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FILE Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani holds a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker in Beirut, Lebanon, 13 August 2025 (reissued 17 March 2026). Larijani has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to Israel's defence ministry 17 March 2026. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
Ali Larijani
1958 - 2026
Ali Larijani: Iran's security chief and key power behind the throne

Close aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli strike, two weeks after death of his former boss




In 1957, Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi joined a stellar generation of faculty at the Political Science and Public Administration Department, where he taught for the next 25 years. Reuters

Walid Khalidi: Historian who helped revive Palestinian national consciousness

Iranian state television confirmed the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026, without referring to a US and Israeli attack on his residence. AFP

Ali Khamenei: Architect of Iran’s hardline doctrine

Jane Goodall at the University of Montana in 2022. She visited the UAE in February this year. AP

Jane Goodall: The wildlife expert who tackled climate change

(FILES) Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges applause following the presentation of his men's fall/winter 2020/21 fashion collection in Milan on January 13, 2020. Italian fashion great Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones", his company said on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Giorgio Armani: Groundbreaking designer who fashioned red carpet dressing



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  • Seashells have offered insights into what life was like between 1000 BC and 600 BC. Getty Images

    How ancient communities used mangroves and beaches as 'Iron Age supermarkets'

  • Tour guide Ahmed Gholam admires the statue of Dubai Millennium. The artwork at Vision Pavilion in Expo City, Dubai, is made from marble imported from Spain. It stands at 5.5 metres tall and weighs 52 tonnes. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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    Best photos of April 22: Dubai Millennium at Expo City to elections in Gaza

  • President Sheikh Mohamed presents the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity to Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, right, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, for the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement, during the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity 2026, at the Founders Memorial in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

    Zayed Award film series wins top honours at Webby Awards

  • A major challenge in AI development is getting from predictive text to predicting real-world events. Bloomberg

    CommentAI needs to understand the world, not just describe it

  • Ons Jabeur, 31, says she has every intention of returning to tennis after giving birth to her son. Ons Jabeur / Instagram

    'A tiny miracle': Ons Jabeur gives birth to first child

  • The new Apple iPhone 17e series. Photos and videos taken by The National were a little brighter than with its predecessor, the iPhone 16e. Photo: Apple

    Apple iPhone 17e review: Flexing those price muscles once again

  • Relax Row by United Airlines is scheduled to be rolled out in 2027. Photo: United Airlines

    From bunk beds to sofa seats: Airlines offering new ways to sleep in economy

  • Manchester City can go top of the table if they beat Burnley on Wednesday. EPA

    Premier League predictions: No change at top as Man City and Arsenal win


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Norman Tebbit served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. Getty Images

Norman Tebbit obituary: Former pilot flew high in UK politics as Thatcherite

Conservative life peer quit cabinet to care for wife severely injured in 1984 Brighton bombing

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Pope Francis: Modernising leader who sought to right wrongs of church

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The foundation established by the Aga Kha employs nearly 100,000 people and spends $1 billion a year. AP

Aga Khan: Spiritual leader who combined religious duty with secular philanthropy

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Jean-Marie Le Pen: Divisive Suez veteran whose political influence endures

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Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning US president who championed humanitarian causes

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Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks

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Hassan Nasrallah: Leader of Hezbollah who oversaw the group’s growing threat to regional peace

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Ebrahim Raisi: Iranian President who was considered a potential supreme leader

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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed: A lifetime of loyal service to UAE

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