The US is condemning Iran's actions, but not taking steps against it. AFP

US and allies hold nerve to save nuclear deal in face of Iranian escalation
epa09035514 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (C) greets people while walking with his supporters on the streets in downtown of Yerevan, Armenia, 25 February 2021. Pashinyan called on his followers to rally in central Yerevan to support him after he denounced a military coup against him following the army's demanding of his resignation. Pashinyan faced protests with calls to resign after the handling of a six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. EPA/HAYK BAGHDASARYAN/PHOTOLURE MANDATORY CREDIT

Armenian military staging ‘coup’, says prime minister

World
Syrian refugees receive free Jordanian government Covid-19 vaccines at Zaatari refugee camp, February 16, 2021. Getty Images

Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for vaccine equity at US conference

Jordan
Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa wants countries in the Middle East to be involved in Iran nuclear talks. AP

Bahrain's crown prince calls Israeli prime minister to discuss Iran nuclear talks

MENA
EDITOR'S PICKS
The UAE's diplomatic adviser to the president, Anwar Gargash, is seen during meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2019. REUTERS

Anwar Gargash: Biden administration is right in prioritising diplomacy with Iran

The Americas
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses outsourcing firms to employ content moderators. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation

World
A visitor tries out a semi-automatic 9mm. ZEV Technologies custom GLOCK at Idex 2021 that wraps on February 25. Victor Besa / The National. 

Idex: UAE Armed Forces take total value of contracts to $5.7bn

Aviation
Hend Sabry is reprising her popular role as the young pharmacist Ola Abd ElSabour in a new Netflix series. Christopher Pike / The National 

Hend Sabry to star in new Netflix series from Egypt

Television

Iran's brinksmanship before nuclear talks risks alienating Europe

Con Coughlin
Christians volunteers hold Iraqi and Vatican flags as they decorate streets ahead of the planned visit of Pope Francis, in Qaraqosh, Iraq February 22, 2021. Picture taken February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqi Christians prepare for the Pope's visit - in pictures
Shorthand teaser. Getty Images

Lessons in lockdown: Resilience, routines and self-recognition
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgical procedure in Riyadh. Image: EPA

Watch: Saudi Crown Prince leaves hospital after successful surgery
'Celebration' (2020) by Esraa Zidan. Courtesy of the artist

What to expect from Egypt International Art Fair 2021
Users can follow Sir David Attenborough as he leads audiences through the 'Museum Alive' AR experience. Alchemy Immersive 

David Attenborough brings dinosaurs to your home using augmented reality
An aerial view of the ruins of the city of Ur, dating back 6,000 years, in present-day Dhi Qar governorate in southern Iraq. Pope Francis is set to hold inter-faith prayers at the site of the ancient city during his visit to Iraq. AFP 

A look around the ancient city of Ur - in pictures
Afghan security personnel remove the wreck of a vehicle from the site of one of three recent bomb attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP

Afghanistan: viral video reinforces horrors of ongoing conflict
This private mansion in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh is on the market for an eye-watering $43 million. Courtesy The Agency

Diriyah House: $43M Riyadh mansion has 23 bathrooms
Davos 2021
People wearing face masks walk by Olympics-themed signs in Tokyo on January 29. AP

Japanese Prime Minister promises to hold Olympics this summer

Sport

Governments globally must create a safe digital space, UAE's AI minister says

Technology

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga outlines a green and digital future for Japan

World

Jordan’s King Abdullah tells Davos that protecting refugees is a global responsibility

Jordan
Coronavirus
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman and CEO, and  Awadh Al Ketbi, director general of Dubai Health Authority sign an agreement  to implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to Covid-19 testing and vaccination. Courtesy Emirates.   

