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Medical staff board the UAE aircraft that will bring cancer patients and wounded people from Gaza. Pawan Singh / The National'Hope turns into reality' for Gaza cancer patients on UAE flight
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President Sheikh Mohamed congratulated Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his landslide victory on Monday. Photos: EPA / MOPASheikh Mohamed congratulates El Sisi on landslide election win
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia is now prohibited from directly and indirectly importing, purchasing or transferring diamonds, the EU said. AP
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - November 11, 2023: HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President (L) greets HH Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait (2nd L) during the Islamic-Arab Summit, in Riyadh.

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Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28, President posing for the photos with the delegates and officials after closing the plenary session on the 14th day of the COP28 UAE at the EXPO City in Dubai.  Pawan Singh / The National
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