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Cartoon for December 29, 2023
Our cartoonist's take on escalating attacks in the occupied Golan Heights
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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praying next to the coffin of Razi Moussavi, a senior commander in the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was killed on December 25 in an Israeli strike in Syria, in Tehran. AFPIran's supreme leader leads funeral prayers for IRGC commander
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Prayers over the coffin of senior IRGC adviser Brig Gen Razi Mousavi  in Iraq before his body is returned to Iran. ReutersShow of respect as Iranian commander's body arrives in Iraq
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Mostafa Elsheikh sits on the rubble of his destroyed home, where he lost several family members, following fatal floods in Derna, Libya. ReutersRegion's preparedness for deadly natural disasters in focus for 2024
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A poster of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brig Gen Seyed Razi Mousavi in Tehran after he was killed in an Israeli missile attack outside Damascus. EPACan Iran be pushed into war with Israel after assassination of IRGC commander?
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A number of roads will close as crowds gather for the Burj Khalifa fireworks display on New Year's Eve. Photo: Supplied
Dubai announces New Year's Eve road closures
UAE
A new patent granted to MBZUAI shows the potential for AI technology to replicate various human handwriting styles. Getty Images
UAE's AI university technology can mimic handwriting styles
Future
A dome is lifted into place at Britain's Hinkley Point C site, a nuclear plant under construction with the help of the world's largest crane Big Carl. AFP
UAE and UK join forces to seize nuclear power's moment
UK
The Dubai Metro has been a phenomenal success since it began carrying passengers in 2009 and is set to expand with the launch of its Blue Line project. Pawan Singh / The National
Why are Gulf countries embracing rail?
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Norlana will provide homes for an expected 3,000 residents. Photo: Neom
Neom announces new coastal wellness-focused community
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