Emirates and Dubai Health Authority to digitally verify travellers' Covid-19 medical records

Aviation
Donors can give blood within two weeks of having the first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Pawan Singh / The National

Blood donation possible within two weeks of Covid-19 vaccine

UAE
This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine. AP

Oman orders third batch of vaccine doses as Covid cases climb

Gulf
A Johnson & Johnson worker prepares a syringe during the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial of its Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Coronavirus live blog: Bahrain authorises Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use

World
Gulf News
Bahrain is planning a 109km rail network, similar to the high-speed driverless Metro system that launched in Dubai in 2009. Chris Whiteoak / The National 

Bahrain seeks bidders for multi-billion dollar rail network

Gulf
 Ex-British Prime Minister Sir John Major. Reuters

Former UK prime minister Sir John Major congratulates Kuwait on National Day

World
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgical procedure in Riyadh. Image: EPA

Watch: Saudi Crown Prince leaves hospital after successful surgery

Saudi Arabia
Houthi rebels ride on a vehicle during a funeral procession of Houthi fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen's Saudi-backed internationally recognized government, in Sanaa, Yemen on February 16, 2021. AP

Houthis anger world by ‘shifting goalposts’ on tanker salvage mission, says UN

World
Arab showcase
The lockdown both defines Gabriel Makhlouf's job as Governor of the Irish central bank and provides a perspective on the decades of movement and upheaval that have brought him where he is today. Courtesy Central Bank of Ireland

Irish bank governor confronts pandemic crisis with perspective

Europe
If Ameen Khayer’s decision to live in Germany was unforeseen, that was nothing compared with the previously unimagined musical career that resulted. Courtesy Ameen Khayer

Syrian refugee Ameen Khayer makes splash in Germany's music scene

Europe
Mohamed Mansour.  Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mohamed Mansour, the billionaire who doesn't measure success in zeroes

World
Of her deep connection with Sudan, Asma Elbadawi, above in Khartoum, says: 'It's very difficult to explain, to visit a part of the world where people look like you, speak the same dialect and laugh at the same jokes because at their core they have similar experiences to you.' Courtesy Asma Elbadawi

Leap of faith: Asma Elbadawi shows that Muslim women can jump

World
US
People wearing face masks walk through the Dupont Circle Market amid the coronavirus pandemic in Washington on February 21, 2021. AFP

Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in ‘equity’ push

The Americas

Biden’s CIA nominee: Important US does 'everything' to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapon

The Americas

Biden appointees of Arab and Muslim heritage face bigoted comments and attacks

The Americas

US Vice President Kamala Harris urges black Americans: 'Let's not let Covid get us'

The Americas
UK
A man holds a sign against a window at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel reading "HM Prison Heathrow". Getty Images

Hotel quarantine guests complain of rights abuses at ‘HM Prison Heathrow’

Europe

Power struggle at top of Scottish politics as former leader turns on his former protege

Europe

Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi loses extradition fight

World

UK spy agency GCHQ accelerates AI use to tackle state-backed threats

Europe
Opinion
Memorial during a candlelight vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 09, 2020 for the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 plane crash. Getty

Zarif's leaked recording showed who's boss in Tehran

Iran's brinksmanship before nuclear talks risks alienating Europe

The fragile future of jobs in the Middle East

Don't leave Syrian refugees behind in the vaccination drive

One day, we won't need Facebook to read the news
Lifestyle
Lf25 feb globes dresses googled

These are the most-searched stars on the Golden Globes red carpet

Carrefour will no longer be offering plastic bags at these Dubai stores

End of an era: US postal service unveils new design for delivery vehicles

Make-up brand Becca announces 'heartbreaking' decision to close in September

Property of the week: Dh49 million Dubai mansion built for entertaining
Arts & Culture
Palestinian singer Lina Makoul goes back to her roots with her new album, '#YOM'. Courtesy Maana Music

How Lina Makoul's debut album tells the stories of Palestinian youth

US non-profit to build 'world's first 3D-printed school' in Madagascar

Here's when 'Spider-Man 3', 'Loki' and 'No Time to Die' will be released

Hend Sabry to reprise her role as Ola in new Egyptian Netflix series

Paul McCartney to release 900-page memoir, woven with 154 songs
Podcasts
A pupil raises his hand at the Manar Al Iman Charity Private School. Victor Besa for The National ID

