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A Lego-style video mocking President Donald Trump and US military operations in Iran. Photo: Screengrab via Explosive Media

How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated the US-Iran conflict

Dramatic Hollywood-style trailers, Lego parodies and fake images have gone viral as warring parties try to control media narrative

Beyond the Headlines

Dive deeper into the week's biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National's foreign desk.

Culture Bites

A lively conversation focused on the arts scene in the UAE and the ever-evolving landscape of global entertainment.

The Inside Brief

The Inside Brief with Manus Cranny is a new video podcast that delivers in-depth conversations with the leaders who shape our region and the global business world.

Business Extra

As one of the world‘s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National‘s esteemed team of business editors and reporters.

Tarab

Explore the creative worlds of the Middle East’s most compelling musicians through candid, behind-the-scenes conversations that reveal the voices shaping the region’s evolving music scene.

How to Adult

Your go-to guide for figuring out life, whether you’re just out of university or navigating your 20s

Books of My Life

You can learn a great deal about somebody from the books they read. Take a listen to storytellers and celebrities as they invite you inside the library of their life.

Trending Middle East

We bring you the top news stories, field reports and in-depth insights from the Middle East and beyond