<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/JIP225Ze/emirati-youth-champion-conservation-on-global-stage/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/JIP225Ze-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>157</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FJIP225Ze%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=3f899c61478c889e7886cb2bcce7695438e1bfdf8f7a3b9e442a83b1c5e4000b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Emirati youth champion conservation on global stage]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Nouf Alqadi, founder of Ithra by Nouf, inspires community action for sustainability through workshops and nature-based initiatives, representing the UAE’s growing leadership in global conservation. This video was produced by The National in collaboration or partnership with Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-15T10:00:12+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/yEWxG1AS/ai-will-be-the-game-changer-in-the-21st-century-for-healthcare/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/yEWxG1AS-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>43</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FyEWxG1AS%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D2?auth=15eabe0e4374f1dbd4c137f7c12053e030670af11579c6fec5845cdb0e62a057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[AI will be 'the game changer' in the 21st century for healthcare]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Comments from the UAE Assistant Minister for Health and Life Sciences, Maha Taysir Barakat, came at World Economic Forum event in Dubai]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-15T09:41:22+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/RXkr4ORG/uae-prepares-latest-aid-ship-for-gaza/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/RXkr4ORG-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>45</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FRXkr4ORG%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=c080f6e233097ba91c64092d01b7df1b2baa5c29a13f868ad657e0e63ad1e7da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[UAE prepares latest aid ship for Gaza]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[The UAE Humanitarian Ship is the 21st Emirati vessel to take supplies to the war-torn enclave]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-15T07:28:08+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/jb1ChLrx/steady-but-fragile-world-as-tariffs-bite-says-imf/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/jb1ChLrx-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>116</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2Fjb1ChLrx%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=cd69d6109ea55a4ae7491697bb9bce341f9c9fdd7f61846159bd507cc027f963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA['Steady but fragile world' as tariffs bite, says IMF]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Manus Cranny considers the upgraded outlook, with global growth lifted to 3.2 per cent, while the Gulf continues to outperform]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-15T07:00:50+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/wv51fswV/the-mighty-mushroom-uaes-desert-dwelling-marvel/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/wv51fswV-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>1846</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2Fwv51fswV%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=2a2c303a7a3a29d245df440ad2c4971727b33a1c14d170584277a07638e2b582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[The mighty mushroom: UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[This week on Culture Bites, Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews bring attention to an often neglected but worthy force of nature − the mushroom. 

Their guest in this episode, Georgina Pereira, is the species survival manager at Terra, Expo City Dubai where she works as a mushroom scientist. On the occasion of World Mushroom Day, she talks to Enas and Farah about the infinite ways that fungi shape our world: from cooking and medicinal properties, to fashion and culture, and environmental conservation. 

They discuss historical Emirati traditions of foraging mushrooms and the rootedness of the species in the UAE’s deserts. Georgina talks about a growing community of people in the country who are going out to explore and forage mushrooms for themselves, as ecologists draw more attention to their value. 