UAE anti-money laundering, missing Dubai resident, 3,102 new cases - The Daily Update

Abu Dhabi travel list, Idex 2021 deals, 3,005 UAE cases - The Daily Update

Expo 2020 Dubai, Trump tax returns, 2,105 new cases - The Daily Update

Everything you need to know about moving from the UAE to Britain

UAE-US ties in focus at Abu Dhabi's Idex 2021
Sport
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifth stage of the UAE tour cycling race, from Fujairah Intl Marine Club to Jebel Jais, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Vingegaard tastes success as UAE Team Emirates' Pogacar extends lead

Sport

Patel and Ashwin wrap up two-day win for India in Ahmedabad Test

Cricket

Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Alisson's father

Football

Messi is La Liga's top scorer as Barcelona find form - in pictures

Football

Bayern's Jamal Musiala picks German national team instead of England

Football
Travel
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman and CEO, and  Awadh Al Ketbi, director general of Dubai Health Authority sign an agreement  to implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to Covid-19 testing and vaccination. Courtesy Emirates.   

Emirates and Dubai Health Authority to digitally verify travellers' Covid-19 medical records

You can now stay overnight at Ras Al Khaimah's Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

Qantas to restart international flights to 22 destinations in October

Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown: a review of Dubai's first certified-boutique hotel

How Covid-19 is reshaping global air travel in 2021
Technology
A power-generating wind turbine is reflected in solar panels. Masdar and Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna will explore renewable energy opportunities in the Central Asian country. Reuters

Masdar and Uzbekistan's sovereign wealth fund to explore joint investments

Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation

Facebook moderators across Europe sue for damages over viewing of extreme content

Adnoc wins award for innovative use of technology

Idex 2021: UAE defence company Nimr to partner with Singapore's ST Engineering to build hybrid EVs
Motoring
The new design of the United States Postal Service mail vehicles, which are expected to come into use in 2022. 

End of an era: US postal service unveils new design for delivery vehicles

Mercedes reveals new 4-cylinder C-Class range

Cherokee chief urges Jeep to stop using tribe's name: 'It does not honour us'

Get into the Groove: Chevrolet announces new mini SUV in the UAE

Dubai's first solar-powered motor rally kicks off
LONG READS
A scientist loads Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA molecules into a fine glass pipette at a laboratory in Shenzhen, China. Researchers in the US are studying how Crispr molecular scissors could be used to fight cancer. AP

From crude surgery to gene editing: how cancer treatments evolved over the years

What happened to the Middle East’s space programmes?

Is Dubai on the cusp of an electric car revolution?

The remarkable story of Messi: how Arabian horse found his feet amid pandemic

How social media is being used to fight sexual predators in Egypt
Christians volunteers hold Iraqi and Vatican flags as they decorate streets ahead of the planned visit of Pope Francis, in Qaraqosh, Iraq February 22, 2021. Picture taken February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqi Christians prepare for the Pope's visit - in pictures
Shorthand teaser. Getty Images

Lessons in lockdown: Resilience, routines and self-recognition
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgical procedure in Riyadh. Image: EPA

Watch: Saudi Crown Prince leaves hospital after successful surgery
'Celebration' (2020) by Esraa Zidan. Courtesy of the artist

What to expect from Egypt International Art Fair 2021
Users can follow Sir David Attenborough as he leads audiences through the 'Museum Alive' AR experience. Alchemy Immersive 

David Attenborough brings dinosaurs to your home using augmented reality
An aerial view of the ruins of the city of Ur, dating back 6,000 years, in present-day Dhi Qar governorate in southern Iraq. Pope Francis is set to hold inter-faith prayers at the site of the ancient city during his visit to Iraq. AFP 

A look around the ancient city of Ur - in pictures
Afghan security personnel remove the wreck of a vehicle from the site of one of three recent bomb attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP

Afghanistan: viral video reinforces horrors of ongoing conflict
This private mansion in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh is on the market for an eye-watering $43 million. Courtesy The Agency

Diriyah House: $43M Riyadh mansion has 23 bathrooms