<i>Welcome to The National's weekly newsletter Beshara, where we share the most positive stories of the week.</i> Recognition is a powerful thing. You might toil away at your job, press on with passions or go out of your way to help others, and although we don't often seek it out, it is wonderful to have someone acknowledge your contribution. Take <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/10/16/sudanese-refugee-fadols-quest-to-help-displaced-compatriots-wins-unhcr-award/" target="_blank">Nada Fadol</a>, a refugee who has dedicated herself to helping members of her community fleeing Sudan's devastating civil war to Egypt. She co-ordinated the efforts of more than 100 volunteers to give children safe places to play, adults help to find work and even free health care. Her work to provide refugees with dignity and access to services was highlighted when she collected the UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award for 2024 at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday. There is more acknowledgement of great work to come in this edition, so keep reading to see space in a whole new way and find out about huge genetic mapping advances. I'd also like to stay in the spirit of celebrating hard work to give a shout-out to my colleagues on our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/" target="_blank">weekend edition</a>, whose stories can't appear in this newsletter due to its Friday release. I've included the brightest of the Weekend section in our highlights. Let's call it a reward for making it to the end – well done you! Thank you for reading, Taylor The people of the UAE are rallying round to support the Lebanese as war kills thousands and displaces more than a million. Israel is mounting a ground invasion and aerial bombardment after months of tit-for-tat strikes with the Hezbollah group exploded into a full-blown conflict, running parallel to Israel's actions in Gaza. More than 2,300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes and over a million displaced by Israeli eviction orders in Lebanon since last October. A two-week campaign launched by the government aims to show solidarity with those whose lives have been turned upside-down by the fighting. The <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/10/13/lebanon-donation-drive-uae" target="_blank">UAE Stands With Lebanon</a> initiative has already raised $30 million through the Emirates Red Crescent and more events to raise money and gather care packages are in the works. – Former UK prime minister <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/health/2024/10/15/david-cameron-joins-oxford-research-mission-to-develop-treatments-for-rare-diseases/" target="_blank">David Cameron</a> on the loss of his son and how it inspired his involvement in a new genetic research partnership Last week, the Northern Lights made a beautiful pink and green appearance in the skies above parts of the globe they don't usually reach, thanks to a powerful geomagnetic storm. It was also the second time in a year that I missed this incredible event because I was asleep. Luckily for me and others who missed it, the cosmos holds more in store for us, thanks to Europe's Euclid telescope. Scientists this week released truly gobsmacking images of more than 14 million galaxies taken by the telescope, making up just one per cent of a project to photograph the entire visible universe. It will take six years to produce images of a third of the known universe, in the hope of producing a 3D map with the best resolution possible. Take a look at more images taken by Euclid's cutting-edge cameras and learn how it could help us understand dark matter <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/10/16/euclid-space-telescope-sends-stunning-first-image-for-map-of-visible-universe/" target="_blank">here</a>. Is it the contrast of purple and gold or the cheeky monkey perched on this stunning statue? I'm not sure what makes this image so joyful, but either way, its location is a fascinating spot. Unesco World Heritage site Rangiri Dambulla in Sri Lanka has a cave monastery thought to be more than 2,000 years old. Visitors can see Buddhist mural paintings and 157 statues across five well-preserved shrines. This week's Beshara gallery promises many more photos to pique your interest.