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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/29/hamas-armed-wing-confirms-death-of-spokesman-abu-obeida/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T16:37:19.969Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RS3RRRJANRIRKPBAAIKUA6U2OA.jpg?auth=74ce5065609525529d6b9e6a945e71b3be562f943ccb847878ed4d3fb6f46829&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israel said it killed Abu Obeida in a strike on Al Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza city on August 30. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/12/29/sharjah-ruler-approves-emirates-largest-budget-of-121bn/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T15:18:04.096Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OLBYWQNUJ6F77Z54XNLVNYXK3M.jpg?auth=61f928c5be88b806317d4df91949e3c6f49c9f9840dcc9a3934fe766750db8a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4547&amp;height=3065</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2026 budget for Sharjah is up 3 per cent on this year's total of Dh42 billion. 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AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/12/29/man-united-much-improved-since-last-december-but-a-top-six-finish-is-a-must-for-ruben-amorim/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T13:25:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RBDYM3VWSNFT3LI3JWRNIC2LSU?auth=89e70450573268adab34988fbc6d6df1d608fc3548e943b7270bd1e9cf1c32a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3972&amp;height=2979</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has guided his team to sixth place in the Premier League table as we reach the halfway point of the 2025/26 season. PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/29/ukraine-to-be-given-15-years-of-us-security-guarantees-in-peace-deal-says-zelenskyy/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T12:22:02.4Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UAFC6UYGSILBOGBNBXAUMOSUKE.jpg?auth=aad8b769e0c121191509bd95157799725bbb5caaf07e16781d680b1c5f6877ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5254&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An artilleryman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepares shells to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/29/egypt-ethiopia-nile-dam-warning/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T12:08:10.63Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YKXTWEFMFV5PPDWZQWIZRFTNXE.jpg?auth=67ae223aea112014700dbec5dab45ec24baa7c8cbf22fe7bd9dc431eab77d296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7860&amp;height=5240</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said his country would respond with 'appropriate and firm measures' if its water rights were threatened AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/12/29/iran-rial-record-low-protests/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T12:07:49.433Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/F3CXD2CJX74N62L2IUHWLE5OJA.jpg?auth=df72e08e2047e375433f0f0733f0f8fcb40af8ecd115e66794446a7775a49c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shopkeepers and traders protest in Tehran. 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