<?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/mena/2026/08/31/live-larak-island-us-strikes-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T04:06:30.665Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LGRSISTAA5SQIGTJEAFA4UWO3Q.jpg?auth=f08725b8bffa2fe1a39ff9935de36e1658a0f928946bed4b017326f69180c339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: A bird flies past as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. 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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UAE Presidential Court]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/31/my-own-home-british-stylist-trades-five-bedroom-villa-for-dh34m-townhouse-in-new-rukan-community/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T03:28:11.941Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/DPWCEKW2V5BVHFIPSHSZ2PNHLI.jpg?auth=b804a3c72ae747f9beec74f240173c7da53ab4ccf2d7327578dc0547d2fe7b2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah Silsbury in her home in Rukan, Wadi Al Safa. Antonie Robertson/The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/31/sharjah-drivers-ranked-uaes-safest-in-traffic-study/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T03:21:15.664Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/P4AZROLXHNDBTPEA4JYYTU7W4M.JPG?auth=feb0f1bc798f6a3c96eade5d8893af289dcfcebaa34327ecd11d5e4c5539914b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More cautious behaviour behind the wheel than in other emirates was noted in Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/31/man-united-v-ipswich-ratings-fernandes-9-mbeumo-7-greaves-5-davis-7/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T03:20:43.471Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NPE7RAIMGVHZJPWTYVW43BLIIQ?auth=b812dd13fd6b108e6ff8b94be171553c599ae02be814066568581545f89a6857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3385&amp;height=1904</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder #08 Bruno Fernandes (centre R) celebrates after scoring the team's third goal on a penalty shot during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 30, 2026.  (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE.  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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/08/31/dubai-sevens-2026-tickets-now-on-sale-as-gaelic-football-is-added-to-programme/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YPVKBNM3FZ27YDEIAUULAHVYTM.jpg?auth=204a3c57a910d70ef821a03415e4a503be89b4449d54324113b5f15bd84adf44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5768&amp;height=3845</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand’s men’s team perform the Haka after winning the 2025 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series final in Dubai. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/31/us-claim-on-venezuelan-oil-reserves-is-a-deliberate-red-cape-to-a-bull/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/52M5T4OI5GJX7B2EQLSUM6BMO4.jpg?auth=967644c256c013c319edb183a60ae82dbc61d10c9841de452885a6543fbe627b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6500&amp;height=4333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oil platforms and pumpjacks at Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/08/31/saudi-artist-sultan-bin-fahad-links-jazz-islam-blue-note-exhibition/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T02:20:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QWCZRRFNCBG4ZGWIZDPRPIKU6Y.jpg?auth=cb337ca7c90b7c8206b73acfa7a46d141a52bcb4865dcf7c630a9d2dba963e11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blue Note exhibition traces links between jazz music and Islam, inspired by a conversation Saudi artist Sultan bin Fahad had with a friend. 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Photo: Centcom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/30/at-least-eight-dead-and-17-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T19:36:39.871Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/D5VOBJLD4QVCKDBU5Y5EHK7OTM.jpg?auth=6726e8a98cdea12ecf0fbbcade685b5a08e246b2f0d6a61d9523c0bfe69f139a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3588&amp;height=2018</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A passenger is rescued from the hull of an overturned ferry off the coast of northern Cyprus on August 30.  Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/30/syria-alawites/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T19:36:36.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HLR7MINKGBFKRKXR57OJHZPZPM.jpg?auth=9d392c8b5a2308cbd04cfbfac52f3809fecbdc62bf43ea4fce5ba6ce93bc9af2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5100&amp;height=3400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiger Forces commander Firas Hammoud was killed by state security forces in the small city of Safita in Tartus governorate.  Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/30/trump-says-venezuelan-oil-will-refill-depleted-us-petroleum-reserve/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T19:04:25.321Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QOIGDBJH7WVH37LFBCZEPIFAUY.jpg?auth=9395fb49d4984b0305173225db7a465f1c369a0ac0107c59b6b489c54112f571&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An oil tanker sails off the coast of Maracaibo, Venezuela, on August 29.  EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/30/kuwait-foils-bid-by-air-traveller-to-smuggle-in-drug-laced-paper-sheets/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T18:54:07.299Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NI2C6CM6IVC4DFE7HY32WT63WM.jpg?auth=5ccdebb33510a4275f5340039ddd1b2832d8a0d28dad233a55d1db5980fc5704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kuwait's Customs authority said officers seized more than 1,600 sheets of paper that had been saturated with a narcotic substance.  Photo: Kuwait Customs / X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/30/libya-rival-factions-sign-un-backed-deal-to-pave-way-for-national-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T18:26:43.926Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/L2WK7RRRCLNRM26XSDI7KMAC7U.jpg?auth=e5fb082651aeb73279e76f0cd73bb69b060a65626bbdb6dec6f506470680b6fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2253</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ People wave Libyan flags during a demonstration in Benghazi, in 2014. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/30/syria-libya-civil-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T18:07:37.897Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/FSGBNWRRT6J5OJRYTNCH3JUEJ4.jpg?auth=efb81504a3d5493f52a20db3f4051f1f98bc421adefa8076b74452b2359317e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani in Tripoli on Sunday. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/30/banque-misr-branches-in-emirates-conducting-business-as-usual-uae-and-egypt-regulators-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T16:29:32.805Z</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 US Treasury Department has proposed a rule to revoke Banque Misr UAE’s 'correspondent banking access to US financial institutions'. Antonie Robertson / The National

