<?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/news/europe/2026/08/11/warehouse-fire-shuts-two-runways-at-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T15:19:27.275Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5QAX2LWZARH3LI7K7C2I6SEVTU.jpg?auth=222de4790ad0b7ce6e1b59bf31099e4fd2804d5970886ed6b0d5558539a331da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7852&amp;height=5889</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paris, Charles-de-Gaulle airport is the third largest in Europe after London and Istanbul. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/08/11/migrants-refugees-uk-europe-eu-spain-italy-ceuta-norfolk/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3WSINCOKHOGLCC5H2J3XLWY2UU.jpg?auth=8923ed2bb70c4aa94275f8e45bce5d83a8cde869bc4027571a0ca6234b35f0de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police and soldiers in Ceuta escort a group of migrants to the border after mass crossings from Morocco into Spanish territory on August 1. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/11/gaza-children-win-legal-battle-to-move-to-uk-with-grandfather-after-parents-killed/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:58:41.713Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WXGNGU5WK4MJW2F2FNN7PVAJWE.jpg?auth=89e3b5184c4cd81f8927224c3a22dcd681b531a09698b1826f7b9b5070a760de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The grandfather and his grandchildren are living in destitution in Gaza.  AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/11/uae-workers-receive-more-than-dh830m-from-government-schemes-to-protect-loss-of-income/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:33:51.468Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YZLVB5YA5REMVJN7SGIMZOEIN4.jpg?auth=7f5f0e74c0702973fbecda21a03e8f2775c43237e86798052006ed9905826f80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There were 44,000 beneficiaries of the Workers Protection Programme in the first six months of 2026, with an average payment of Dh7,000. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/11/strait-of-hormuz-traffic-falls-to-seven-vessels-as-us-iran-deal-hopes-fade/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:23:36.401Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/EQHI3PNG4V4OOW6DTDVB2BVK44.jpg?auth=e940decf93351294dbd6c21d035ddc2c7126e95d58bf39ddac1487fe2e8b5cc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8020&amp;height=5347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, on Monday. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/08/11/which-teams-have-qualified-for-2027-odi-world-cup/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:22:02.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7VNGU6L72XMHQETHRKZJAGM4XI.jpg?auth=eb8d167eed7d1a08bd9ef9ac7f1ad970ac83669f6cd580e4670a820cffb8e4a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3427&amp;height=2312</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2027 ODI World Cup will take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/cargo-vessel-struck-off-yemens-coast-with-deaths-reported/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:39:10.156Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IN4FDJPKIEUFIE66Z457CCSBBM.jpg?auth=fac06d51712a4bf7ef64fffdb52bcae2001f54f955b025075147b8899a94e2a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Container ships anchored near the Bab Al Mandeb strait off Yemen's coast. AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/11/uae-to-charge-businesses-new-fee-for-playing-copyrighted-music/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:21:00.66Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UDLKK6ATJLESRIB4BMRWWL4UIY.jpg?auth=e567fa858bb892d7d323c7ca729e62e01333476c7db5fe826f329379d84035b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5341&amp;height=3561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coffee shops and restaurants are among establishments that will have to pay royalties to play copyrighted music from December. Photo: Newscom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/iaea-to-visit-syria-over-nuclear-material-left-by-assad-regime/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:12:24.67Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RHOWYXT4MOKTWKWDV5VRCGRSJM.jpg?auth=b87d1edc08646fbbd3c1bf977389bd68c91080e8b1c9e5f7c7bda73d1058fa27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2704</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is to remove nuclear material from a site in Syria under a US-brokered agreement. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/who-are-the-nine-assad-regime-officials-sentenced-to-death-in-syria/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:06:06.087Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4OKICBMZDZDDFCWBDQP436GXL4.jpg?auth=7ce10d9fbf17b3e2620c86ccce26618a4968bb87d55fb8e880172e6912c9fa61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=860&amp;height=573</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Syrian court issues death sentenced former president Bashar Al Assad and eight ex-officials to death.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/11/iran-lost-95-million-cubic-metres-of-natural-gas-output-due-to-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:04:43.448Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VBDNKUDF7SMVNCQS3W65INNUJU.jpg?auth=536a94227555d19059972cd5ab2bc26b0c9494c79410cde264f228039f654d4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5748&amp;height=3820</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The South Pars gas field in Assaluyeh. Iran is one of the world's biggest producers and consumers of natural gas. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/lebanese-parliament-approves-abolition-of-death-penalty/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:03:36.074Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AE7UH7TMWJDKLHVP4ZQBKNKY4Y.jpg?auth=ee427f525532509a0d037af3b4d3f5207bc7a487bac08929c17962956189886b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5749&amp;height=3827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nabih Berri, Lebanese parliamentary Speaker, opens the debate on the abolition of the death penalty. EPA ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/11/oil-prices-reach-90-a-barrel-as-hopes-weaken-for-us-iran-deal/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:03:08.392Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DH5STL7M6YFWZDLPOKAQQXM4ZI.jpg?auth=d626eb589b1b65c340082560d0060f25522cfc6eff16c61241ab498262c2db71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4849&amp;height=2755</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was up 2.6 per cent to $90 a barrel at 1.16pm UAE time. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/08/11/ipl-stars-david-miller-and-heinrich-klaasen-set-for-ilt20-debuts-all-uae-players-to-be-part-of-auction/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:01:52.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JLPK7HBZS5AZ3HE7VT2274KPSE.jpg?auth=94d587ebc1b7aa6a7c9be99478954c5f414045e169ef208cefca9c8bfb27e688&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2192&amp;height=1233</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen, left, and David Miller are set to feature in the DP World ILT20 in the UAE later this year. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/11/mega-dinghy-with-230-migrants-on-board-shows-french-deal-is-working-says-uk-minister/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:44:06.668Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/L6G4E6KI27DG5HJEAN5GBM2UD4.jpg?auth=392fc6c327a04d0a8ecb1b112d387a9c90e8562769e2921df4d2a4e37f08a3bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Migrants on board the 'mega dinghy' as it set off to cross the English Channel from  France. AFP  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/11/smoking-bans-and-train-cancellations-as-europe-braces-for-new-heatwave/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:37:43.642Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5DKHVYTXMUVTBR6V4WUZ3RIHKY.jpg?auth=67027d60553c74f3940fbd12ee609c1ab82e78ba0ecc7ca4b6598440793ce91d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5086&amp;height=3391</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly 70 per cent of France is subject to water-use restrictions this summer owing to drought. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/11/region-cannot-remain-in-state-of-neither-war-nor-peace-indefinitely-says-dr-gargash/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:10:39.079Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VTGXHO7VGVGBZIXVGVS3HVU55A.jpg?auth=ab84ba456e532be3326bb4927ac2bac7bf699258c3574e1b0314612ef537d0c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4446&amp;height=2501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Anwar Gargash says the region's stability and the future of its people require a clear vision and direction. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/11/donald-trump-says-removing-gianni-infantino-as-fifa-president-would-be-a-terrible-mistake/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T08:43:44.007Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PDHJGLIMW2UTXCGZ3ZFAZRXTTA.jpg?auth=d7113f5219c20c9defdc5af3dc7745a51438c44c44e2db977e0299f4b3dfdfb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3123&amp;height=2164</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino, left, and US President Donald Trump during the 2026 World Cup final trophy ceremony. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/damascus-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-and-eight-others-to-death/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T08:33:05.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/B7HWSXNBFRGYFJFLCYPA6T2AEQ.jpg?auth=b640866e5966ef335a0d75f609beb1b228ba6f5d2d69e6de30cf9509b20b1f71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1152&amp;height=648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Syria has sentenced Bashar Al Assad to death in absentia for mass murder]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/08/11/uae-visa-free-discounts/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T08:17:42.11Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/O7IU6R32LFFFPF5SLAAEFB47O4.jpg?auth=9b1872e2ebe120437b8392d77b3104f9e0c915e33bccb569d89dd7a7cc6701ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5891&amp;height=4013</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Indian passport holders can save on the cost of entering the UAE under a new programme from DCT Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/08/11/john-cena-middle-east-film-and-comic-con-in-abu-dhabi-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T08:04:31.904Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3GG5APQ6L2AGYQZOT4NANJKUD4.jpg?auth=98aeabc75323ccf5c5bbeab80ce544dd2f0b81f2abb5112d8eba7c37e2920185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3071&amp;height=2048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Cena, who retired from in-ring wrestling in 2025, will appear at Middle East Film & Comic Con in Abu Dhabi in September. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/08/11/ilt20s-player-rule-set-to-transform-grand-auction-for-2026-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T08:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RVTTMJPUR5FBXHS6PN24IUNEI4?auth=a42d3af5dfd202d24ef190d69b2259e7cbaac5cc012b3f510f34a4eec3a7ee00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3223&amp;height=1813</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UAE's Sohaib Khan celebrates after scoring a half-century during the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup against Canada in New Delhi. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/lebanese-judge-slaps-new-charges-on-former-bank-chief-riad-salameh/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T07:01:45.029Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CFXHDZYCM2DW43HVGBBEYW5RXE.jpg?auth=d1de345ca1bce82004357e1ff41ebc875106cfcd9c9235e1f8ce1c4898f10b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Lebanese prosecutor has issued new charges against former central bank governor Riad Salameh. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/08/11/oman-investment-economy-gcc/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IPSZGSITJJBBHGUVIAN2Q6ABXA.JPG?auth=9cebc932094ac1ef9063d156e8096e25035ebd56e434aa102554e3b94d51284b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7000&amp;height=4669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The growth of investment funds suggests that the country is simultaneously laying firmer foundations for capital to be pooled and invested through its own financial system. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/turkey-passes-law-to-dissolve-pkk-militant-group/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T06:57:59.863Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CAKIA2KBNMGDRZ673Q7YHQDUKQ.jpg?auth=b062ad96283829ec5cb894c6dd8b10fa7ab7725b873493637f768deb7b5951bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3846&amp;height=2564</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Turkey's parliament in Ankara voting on a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/president-al-sharaa-discuss-syrians-safe-return-with-un-refugees-chief/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T06:53:48.868Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CRVAK4OW5YYDWXXTT5XANKVVYM.jpg?auth=e8d99c16caa698f8216e605b2c114a915bcb7352e3aac5ab4bca25b9829fc24c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara, left, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih at the People’s Palace in Damascus on August 10. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/11/who-are-the-six-commanders-appointed-by-irans-supreme-leader/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T06:32:17.149Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JW52SJPEE5F5ZI5DSWAOFZIVMA.jpg?auth=27aa4f79af0413909cef356d3fdac7947b3f1b1db73d020b1e26e40c66ffcf42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=756&amp;height=425</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left: Ahmad Vahidi, Ali Abdollahi, Ali Ozmaei, Hossein Taeb, Kioumars Heydari, Mostafa Izadi. Merh/AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/11/emirati-teen-recovers-from-serious-cycling-accident-to-get-back-in-saddle/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T05:46:56.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7TE7ZQ3LLNHSVH6RWKCTRX3MHA.jpg?auth=5b11d38169be76afb247a86364238bcdf710f290e84ead81a7b80c76baad1cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6231&amp;height=4154</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abdullah Al Shamsi with his father, Hilal. Photo: SSMC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/11/adnoc-ls-q2-profit-surges-fourfold-on-higher-revenue-boosted-by-ship-business/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T05:45:39.222Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OERSMOUU7RAE7GSKT2IMXIIFRE.jpg?auth=6befa12d2f9aa30dc787131fb6836d32e04ba13758fb9e46f323b003049e251e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adnoc L&S revenue for the June quarter surged to $2.58 billion. Photo: Adnoc]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/08/11/trump-secretly-switches-planes-houthis-seek-regional-role-and-lebanon-inks-world-bank-deal/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T05:30:31.516Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YBOKOK4ZTFE4BCTIHBDLRJB5YE.jpg?auth=d552fd4347df929f3e1ca346efdbd156f7fe8d4fa6001fa5edb6d9683265f0fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7764&amp;height=5176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump US switched planes during the Nato summit in Turkey in July. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/car-bomb-kills-haftar-intelligence-chief-as-drones-hit-libya-oil-facilities/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T05:20:21.708Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OAKWQBIAOLL6BE4HASAO663ZNY.jpg?auth=13fb51bcd6df05d857bca3a5a1a34ded993a5c3774ac2f800c58b798a6a431ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters work to control the blaze at an oil refinery in Zawiya, Libya, after drone attacks on August 10. 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Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. 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Photo: UAEBJJ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/11/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-part-of-consortium-set-to-buy-stake-in-liverpool-reports-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T03:27:48.679Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RCOCZZ3BEFFL3BZF6GGZRW4PAM?auth=6a703bd21915105c431ca40d480c242b485cb3f70fd72228b36fc70b9d3d926f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4299&amp;height=2418</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, is part of a consortium looking to buy about a one-third stake in Liverpool Football Club, according to reports. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/08/10/nepal-will-remain-special-but-now-monty-desai-is-trying-to-make-a-meaningful-impact-with-troubled-canada/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:57:07.87Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ROF22EIPWBGTRDA5AK5DAQCPKA.jpg?auth=8febff5bf4900531f7d0af8b20e6181931ba02a855c5a368680f5c3141d022c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2330&amp;height=1311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Nepal coach Monty Desai. Ruel Pableo for The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/advertorial/2026/08/11/royal-lounge-properties-launches-branded-residences-advisory-division-in-abu-dhabi-led-by-randa-mustafa/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:38:04.592Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JJSCF5HJZRF3FIIWLQP5APXSFY.PNG?auth=72cada8617993a511c05b7dbb85cb9974fb402e701a1fb9e453bcdc2b4a2b694&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4608&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Randa Mustafa, managing partner and chief executive of Royal Lounge Properties. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/10/colombia-rocked-by-powerful-earthquake-with-nearly-80-dead/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:33:05.327Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IS7H2SWP5RFG3MYRY42NEX2LCE.JPG?auth=b3e405c162f470fe3b745eb85f31b92f7dde4078fafa4bffecc982acbe8cefd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/10/irans-supreme-leader-appoints-six-senior-military-commanders/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:46:38.124Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QMMOWXWQ6ZDZDJVH56CE6RBAV4.JPG?auth=ad2dfd6589f273d13c8ee894186e10d56f8332d50933368353118371b6fffbf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5763&amp;height=3842</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ahmad Vahidi, centre, the new IRGC commander-in-chief, pays his respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late Iranian supreme leader, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, Tehran. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/10/iraq-shuts-down-71-fake-pmf-offices-as-weapons-registration-drive-expands/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:24:36.213Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QYM3ODQHV2CSCIQAPOXYTU6CXI.jpg?auth=a812ac763c23826dc03a2ecdceaa2ee1ab0bcf7d437a31f5ff05ccd5802f62d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4387&amp;height=2610</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces stand guard outside the Basra Operations Command headquarters. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/10/oil-spill-nears-omans-coast-after-explosion-on-russia-linked-tanker/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:57:59.966Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TCMNWY53QRV5CJOE2MISZJCGKU.jpg?auth=5a577af29d6b8cd49a89d0a3f0191bce9c8bd45d979cd35afae975356f343d6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2810&amp;height=1760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Caroline Bezengi, a vessel under UK and EU sanctions over suspected links to Russia, is stuck near Oman's Hallaniyat islands. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/10/violence-mars-return-of-displaced-syrian-kurds-to-border-town-after-nearly-seven-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:51:29.47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GTKOX6YVXZAVJ7JO4VP46FEOEE.jpg?auth=2218e31642e26e7a7693d785ab9555e39448d6b06f3e610d2bebe77dec02966a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4988&amp;height=3325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some Syrian Kurds reportedly came under attack en route home after years of displacement. 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Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/10/daniel-kinahan-sent-to-maximum-security-prison-designed-for-ira-suspects/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:49:20.115Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HCX7LGMLTRC7LFHSUKUDMS2DQ4.jpg?auth=aa69d1fba6e2945d48f694ed3c61efbb12bab225bd56bd008ca41a999b2c9ee5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5618&amp;height=3619</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan, in the back of a police car, leaving a court in Dublin where he was remanded in custody charged with directing an organised crime group, after being extradited from Dubai. 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Photo: Sana]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/08/10/manus-on-markets-markets-at-extremes-time-to-retreat/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T08:14:35.82Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WNVBQQWSOJBGTMD4QPQFILBYDU.jpg?auth=7bc7a4a708c360712b42c1665d045c7479cdd887e44d386607da1503f2e693c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Markets at extremes: time to retreat?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/10/ferrari-monza-worth-37m-among-90-vehicles-confiscated-in-london-supercar-crackdown/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T07:31:42.727Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YSKKOED4SJFDBLSRNS7YG6SMNQ.png?auth=a8d06e5d3cad2149bd8b7e4f648fac566414bc214fc4f6d4bebf2b0adaa7d3bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Ferrari Monza is taken to the pound. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/09/igor-biscan-appointed-uae-u23-coach-as-zlatko-dalic-rumours-persist/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T18:36:32.973Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/M7ECJWL5PRH4JGKU3K5KKQPJAI.jpg?auth=1a15b3a435401dc83d77a3ff9585bf9a1428257a91d8a0ddb8ed317882fe9499&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3158&amp;height=2132</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Igor Biscan is the new UAE U23 coach. 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Getty Images via AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/09/uae-convoys-deliver-663-tonnes-of-food-and-shelter-supplies-to-gaza-in-latest-mission/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T14:37:20.378Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/J7UUJX2JF5HEJECSUQGFFX7M7I.jpg?auth=86a3ae94af51ff10863c29c6a412e4fce3d78635566252e7cb922aec34a39f51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1037&amp;height=666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Part of the convoy of UAE aid lorries. Photo: Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>