Pope Francis appears at a window of a hospital in Rome to greet well-wishers on Sunday, before he was released. AP

Pope Francis renews call for global peace after leaving hospital

Pontiff greets crowds of well-wishers gathered outside hospital in Rome after five weeks of treatment for pneumonia

UAE

Indonesia set to lift ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia

MENA

Expo City Dubai offers Dh50,000 for graduates with ideas to ease traffic jams

UAE

Stand-off over hijacked Pakistan train ends with 21 hostages dead

Asia

Militants take train passengers hostage in Pakistan

Asia

Where India’s tech goes to die: Delhi’s hazardous e-waste graveyard

Asia

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges action to protect children

UAE
Dubai-based influencers Sirin Mazumdar and Farooq Shah have urged fans to embrace the spirit of sport when their sides clash on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

TikTok creators from India and Pakistan urge cricket fans to 'be friends'

The social media influencers aim to spread messages of peace when India and Pakistan play their first one-day international game in Dubai

UAE

IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi unveils vision to develop global research hub and nurture talent

UAE

Bangladesh leader vows to bring Sheikh Hasina regime figures to justice

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Upset in Delhi as Kejriwal loses seat and BJP defeats AAP

Asia

'Digital arrest': The scam defrauding Indians of thousands of dollars

Asia

Behind the scenes look at Dh10bn Dubai Exhibition Centre construction

UAE

Abu Dhabi based Hindu temple receives 2.2 million people in its first year

UAE
Ruchika Tandon, a neurosurgeon, is one of thousands of Indians who fell prey to a 'digital arrest' scam last year. Photo: Ruchika Tandon

'Digital arrest': The scam defrauding Indians of thousands of dollars

Victims are accused of serious crimes by fake police officers, investigators and judges in bombardments of audio and video calls - and told the only way out is to pay up

Asia

Behind the scenes look at Dh10bn Dubai Exhibition Centre construction

UAE

Abu Dhabi based Hindu temple receives 2.2 million people in its first year

UAE

Postcard from KozhikodeBooks by the beach in Unesco city of literature

Asia

Best photos of April 15: Refugee camp in Peshawar to festival in Kathmandu

'Hardest decision I ever made': Israeli medics refuse to serve in Gaza

Police launch inquiry into fatal fire at Sharjah tower block

Former UK foreign secretary takes key role at new Dubai school

Mediclinic Middle East to invest more than Dh120m in flagship Abu Dhabi branch

New UAE family law boosting rights of mothers and children comes into effect

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