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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/09/22/saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-pipeline-for-crude-exports/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T10:50:48.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NH2HSMG6Y3RLFTFM47FYQI2UCE.jpg?auth=85217896e3efbc4746554ca910538059fa4cfc80554dded122b3baf6295b0876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4696&amp;height=3131</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is boosting exports through the Strait of Hormuz. 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Getty Images ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/09/22/japan-miss-golden-chance-to-stun-t20-world-champions-india/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T08:29:38.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OIGBSKSNVEIFJSMXACRDULRDSY.jpg?auth=cf031e8b540dadc5740dc2d951121db781557f82784c5b738dc66869abc59035&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6781&amp;height=4521</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[India captain Shreyas Iyer, right, top-scored to help secure a hard-fought win over Japan in Sano. 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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/09/22/india-oscars-2027-angh-gondhal/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T06:32:35.459Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MA5WAS6Q3RCLNDKZZH2243NWXA.png?auth=f8a21fdd69d5d4df851f0045e9a74a78eeb03966751cc1cd6b4cb7cac0b455f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1325&amp;height=555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ishita Deshmukh in Gondhal, a Marathi-language thriller. Photo: Rajshri Marathi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/22/arabian-gulf-cup-who-are-the-uaes-opponents-schedule-and-how-to-watch/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T06:31:55.819Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VKM2EZVWAJALJDCYD4RVRVFPQM.jpg?auth=cda2ae9df5a92664152680c6d4d97e2bdff334e3c063f295e90cfcda505de887&amp;smart=true&amp;width=864&amp;height=648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zlatko Dalic, right, watches on as UAE players fine-tune their preparations for the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup. Photo: @UAEFNT/X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/22/same-old-haaland-spurs-shambles-carrick-questions-the-premier-league-season-so-far/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T06:27:28.147Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QGJ7EDQ6NLTU3XR75OCPL2KQVY.jpg?auth=602d301bacff4eddafd2037b3b3a9b2f1719e6ca64ff187c8c249a32d43f9596&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1904&amp;height=1348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Sunderland - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - September 20, 2026 Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith EDITORIAL USE ONLY.  NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES.  ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION.  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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/09/22/ks-bharat-ready-for-new-chapter-with-uae-after-calling-time-on-india/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T05:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FLBGFXBNJZGF3J3MZY6EEYUZLU.jpg?auth=c3d17b7c63e5ea0d65e2640eca27726119073ce1e9ea2a755b263bcad194379a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former India Test wicketkeeper KS Bharat now hopes to feature in the ILT20 and play for the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/09/22/uae-dubai-abu-dhabi-flights-status/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T04:25:51.822Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3MYUIJ7H5NDFLKHJNXWA3LDXNE.jpg?auth=e8a338d500758f308590fb9c767dd9dde236a372e5bc47149e53e2b72c915aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2181</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[British Airways has revised its schedule for several Middle East destinations, with flights to Dubai set to resume on November 3 instead of October 25. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/09/22/asian-games-uae-sharpshooter-mohammed-ahmed-advances-in-mens-individual-skeet/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T04:21:19.035Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/RJIKDA4FU5A2VBD5JFFUXIG3TQ.jpg?auth=f88617fcad28cf53b7d11ccb11c840e9c27cb9b9083f95fee5e0a10ca2415a61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1244&amp;height=700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UAE’s Mohammed Ahmed was perfect in the first round of the men's individual skeet. Photo: Courtesy UAE Olympic Committee]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/09/22/the-uns-future-depends-on-its-diplomats-not-just-its-bureaucracy/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/WCUJTFFWRLN67D454AVFTKZVPM.jpg?auth=4beae3287e2dae61d6514564c9f3603b7c064ad0596c525a6be6a61cf2a4e8b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5444&amp;height=3709</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is coming towards the end of his final term in office. 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Salim A Essaid / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/22/progress-report-ayyoub-bouaddi-and-other-promising-young-arab-players/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T03:44:27.956Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4J2IHD44OFE3JF6W6QFBYGX66Y.jpg?auth=565193d302a285484a525a62a2952fecdd41d4dd133ab153c805c6b87f4bfe3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barcelona's Hamza Abdelkarim, left, Ibrahim Maza of Bayer Leverkusen and Ayyoub Bouaddi, right, of Manchester City. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/09/22/g7-demands-iran-end-its-support-for-houthis/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T03:41:15.274Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HBYGNBJCMMEVVVPNZ4E5KHEHRA.jpg?auth=16171dae5b0f724961db6aadac96793ce5d2348d36733a99026366ff48ca2449&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5677&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Houthis control Sanaa and large parts of northern and western Yemen. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/22/funeral-prayers-to-be-held-for-sheikh-ahmed-in-dubai-on-tuesday/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T03:31:52.724Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XXRERJ5WTZFCFN5LK5ICUMF4TM.jpg?auth=cfb5f5b4cf34bd9f0c0247066956d5623e9577d6220f5bb6ed0d948794bdbd32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1211&amp;height=681</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Funeral prayers will be held for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/09/22/michael-kelly-on-the-bond-he-built-with-dubai-while-filming-jack-ryan-ghost-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T03:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KCW6HRNVGNC2VJVHKBQCOJ5PKE.jpg?auth=a6a044bef191430426d8d2b290ca92b3412a48b285f1a58ec77b57300ca537b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Kelly filmed Jack Ryan: Ghost War in Dubai. Photo: Prime Video]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/22/unifil-counts-eight-fortified-bases-among-30-israeli-military-positions-in-south-lebanon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4467LRWED5CR7NASQC6ZY2727U.jpg?auth=306553393a244d6e70b64e091cb18af4e508369e547a3c95850bd358104cfa76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Israeli flag flutters from the roof of a severely damaged house in south Lebanon. 