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Photo: RTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/09/lebanese-prime-minister-in-damascus-on-rare-visit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T12:22:53.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3V4BHVDNNNHQHBOUNYVPCWPMNQ.jpg?auth=6c8d653195a1dfe226b8c8424856610c61d3188e4d36f64c1d96f6a8d14085c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Lebanese delegation, headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, arrived at Damascus International Airport on an official visit to Syria. SANA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/09/president-sheikh-mohamed-and-turkeys-erdogan-discuss-ways-to-boost-ties-in-call/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T12:20:59.453Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NEPLOX6RDVCLFLXZ7RBIOWFP6M.jpg?auth=4f212abd20904bde82937bb215e4124d3800538fd098ba239a283aec92557a92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Sheikh Mohamed spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/09/uae-air-aid-operation-delivers-600-tonnes-of-essentials-to-150000-gazans/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T10:07:51.241Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/R3VCYCFMKNBOZOQKT6L2SMFOTA.jpg?auth=e4ab172035521e6f0bcad2f579072494ecd1c38165b51408c5fd58d2197e9d78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 600 tonnes of aid for Gaza were delivered during the humanitarian campaign established by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman. 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Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/09/dubai-consulate-offers-support-after-indian-sailor-killed-in-dhow-blaze-near-strait-of-hormuz/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:01:53.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AK54PIZSJZBDKPZMT3NBJ3OVRU.jpg?auth=d4cd30d9ef7640e6d9f314dfe7b34e2156a9b7f66f813734fb87705b1bbe895c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3094</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Indian sailor was killed and four crew injured after a fire broke out on a wooden dhow boat travelling near the Strait of Hormuz. 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Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/09/uae-to-announce-decision-on-remote-learning-on-sunday/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T07:07:25.77Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4KUXSLNT75CRTIEW2U4QPPQSBM.jpg?auth=14219e5a005e2dcb69b6ee40eeb4d2fd8754d329638b1382bf569aa9ac4f6d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Schools and universities have been conducting online classes since Tuesday as a result of renewed Iranian attacks. 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Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/09/arab-countries-condemn-reprehensible-iranian-attacks-on-uae/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T06:37:02.419Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BJFH2NYXXBHXNBZ6SFWYO2W3EA.jpg?auth=dc4567622c25820fb0aac5e573daa094e08cf11b9340538651d27de0cdf6cef9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1152&amp;height=648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Sheikh Mohamed discussed the Iran war and bilateral relations in a phone call with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun. Photo: UAE Presidential Court / Getty

& Joseph Aoun split]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/05/08/trouble-for-starmer-as-labour-loses-and-reform-surges-in-early-uk-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T06:14:24.922Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UQJ64P3RBYFO44C5N35QDEPVVU.jpg?auth=c8252cb29f48357b02c69bf37d7d292b1b15d71cf21ec25bbc8bda14c15c204d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, outside Havering Town Hall following the local election in Romford, UK . 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PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/05/09/uae-gulf-iran-us-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5DQQWTI6HRDRTIICY2BG37CEGE.jpg?auth=b0d7dc8876bed4eff0f5470e2580b77fa9c6664b97e09b9c1b5a7532c67a667a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3389&amp;height=1906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi symbolises the achievements of the UAE and its Gulf neighbours. 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High school students resumed in-person classes after a suspension of more than two months following military strikes launched by the US and Israel against Iran that killed its supreme leader, triggering a war that spread across the Middle East and prompting the Kuwaiti Education Ministry to implement remote learning for students.  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Cody Combs / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/05/08/labour-wilts-as-reform-storms-district-around-gatwick-airport/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/J6QNPP4ZIFHR5MZLDHUXEHE53M.JPG?auth=7d90045886d198a26df680f0625132ff82f7a043f7308ff261c0cfd0f6056242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3014&amp;height=1695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Councillor Khayla Abu Mosa of Labour. Thomas Harding / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/08/israeli-strikes-kill-18-in-south-lebanon-despite-ceasefire/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T16:45:14.882Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/G5GVF5VOUX3KC2DRXPLOAN5KXU.jpg?auth=aeb5ee2aa80298b37251e3f4df5e8423af3a8e1b7a6469ca3b830df6a9099cef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4647&amp;height=3098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises from an Israeli air strike on the village of El Qlaile, near the coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon. 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Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/08/abu-dhabi-police-warn-about-misuse-of-e-scooters/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T16:22:42.83Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TTWTHB6FUZFYVF2T4SETI3JNKM.jpg?auth=b80b331bcb66bd1d72a4bd850b86042df85dd064a1539dec5220fda60ec1f008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1919&amp;height=1079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A screengrab from a video posted by Abu Dhabi Police on the misuse of e-scooters. Photo: Abu Dhabi Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/08/heavy-clashes-halt-operations-at-libyas-largest-oil-refinery/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T14:52:03.271Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5F2TXGOI3VCX7EIV3HMU4QTUDE.JPG?auth=fc532e351bcc96b6d04a26e34f9f11c294e2bcae1f6c1ba0cbbcedb8da1cfd60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The oil refinery in Zawiya, west of Tripoli, has a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. 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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/08/abu-dhabi-scientists-invention-restores-sense-of-touch-to-keyhole-surgery/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7TZUSLYWDNCFLCMF7EK7JSZWGQ.jpg?auth=476b45338b1b78249dbdbbb01661e64b386451ad8dababbdd309e00b09741af0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1951&amp;height=1301</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers Dr Wael Othman, left, and Dr Mohammad Qasaimeh. 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