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/30/iraqi-anti-corruption-court-jails-oil-ministry-official-and-imposes-multimillion-dollar-fine/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T16:14:43.344Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/SDWFWTE35BAYVAJ357PVULWE2Q.jpg?auth=b7970b43992d68d0e3100449d4a87f2fd90c8cd4347b8e3dafe12a3616a310b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=720&amp;height=405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ali Al Bahadli, who served as Iraq's deputy oil minister for distribution affairs, has been sentenced to seven years in prison]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/08/30/rain-hampers-flood-rescue-mission-in-nepal-and-tibet-as-thousands-remain-missing/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T15:36:46.769Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/G3LLSZDHRTJDQIPKT7G7UY3LZE.jpg?auth=719370dbb830edd1ba4c8a49204e4df4292879faf44d8f9f22b9432d0a2eaabd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People inspect damaged houses caked in mud following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/30/premier-league-chelsea-maintain-winning-start-under-xabi-alonso-after-brighton-thriller/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T15:33:51.43Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/G5XBVNZT5R33MDYQNXALVTVUZ4.jpg?auth=40f5cad54b168980c4f40540da5a3e5730c3f11b41ca71ea140be2e92dc0cee5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4057&amp;height=2704</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring for Chelsea against Brighton. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/08/30/a-cut-above-uae-lab-grown-diamond-trade-doubles-as-dubai-launches-new-hub/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T15:07:33.524Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PY5DOCQPLNACVAXA3VQMN4TFSU.jpg?auth=f08469bc699df80f17227a44115c08d6f5028436cd055274552a97e1357ba5c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2240&amp;height=1680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[DMCC has been expanding its presence in the sector in recent years and has hosted two lab-grown diamond symposia. Photo: Queensmith]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/30/renewed-commitment-gargash-sets-out-uae-support-for-palestine-after-50000-celebrate-ties-in-dubai/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T14:48:20.726Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AGFCXELIRZGYNHFWIKMQT3IFVU.jpg?auth=3d7503aa489e20d5957e7c616a27aaf965e5d425e421d7e3af919f516234419f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=3263</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, emphasised the UAE's support for Palestine. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/08/30/uae-and-lebanon-revive-joint-business-council-as-economic-ties-gather-pace/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T13:41:52.706Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/27LRP4JCQRAV5EO4XJVUAFY2LU.jpeg?auth=c38658766c76c3b10b0bd4c2dd851a20463cc88f01e481a94d29cf3a99a03c35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, says the council reflects 'the readiness of UAE and Lebanese businesses to move from dialogue to partnership'. Photo: Misbar]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/30/uae-to-develop-emirati-experts-in-science-and-technology-under-national-drive/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T12:51:49.893Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/C6ITCJZSKVAMEMO5NBRHWXULHA.jpg?auth=7fe332d83ff94a6eac0d3b32c653957dc434d342a2e7c5f630b3aceed96db418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new programme is part of a wider nationwide drive to shape an education and research system that can keep pace with technological change. The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/08/30/nepal-flood-grandmother-97-rescue/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T12:48:05.352Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NSX7XUC4WND53IE4CZFV6AY34E.jpg?auth=605f998f17147a4bad2614c7f9064c4af0c5b029abef883708c95e22ce09a063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=3942</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunmaya Bohra, 97, receives treatment at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shazia Ahmed / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/30/niger-crushes-mutiny-attempt-at-key-airbase/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T11:53:29.008Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XKB2UNVKO5EGBLYZEOBCVQFMKQ.JPG?auth=785dfb78f094975b6561ac6db771d4c0067ef3f0e4eb03f78556683445366f5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5889&amp;height=3926</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A soldier checks a vehicle at a roadside checkpoint. Explosions and gunfire erupted across Niamey, including at a major military base within the Diori Hamani International Airport complex. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/30/lionel-messi-hailed-as-footballing-beauty-after-hitting-four-goals-for-inter-miami-in-mls-rout/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T11:24:35.619Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ITM24XKXGFD6DC4274PENLFR3Y?auth=3f633dfa530428758f333a5c33f7bc6f8fa96e7203ca8859d7a425987fe594fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4607&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lionel Messi scored four and assisted another in Inter Miam's demolition of Montreal. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2026/08/30/queen-rania-birthday-jordan/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T11:05:35.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AWYCAFG7CBACNHTCR3Z3EW5UKU.jpg?auth=646a6f63e11ace119790152f96aa0706c61d36951cf0adf9d46d42de8f5bf1b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4531&amp;height=3398</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court has released a portrait of Queen Rania before her 56th birthday on August 31. 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Photo: Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/30/syria-can-rebuild-its-power-sector-with-lessons-learned-from-jordan/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-30T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2UMLRJ53HPHVBJPWW4JUIZ3S7E.jpg?auth=526250f0fcd9dbce00a34bc71b7b7dd88c93d88ad2fd31e8c6f835e28b9ca3c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5906&amp;height=3937</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Solar panels at the Kiswa solar power plant, in the Damascus countryside. 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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/28/israel-carries-out-rare-air-strike-in-occupied-west-bank/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T16:06:14.602Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PETMW4R236L6FL2CP3T3VRDB2Q.jpg?auth=d8c44e6a420a9d102fc5f98af2a6dc497e41391833113e70a87771f70457851d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7642&amp;height=5095</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli soldiers at the scene of the drone strike in the West Bank. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/08/28/nepal-flood-deaths-latest-updates/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:40:00.556Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/M6SND46PAIYBL5KESWCKDTH4WA.jpg?auth=b062ff4f10960295b41e08bc60d5d64a9d9368c368a8d4dcfdcdd64fe2d0e570&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nepali soldiers carry a person injured in the flash floods to a military camp to receive treatment. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/08/28/jackson-hole-kevin-warsh/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:14:02.985Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6TPKIKRK4M335XIFO4QZ65Y2WM.jpg?auth=22b35ebab4ad725c75f83b77eba12d0599acff4ea6cb5aa7e532681f70d7f097&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Fed chairman Kevin Warsh. Bloomberg]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/28/uk-warns-israel-against-retaliation-as-focus-turns-to-settlement-trade-ban/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T14:19:44.899Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BKOK23PCG24CY7Y3K67AKN64VA.jpg?auth=0c3caa65241a3258219e68316a895abd2447e47a7fe5e8f206f90fb3e7ede98d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4527&amp;height=3018</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There has been hope that Andy Burnham will take a tougher stance on Israel than his predecessor. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/28/qatarenergy-extends-lng-supply-suspension-to-italy-until-november/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:48:22.114Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/JQKV5BJOZVTWXNKIRP2NP7F6TY.jpg?auth=58f358847814507d132c0d8b50b53b2190c2469bd3d9b4e262a855c241942de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[QatarEnergy halted production across its LNG facilities on March 2 and later declared force majeure following Iranian strikes on its Ras Laffan complex, pictured. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/28/oil-prices-swing-between-war-risk-and-diplomacy-after-six-months-of-iran-standoff/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:39:04.619Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MT2TFRPPYY6BDRWUMGJOZSG4L4.jpg?auth=9a6c2d43228f02df9fc51194bec3a4ee86dd1b946bd742b23d2f8b939186ec01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oil prices hit their highest level in late April, surging by about two thirds. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/28/trouble-on-israeli-right-as-ben-gvir-refuses-election-pact-with-smotrich/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:30:08.701Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MR4SDWR7UCXUMQDPW7ECXRGBXA.jpg?auth=9e026307adc9901539b8528369f32ce67a2283e9f51182e9fb8a21076f2856eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4480&amp;height=2987</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and Bezalel Smotrich have become notorious for their brazen anti-Palestinian remarks. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/08/28/shakira-at-the-pyramids-what-fans-can-expect-from-her-egypt-concert/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:08:48.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GTIQDOM255CDRGJKCAMFBXPTA4.JPG?auth=520a7298ffea0240487b2fde4b47e5859672bbf4bbd8c8d0ea590c768e06c0c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3723&amp;height=2094</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shakira is set to perform at the Pyramids of Giza on November 28, in what is currently expected to be her only date in the region. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/08/28/it-took-everyone-brothers-tell-of-devastation-after-deadly-floods-on-nepal-tibet-border/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T11:48:39.972Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/2NW2M2NKG5ASXDH2ZYZRD2E2E4.jpg?auth=53f9d329db1cc4740bdf6b74185c3a8d6c14db15df24cd46c1745800e7e49ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=3052</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newall Budhathoki, left, with his brother Girilal Budhathoki, whose wife and child were killed in the fierce floods. Shazia Ahmed / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/28/flexible-working-hours-for-uae-government-workers-for-return-to-school/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T11:42:09.219Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/SMMISQZB2BBOLM4UCKVCNM346Q.jpg?auth=f3feccb97df22b54ae93032f96b32338596eee3662db5267b0040bd3987eee69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5055&amp;height=2843</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands of pupils will return to schools and nurseries from Monday. Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>