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Gaza death toll rises amid fears violence will spill over into ‘full-scale war’
The pan-Arab body held a virtual session hosted by the UAE and led by the Head of the Arab Parliament and Speaker of the Federal National Council, Saqr Ghobash. Victor Besa / The National

Arab Parliament says Jerusalem crisis not a ‘real-estate dispute’

Gulf
A new report says the World Health Organisation must be given new powers to help tackle future disease outbreaks. Getty.

Covid's 'Chernobyl' moment: Panel urges greater WHO powers to tackle new diseases

Europe
Liz Cheney on Tuesday spoke to a nearly empty House chamber to deliver an unapologetic four-minute assault on her Republican adversaries and a defence of her own position. Reuters

US Republicans fire Liz Cheney from leadership role after Trump criticism

The Americas
EDITOR'S PICKS
Israeli soldiers fire a 155mm self-propelled howitzer towards targets in the Gaza Strip from their position near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on May 12, 2021. AFP

Current Gaza violence could be 'four times more intense' than 2014 war

MENA
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Merrion Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, after meeting politicians to discuss regulation of social media and harmful content. Getty

Facebook moderators told to sing karaoke to get over trauma of viewing graphic content

World
Tourist destinations, such as the island of Capri in Italy, will welcome international tourists again soon. Getty Images

Europe keen to welcome back Middle East tourists but holidays ‘won’t be normal’

Europe
Unicef has urged the UK to share excess Covid-19 doses with poorer countries. Getty Images

Unicef: UK could donate 100 million vaccine doses without disruption

Europe

Vaccine rollouts must not become an excuse for complacency

Simon Bland
Israel has responded to rockets launched from Gaza with air strikes. AFP

Israel's Iron Dome: the missile defence system shooting down Gaza rockets
A picture taken on April 25, 2021, shows a view of the Al-Aqiser archeological site in Ain Tamr near Karbala in Iraq, which includes what has been described as one of the oldest eastern Christian churches. All that remains of Al-Aqiser, which has stood in Ain Tamr for more than 1,500 years, are crumbling brick and red earthen walls. In a country that has been battered by years of conflict, government negligence and climate change, Iraq's numerous Christian, Islamic and Mesopotamian rich heritage relics have been left to weather away. / AFP / Mohammed SAWAF

Archaeological sites of southern Iraq - in pictures
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: N/A. News. Purple flowers outside a mosque in Jumeirah. Sunday, April 18th, 2021. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Eid Al Fitr to begin on Thursday
A spacious terrace overlooking Dubai Marina. Courtesy Allsopp & Allsopp

Property of the week: Dh15m Dubai apartment with cinema and mini-golf course
Brits fashion looks

Brit Awards 2021: 20 of the best red carpet looks
For Mike Ballard's Paralympics story. 

Mike Ballard staying relaxed ahead of vital qualifier for Tokyo Paralympics
Dua Lipa at the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, Greater London, Britain, 11 May 2021. AFP

Brit Awards 2021: all the winners and highlights from the night
The Debt Panel. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

What borrowers have learnt from five years of The Debt Panel – Pocketful of Dirhams
PALESTINE-ISRAEL CRISIS
Fire and smoke engulf a high-rise as it collapses following an Israeli air strike in Gaza city on Wednesday. AFP

Homeless of Gaza: residents recall moment apartment block was obliterated

MENA
US President Joe Biden made his first public comments on the crisis on Wednesday. AP

Biden says he expects Gaza crisis to end ‘sooner than later’

The Americas
The pan-Arab body held a virtual session hosted by the UAE and led by the Head of the Arab Parliament and Speaker of the Federal National Council, Saqr Ghobash. Victor Besa / The National

Arab Parliament says Jerusalem crisis not a ‘real-estate dispute’

Gulf
Slain Palestinian Authority security officer Ahmad Dragama. Twitter / @glick_sh

Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian mistakenly shot by Israeli troops

MENA
Coronavirus
There are circumstances when people may benefit from a delayed dose, according to a US study published in 'The BMJ'. AFP

Delayed Covid-19 doses could cut mortality rates, US study finds

World

Covid's 'Chernobyl' moment: Panel urges greater WHO powers to tackle new diseases

Europe

Some vaccines are slightly less effective against the Indian strain, research suggests

Health

Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,508 cases and two deaths

Health
Eid Al Fitr
Eid Mubarak lights at the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Roundabout in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National.

Eid during Covid-19: could the pandemic push Eideyya online?