Pop culture also had its mushroom moment after the post-apocalyptic TV series, The Last of Us, unlocked new fears that a certain species could mean our demise. Are zombie fungi in fact real? Georgina tells the hosts, in a way, yes.]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-15T04:42:39+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/QsFHR4UK/uae-lose-to-qatar-in-blow-to-world-cup-qualifying-hopes/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/QsFHR4UK-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>41</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FQsFHR4UK%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D2?auth=b232521fd5104ff276efe310dc75c84253376e8c10a7dd2e6f2409d26031a960&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[UAE lose to Qatar in blow to World Cup qualifying hopes]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[The Emirates will now enter a convoluted play-off process involving teams from other continental federations]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-14T20:54:18+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/V1bfBy2n/trump-says-us-will-disarm-hamas-if-they-dont/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/V1bfBy2n-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>18</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FV1bfBy2n%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=9e85136483c18bcf2497e47385044adb628b25e8c91e04984fe5f20e3b068725&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Trump says US will disarm Hamas if they don't]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[US President recently brokered a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-14T18:41:03+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/tMrekdDs/uae-one-game-away-from-qualification-for-2026-world-cup/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/tMrekdDs-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>89</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FtMrekdDs%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=37f548b99a3168311fdb142072c7dcf146699240d6dcb71892ff6a53905d20fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[UAE one game away from qualification for 2026 World Cup ]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[If the Emiratis avoid defeat against Qatar in Doha later today, they will book their place in North America next summer  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Dubai]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-14T11:04:14+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/8L7APxN9/deadly-gaza-aid-site-at-netzarim-corridor-dismantled/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/8L7APxN9-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>108</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2F8L7APxN9%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=3db7ac96d0828a8112a907adec9917560ebd640d6591b8e68b19039146d4e5e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Deadly Gaza aid site at Netzarim corridor dismantled]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Abandoned US-Israeli aid sites show signs of violence as the UN steps in to deliver food after over 2,500 Palestinians were killed seeking 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Knesset]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-13T15:53:07+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/W3xw7JRs/ensuring-responsible-use-of-ai-top-of-the-agenda-as-gitex-kicks-off/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/W3xw7JRs-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>123</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FW3xw7JRs%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D2?auth=e323eca60b7cdcedf9c4aab60a60c8e5cb880d4e03e5564fa58ac70c8f745371&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Ensuring responsible use of AI top of the agenda as Gitex kicks off]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Sheikh Mohammed hails UAE's digital vision at 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deal]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-13T14:53:54+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/rVpyxZxD/donald-trump-tells-palestinians-to-build-their-people-up-not-tear-israel-down/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/rVpyxZxD-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>39</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FrVpyxZxD%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=17871a849d1cf78f4061d944fbd4125fec3b6f58ad1ada822faf4faaef3af97e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Donald Trump tells Palestinians to 'build their people up, not tear Israel down']]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[US President addresses Knesset to celebrate the ceasefire in Gaza and exchange of hostages and Palestinian detainees]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-13T12:55:20+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/NKu9Otn5/dubai-airports-ceo-paul-griffiths-on-vision-ambition-and-the-future-of-aviation/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/NKu9Otn5-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>1920</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FNKu9Otn5%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D2?auth=a1f8d1ce88b1f2d35334d62b9c0cbb057c2685b246bc7460f3ab3614d50d85d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths on vision, ambition and the future of aviation]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[In the opening episode of The National's video-first podcast The Inside Brief, host Manus Cranny sits down with Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai 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In the Arabic music scene, a bizarre saga may finally be coming to an end. Iconic music artist and composer Fadel Chaker has just surrendered himself to authorities after being on the run for a decade. The pop star was convicted for taking part in the 2013 clashes in Sidon that killed 18 Lebanese soldiers. Enas shares the artist’s story, his life in hiding and how he still made massively popular music despite being a fugitive.]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-08T10:36:39+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/p8nsrP1I/chatgpt-becomes-the-internets-one-stop-shop/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/p8nsrP1I-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>103</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2Fp8nsrP1I%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=50318796e13066b9b581b7fbd416c75339466cc3b643eab34d1e78c7740a04cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[ChatGPT becomes the internet’s one-stop shop]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Question has moved from how powerful AI platform is to whether we'll still be doing the thinking ourselves]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-07T15:08:22+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/GpaHQgB5/uk-restaurateurs-tattu-open-in-worlds-tallest-hotel-in-dubai/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/GpaHQgB5-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>112</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FGpaHQgB5%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=73b680e7fd97aa63e8128a7431d1c2f22bb99a5c7b3e78d504eee35445e1414d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[UK restaurateurs, Tattu, open in world's tallest hotel in Dubai]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[The modern Asian chain is opening its first international branch in the 377-metre tall Ciel tower]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-09T02:00:00+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/AZtQOlkI/land-grab-how-much-has-israel-taken-since-october-7/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/AZtQOlkI-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>143</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FAZtQOlkI%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D4?auth=7b5002cf72b97c544448a88496cf6fbe7f44370267ab97ff240714aea154e025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Land grab: How much has Israel taken since October 7?]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Across Gaza, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon, Israel has gained an estimated 820 square kilometres of territory - the size of New York City]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-07T12:54:24+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/GoXHUX5T/ceasefire-announced-in-syrias-aleppo-after-night-of-violent-clashes/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/GoXHUX5T-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>25</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FGoXHUX5T%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=821367eda844e8b04c6db290852e6540e565364cf6674b5f940d8ea8d0af08f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Ceasefire announced in Syria's Aleppo after night of violent clashes]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[Fights between SDF fighters and Syrian army took place overnight in the most intense attacks between the two sides since the new regime]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-07T12:26:52+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/YCc170DQ/london-police-bust-suspected-smuggling-gang-in-uks-largest-phone-theft-crackdown/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/YCc170DQ-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>50</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FYCc170DQ%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=fd2be85d7ed380ecd528cfbb772e5646f7d1c69c2c7b2b2e44d6133d8e8e49b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[London police bust suspected smuggling gang in UK’s largest phone theft crackdown]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[The group allegedly smuggled as many as 40,000 stolen phones to China in the past year 
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tonnes]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-01T17:05:32+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/RIDQn8rz/could-the-revived-hejaz-railway-be-a-healing-track-for-the-region/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/RIDQn8rz-xv27PA1r.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>2140</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.jwplayer.com%2Fv2%2Fmedia%2FRIDQn8rz%2Fposter.jpg%3Fwidth%3D480%26thumbnail_version%3D1?auth=6d72af4ee3fcd7400e0c9adc0ebb592c23c1786595dc46f1f0d4e0c29a519188&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[Could the revived Hejaz railway be a healing track for the region?]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews tell the story of the famous Hejaz railway, as Turkey, Syria and Jordan prepare to bring a section of it back to life. 

Back in the 1900s, Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire envisioned a rail line that stretched from Istanbul all the way to Makkah, making pilgrimage easier. While it was never completed entirely, the railway did connect Damascus to Madinah, cutting the typical journey from a 40-day camel caravan trek to a three-day train ride. But the once prominent line fell into despair as conflict spread and the Ottoman Empire collapsed.

Farah and Enas talk about the significance of reviving the route that once connected the region and how it can signal a moment of healing after so much turmoil. 

The hosts also share their thoughts on the Arab films submitted for Best International Feature at next year’s Oscars. Only one Arab film has won this category, the Algerian movie Z back in 1970. The hosts highlight some of the strong contenders for 2026. These include Happy Birthday, an Egyptian film that tackles the issue of child labour, and Calle Malaga, a Moroccan picture about a woman who fights to keep her childhood house in Tangier after her daughter decides to sell it.]]></video:description><video:publication_date>2025-10-01T15:19:21+00:00</video:publication_date></video:video></url></urlset>