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Bloomberg]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/22/new-york-running-on-adrenaline-unga-in-full-swing-with-about-1000-bilateral-meetings-requested/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-22T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MPRVZ2ZUHIDBNKQ2OJNOABGBR4.jpg?auth=ef1cdbfc1c45f6769dc6c8108108b5c7544595fef9b8db446b27f8bac3d4f4a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7014&amp;height=4678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy security presence around the UN headquarters as world leaders descend upon New York City. 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Photo: Holtec]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/21/wfp-head-warns-maritime-chokepoint-disruptions-could-push-millions-into-hunger/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T21:42:41.811Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LOFPHP2H5JG6HMDNR6MTXSH7YI.jpg?auth=7adfcf44970239060b1b318a70e255bbf17ec09ab17eec66fce62decd90213a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carl Skau's comments come as world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly.  The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/21/qatar-proposes-gulf-iran-economic-interdependence-as-path-to-long-term-stability/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T20:44:18.275Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/OSNPIF2VNZB55MJ64OXORXSVN4.jpg?auth=76646bf76db8cebadc259159954914f305bc1adf6257267ea66251a098dc4f54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Majed Al Ansari, left, spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, addresses the Concordia Annual Summit in New York on Monday.  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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/21/revolut-hack-data-breach-cyber/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T17:59:08.296Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/F4GG4KDPG6DHZCDFWJNOYYRRG4.jpg?auth=829caeaa19915ac755202c2c096d0a67c072a2a93fe09e3619ed302de116584b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4726&amp;height=2984</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hackers used legitimate government email addresses to socially engineer data extraction from Revolut, experts say. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/21/flights-grounded-at-several-north-east-us-airports-due-to-equipment-problems/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T17:57:35.799Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3KXZQM7WSVEJBAKFOX4YA4MCXM.jpg?auth=bcc53202905775e47a1c4183baec14ebef9b6a5472a1a4a41b61092c9569d31f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5742&amp;height=3551</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United Airlines planes on the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport on August 8. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/21/ewec-targets-45-per-cent-cut-in-carbon-emissions-as-abu-dhabis-solar-capacity-set-to-soar/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T17:46:15.736Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/25JJASJCJNFN3GXL6CT2GFJDWI.jpg?auth=c1c7bce24245e0808eab8d2d4472cd0c734b9597ec9b981f6558773c66be1e78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7883&amp;height=5255</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[EWEC is scaling Abu Dhabi's solar capacity to 35 gigawatts by 2035. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/21/lebanon-children-ceasefire-save-the-children/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T16:36:53.287Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/32Z7EJ4MTZAA5GKF5NE4XXJ6M4.jpg?auth=07272bf3c7102a3f76b08bdc5b0d8a1a5d03cc6c9962ec00c5895e4be5b6c719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4012&amp;height=2680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janti Soeripto, head of Save the Children US, speaks to The National in Washington. 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Photo: Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/09/21/uk-court-could-call-israeli-military-to-give-evidence-around-world-central-kitchen-attack/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T16:11:39.447Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QWCKJ7O56JE2BPRDOKPNKRVH4M.jpg?auth=ef7a6066505942e88096d467232964d8c1d9ccad9a0813a081bc7ec6dd027760&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, James 'Jim' Henderson, James Kirby and John Chapman, who were all killed in the air strike on April 1, 2024. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/21/un-ready-to-investigate-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-sudan-civil-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T16:05:17.132Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2XOAKMB4H5CEFP55NVBBZY6HPY.JPG?auth=3ec96658a5ed6c5a89b1050885ffb1921fe0b07da52c94d23e6d05b04f6fadcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stephane Dujarric, the UN Secretary General's spokesman, said diplomacy will be at the forefront of all discussions at UNGA this week. 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Photo: UAE Government Media Office]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/09/22/us-sanctions-threat-future-iranian-airlines/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T15:22:54.787Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3HB4VBPZWLIEHXZVIHYGTEFGFI.jpg?auth=2ca3ad2d6169b2b4033de2978b457074ef07357f652e94b1bc17f6fbc5aeb5a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7109&amp;height=4741</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Iran Air jet parked at Macau International Airport. It could be among the airlines affected by the secondary sanctions package. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/09/22/unga-guterres-new-york-diplomacy-iran-ukraine-climate-middle-east/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2ZYUT2CRSOFOMGQNTB3QC4WEVM.jpg?auth=55ebcad48871dbddc611ca2a616f90df8ae940f7028381c546b186daf6df8263&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7675&amp;height=5144</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As with many annual global summits, the real business at UNGA happens off the main stage. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/21/iraqs-kurdistan-region-unifies-peshmerga-forces-under-one-command/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T13:15:05.09Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AQXXDYBKIW6I47APRHPSN2IWAU.jpg?auth=6a40e6dfe80dcc1a6edc8a5435e0f90a9b83d8ac676a87e1b7c594234fa02750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5264&amp;height=3344</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga take part in a gathering to urge people to vote in an independence referendum in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/09/21/japan-india-t20/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-21T13:12:34.268Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/J54NMFWCMR4MTLTCP26PTV7UXM.jpg?auth=03b112c794bf3f87ec87f39f52950784d03bcd2f110a9f7247257ac4b0a30f9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6316&amp;height=4211</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[India captain Shreyas Iyer, right, with his Japanese counterpart Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming on the eve of a one-off T20 in Tokyo. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>