MENA

Dubai Police set up Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark end of Ramadan

UAE

Retailers expecting a bumper Eid Al Fitr in Dubai

UAE

Last-minute Eid staycations: 5 UAE hotels you can still book for the holidays

Travel
World
There are reports that Martin Griffiths, UN envoy to Yemen, will replace Mark Lowcock as the UN’s humanitarian chief. Reuters

UN envoy says he's reached dead end in Yemen and world body announces his promotion

MENA
File photo: Relatives of Palestinian Ahmed Al-Shenbari, who was killed during an Israeli raid in Beit Hanoun city on the northern Gaza Strip, mourn during his funeral on May 11, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. Getty Images

As Gaza buries its dead, militants and Israel vow to fight on

MENA
Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, says Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan is used to winning elections, but that might change in the future. Reuters

EU told to improve relations with Turkey to boost role in Middle East peace process

Europe
Michel Barnier could seek the French presidency in 2022. AFP

France's Michel Barnier calls for immigration to stop for up to five years

Europe
UAE
Eid Mubarak lights at the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Roundabout in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National.

Health experts warn against overindulging after fasting during Ramadan

UAE

Judge condemns Denmark’s pursuit of Dubai tycoon Sanjay Shah over alleged £1.5bn tax fraud

World

Eight arrested over dirty money network flying cash to Dubai in suitcases

Europe

Rogue online pharmacies a 'significant patient threat', UAE study finds

Health
Business
A woman walks past a logo of the SoftBank Group in Tokyo on May 12, 2021. AFP

SoftBank swings to record $46bn net profit on listings and digital uptick amid pandemic

Technology

IEA lowers global oil demand forecast as key consumers grapple with pandemic

Energy

German regulator orders Facebook to stop processing users’ WhatsApp data

Technology

Adnoc Distribution to join MSCI Emerging Index from May 27

Business
Exclusives
Maj Gen Dr Obaid Al Ketbi and one of his many favorite collections, A hand crafted and painted chess set given to him by a Russian businessman. The museum is located at his residence at Al Seef Village, Abu Dhabi. The National staff got an exclusive tour on May 3, 2021. Victor Besa / The National. 

Inside an Emirati general's fascinating private museum

Heritage
Dezful and Zolfagar missiles are pictured during a rally in Tehran. Getty Images

Iran's seven mountainside missile silos discovered in new satellite imagery

Asia
Prof Hassan Arafat is a renowned expert in water technology and desalinisation, with a focus on food security. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi professor tells of pride at receiving UAE citizenship under new scheme

UAE Government
Many visitors to Bahrain come in via the King Fahd Causeway. Reuters

Bahrain prepares for tourism return with Saudi Arabia to open causeway and flights

Gulf
Opinion
After their father died in a house fire in the UK, Nick March and his brother found themselves trying to cope with the loss of a parent and the reality of the smoke damage that had wrecked the house they had grown up in. Courtesy of Nick March

How losing my father in a fire taught me the value of home insurance

Vaccine rollouts must not become an excuse for complacency

Violence in Jerusalem risks sparking a third intifada

Will we ever see an independent Kurdistan?

Do the Dominic Ongwens of the world deserve a bit more empathy?
Lifestyle
A spacious terrace overlooking Dubai Marina. Courtesy Allsopp & Allsopp

Property of the week: Dh15m Dubai apartment with cinema and mini-golf course

Jeff Bezos has bought a superyacht so large, it needs its own 'support yacht'

An ode to the Eid cookie: 3 recipes to try

Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain light up with special Eid show – in pictures

Brit Awards 2021: 20 of the best red carpet looks
Arts & Culture
Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in Disney’s live-action 'Cruella', which is set to hit cinemas at the end of May. Disney

Why 2021 marks the slow but sure return of the cinema blockbuster

Gigi Hadid, Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon speak out in solidarity with Palestine

What happened when I took 6 children to ‘The World of Banksy’ exhibition

Brit Awards 2021: all the winners and highlights from the night

'I said what I said': Tom Cruise addresses Covid rant on the set of 'Mission: Impossible'
Podcasts
The Debt Panel. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

What borrowers have learnt from five years of The Debt Panel – Pocketful of Dirhams

Can summer travel revive aviation's fortunes? 'Business Extra' podcast

Dubai Police arrest UK's most wanted, Emirati housing loans, 1,572 new cases - The Daily Update

UAE 100 Million Meals success, Kabul school bombing, Jerusalem violence, 1,735 new cases - The Daily Update

How mRNA Covid-19 vaccines could mean HIV cures and anti-cancer jabs
RAMADAN RECIPES
Hanan Sayed Worrell's grilled halloumi. Victor Besa / The National 

Ramadan recipe: grilled halloumi with a lime vinaigrette

Food
Raghad Al Safi’s margat hamidh helou – sweet and sour stew. Courtesy The Iraqi Table

Ramadan recipe: margat hamidh helou – sweet and sour stew

Food
Alaa Al Zain's harak osbao, a classic Syrian dish which has enjoyed a recent resurgence in popularity. Victor Besa / The National  

Ramadan recipes: harak osbao – lentils and pasta with tamarind, garlic and pomegranate

Food
Ousama Ghannoum's fatayer el sabanich (spinach pies). Courtesy Table Tales / Ousama Ghannoum

Ramadan recipe: fatayer el sabanich – spinach pies

Food
Sport
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed at the Etihad Stadium before attendance was restricted. PA

