT ISLAND, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - December 02, 2025: (L-R) HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, HH Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain and HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, sit in front of a photograph of the first Federal Supreme Council meeting, during the inauguration of the Zayed National Museum.

( Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court )
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Photo: Lara Zankoul]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/12/07/security-diplomacy-and-innovation-top-agenda-at-gcc-summit-in-bahrain/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T08:29:06.498Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6DVUH6VBABHWTOIEMT5JBLXHXQ.jpg?auth=b98b19532b42386563cc3d81ed876328697f6947f44c305d555df91a3b5ab8b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7200&amp;height=4052</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The GCC summit is being held in Bahrain for the eighth time. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/02/israel-to-identify-findings-handed-over-by-gaza-militants/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T07:24:01.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3G55ISJQOQP6WYTKIVSGG5RDXQ.jpg?auth=4a6d9b66ee950f2492b9e46decf61502f33065c9d39ff82ad4f686dd9e96f69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hamas militants during a search for hostages in a refugee camp, in northern Gaza. 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PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/12/03/uk-government-outlines-advice-for-conducting-business-in-syria/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T06:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RBZ7VVKLWEPZQQMNTTPJZWTM2Y.jpg?auth=0554d2abca1b6b7797f15025c44bff4350a0d91a1278d53a2140a0081cb54fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8064&amp;height=4536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UK sanctions on the Central Bank of Syria were lifted earlier this year. 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Victor Besa / the National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/12/03/isack-hadjar-promoted-to-red-bull-after-outstanding-rookie-season-in-f1/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T05:57:08.046Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MPFZAXDZCVC3FMFX6RXADLRLKU?auth=bfb0a66a92250701ba7eb4d9eba381daf57912cfae7f8184cf6d08b66d1a06e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2742&amp;height=1542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isack Hadjar sits 10th in the drivers' standings ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP season finale. PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/03/free-marwan-now-more-than-200-leading-cultural-figures-call-for-release-of-palestinian-leader-barghouti/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-03T05:44:27.373Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZDA43DXQXCJSQVYWLFV3OUFMRY.jpg?auth=6e8c891f1a0abcaaaa7969c6930950448618cdb1386bb61cf1860e0b06182dba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6192&amp;height=4128</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators hold placards bearing photos of Palestinian Marwan Barghouti during a rally in Paris last month. 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AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/02/national-day-babies-bring-joy-to-families-up-and-down-the-country/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-02T09:28:19.907Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NRCM2N6ALJAMVJRLKM37FMNVQM.jpg?auth=2d2cb14d7d39d2236c42fa1da147289a7ff44a07fc7edd83102d6708fd9b8cf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7452&amp;height=4192</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Azrin Ismi and Wakkar Mohammed with their new arrival, Omar, born at Aster Hospital in Mankhool on National Day. Photo: Courtesy of the family
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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/12/02/oleksandr-usyk-says-deontay-wilder-first-option-for-2026/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-02T04:31:15.821Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IZMJOTRCINCYBPKJYTGDDSMIFA.jpg?auth=14d970c92b6d9a87ae4c99d05963b55b6507b2419c320cad230b571da301eee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5334&amp;height=3556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Daniel Dubois to become a two-time undisputed world heavyweight champion. PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/f1/2025/12/02/abu-dhabi-gp-boss-says-2025-race-weekend-will-be-biggest-and-best-yet/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-02T04:14:36.818Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/T33FXYERPVDAFEYAYCEGVEBYNE.jpg?auth=b5ae6fe5af0eae495f60f69311d818dd970b2575549c6cdfec46af03e0164607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4798&amp;height=3199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saif Rashid Al Noaimi, chief executive of ABu Dhabi Grand Prix organisation Ethara, at Yas Marina Circuit. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/02/cooling-down-the-architects-aiming-to-make-outdoor-life-in-uae-more-comfortable/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-02T02:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/54LXMNQDEFGMVFZWGGV7DBAZPQ.jpeg?auth=a07e60c2a92f19430df31688ea7bc80e851871ebcaffb4be80d5d5152649fe0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2268</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A leading architect said 'green walls', planted with vegetation, can reduce the effect of heating outdoors. Photo: CBT Architects]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/02/opens-door-of-hope-expats-say-new-uae-fostering-law-gives-children-chance-of-loving-home/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-02T02:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YE5DKYQMZZB4ZFO57VXCLQZE5E.jpg?auth=77a88a06bc88d90a4dd76c39789122d4310e59b23b6e99919c725af935212406&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=854</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark and Sally Ustare say the new ruling will be a boost to couples like them who are eager to provide a welcoming family home. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/01/is-trump-aiming-for-migrants-from-muslim-majority-countries-in-new-clampdown/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T22:07:38.452Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LKCIJUK4LBDBTKDKPVUBZZ2SJU.JPG?auth=198a9dc54853f5e267f6dbb8b0c245f1a8e3a1ebc770d9a7ef6070fb4e553e61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People gather at Los Angeles International Airport in 2017 to protest against President Donald Trump's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2025/12/01/iraq-invites-us-companies-to-bid-on-west-qurna-2-oilfield/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T20:04:10.55Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/P5OW4LECRBRGHRWZ52ZQWF5ZFQ.jpg?auth=798a0bae54b666ed3d7f8cb46f8ca7f3a477b1e3cc27185535a60fe9c77a9874&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The West Qurna-2 oilfield in southern Basra, Iraq, in 2017.  Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoon/2025/12/01/cartoon-for-december-2-2025/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T20:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FOHQE3R2KJGCJF53MMBMGXAGEQ.jpg?auth=4ef833260e4ffe1a491547c091395a5539eb76f62f9266301268fe0164d8584d&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/2025/12/01/trump-syria-israel/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T19:01:36.567Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/X6JKKUKYRRFXY55EDJLVXYYL34.jpg?auth=41ac8c8a119e173f0312bee7a11ad72e89f71a22e6999fe48a3ddd2f7c0fbd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in the White House in November. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/01/sudans-rsf-overruns-army-garrison-in-key-kordofan-city/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T17:38:09.668Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NBEFA6DTCBHANIFMBKBOJY5ANE?auth=2eb2f52c75572e7600e0f2a6069a37b0abb1d499391a5392ef3d17400a37ba69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1244&amp;height=700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stand in front of the main gate of the 22nd SAF Infantry Division, in Babanusa. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/01/president-sheikh-mohamed-urges-emiratis-to-drive-uae-progress-in-national-day-message/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T16:08:50.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2HMHWVVSOVHFJBNAEFMSN63S4I.gif?auth=e3e19d5de65c80627565c49abdefeef484953a96fd50fa010e16467a98b89fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Day Gif 1]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/01/sri-lankans-in-uae-fear-for-relatives-back-home-as-cyclone-death-toll-mounts/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T15:27:26.963Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ITKZFTKZRYRWNPFJ6N7HJMAIYY.jpg?auth=8367b134b70664f23e0bea233d6d7b3140cd0e30a72f20617f2378fedac91902&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7096&amp;height=4731</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, is among many badly hit areas in Sri Lanka. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2025/12/01/airbus-says-quality-problem-found-in-some-a320-metal-panels/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-01T15:18:32.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VGT7N6YA4W4Y6QLNMWZYYPRB6I.jpg?auth=ea059dd823529d56aac6337655f5bf0f18264b537c3151ce5156c4e9884e924a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4256&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The A320 is Airbus's most popular model and a workhorse of the industry. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>