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed congratulates Manchester City on Premier League triumph

Football

Klopp defends Solskjaer over United's 'criminal' fixture list

Football

Osaka and Williams crash out of Italian Open

Tennis

Pep Guardiola hails 'hardest' Premier League title at Manchester City

Football

Keizer praises Al Jazira after winning AGL but cannot commit to title defence

Football
LONG READS
Sudanese women march in Khartoum to mark International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, in 2019.  AFP

Sudan's women flogged in public by young men 'inspired by’ violent social media campaign

MENA
Lebanese trap shooter Ray Bassil is pictured during a training session for this summer's Olympics in her underground parking in Sahel Alma near the coastal city of Jounieh, north of the capital Beirut, on February 5, 2021. - Determined to stay fit despite the coronavirus pandemic, the 32-year-old turned the parking spaces under her apartment block into a virtual firing range, all without shooting a single round. Bassil herself had fallen ill from Covid-19, but sprang back into training despite the round-the-clock curfew. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

Olympic Dreams: Lebanese shooter targets medal success and lifting a nation

Sport
Members of the Mesopotamia Commission, set up to discuss the future of Mesopotamia at the Cairo Conference, in 1921. Pictured are Gertrude Bell (second from left, second row), T E Lawrence (fourth from the right, second row), Winston Churchill (centre, front row), and Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (left of Churchill). Getty

How Churchill’s ‘40 thieves’ carved out the modern Middle East

Egypt
Scholemoor Cemetery in Bradford, northern England, has struggled to cope with an increase in burials during the pandemic. Getty

UK city blighted by Covid fights back

World
MONEY
As a memecoin grows in price, its actual fundamental value grows along with it. Getty Images

What's the difference between a memecoin and a memestock?

Google enters global remittance market after tie-up with Western Union and Wise

Eid during Covid-19: could the pandemic push Eideyya online?

The Debt Panel: 'I am worried about losing my job and defaulting on my loan'

How making friends with money will reap benefits for your savings
Travel
Serbia offers cooler climes for a summertime visit and is just five and half hours from Abu Dhabi. Flickr

UAE and Serbia to establish safe travel corridor for vaccinated passengers

Travelling to Bahrain? Everything to know as vaccine corridor with UAE opens

King of the castle? Historic Scottish castle could be yours for £1.5 million

Check-in to PCR tests: Etihad launches home services for Abu Dhabi travellers

UAE and Bahrain to open travel corridor for vaccinated passengers
Technology
Gas pumps are covered with plastic bags at the Race Trac gas station in Florida after a cyberattack crippled the biggest fuel pipeline in the country, run by Colonial Pipeline. Reuters

US fuel shortages worsen on day six of pipeline outage

SoftBank swings to record $46bn net profit on listings and digital uptick amid pandemic

German regulator orders Facebook to stop processing users’ WhatsApp data

Billionaires back blockchain company Block.one's new crypto exchange

Google enters global remittance market after tie-up with Western Union and Wise
Motoring
Mr Musk has been encouraging fans and detractors to expect shenanigans, potentially involving the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. Reuters

'SNL' host Elon Musk takes a Saturday off from Tesla's troubles

Road test: Why the Hyundai Veloster N needs an open road to prove its worth

Lotus rebirth: British-born sports car brand is about to reinvent itself

Dubai-made 'Fast & Furious' stunt car set for world’s first automobile NFT auction

Mercedes Benz EQC: manufacturer's first electric 4x4 is a fully charged beast
Israel has responded to rockets launched from Gaza with air strikes. AFP

Israel's Iron Dome: the missile defence system shooting down Gaza rockets
A picture taken on April 25, 2021, shows a view of the Al-Aqiser archeological site in Ain Tamr near Karbala in Iraq, which includes what has been described as one of the oldest eastern Christian churches. All that remains of Al-Aqiser, which has stood in Ain Tamr for more than 1,500 years, are crumbling brick and red earthen walls. In a country that has been battered by years of conflict, government negligence and climate change, Iraq's numerous Christian, Islamic and Mesopotamian rich heritage relics have been left to weather away. / AFP / Mohammed SAWAF

Archaeological sites of southern Iraq - in pictures
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: N/A. News. Purple flowers outside a mosque in Jumeirah. Sunday, April 18th, 2021. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Eid Al Fitr to begin on Thursday
A spacious terrace overlooking Dubai Marina. Courtesy Allsopp & Allsopp

Property of the week: Dh15m Dubai apartment with cinema and mini-golf course
Brits fashion looks

Brit Awards 2021: 20 of the best red carpet looks
For Mike Ballard's Paralympics story. 

Mike Ballard staying relaxed ahead of vital qualifier for Tokyo Paralympics
Dua Lipa at the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, Greater London, Britain, 11 May 2021. AFP

Brit Awards 2021: all the winners and highlights from the night
The Debt Panel. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

What borrowers have learnt from five years of The Debt Panel – Pocketful of Dirhams