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Year of Elections Algeria

Year of ElectionsWho is on the ballot, and what's at stake as Algeria goes to the polls?

Culture Bites: How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

UAE's defender #04 Kouame Kouadio celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers football match between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

UAE secure World Cup qualifier win and Egypt army chief visits Gaza border - Trending

Fernando Plaza, group chief digital officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

Business ExtraThe future of digital banking in the UAE

Year of Elections Algeria

Year of ElectionsWho is on the ballot, and what's at stake as Algeria goes to the polls?

Culture Bites: How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

UAE's defender #04 Kouame Kouadio celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers football match between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

UAE secure World Cup qualifier win and Egypt army chief visits Gaza border - Trending

Fernando Plaza, group chief digital officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

Business ExtraThe future of digital banking in the UAE

Year of Elections Algeria

Year of ElectionsWho is on the ballot, and what's at stake as Algeria goes to the polls?

Culture Bites: How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

How language illustrates cultural connections, and the great Oasis wait

UAE's defender #04 Kouame Kouadio celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers football match between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

UAE secure World Cup qualifier win and Egypt army chief visits Gaza border - Trending

Fernando Plaza, group chief digital officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

Business ExtraThe future of digital banking in the UAE

Israa Abu Mustafa teaches students inside a tent set up on the rubble of her house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

What is the future of Gaza’s children living without education?

Pupils are about to miss a second year of school because of the war

Beyond the Headlines

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.

Abtal

Conversations with Arab athletes on their journeys to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Culture Bites

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

Trending Middle East

What’s trending today? We bring you the latest social media trends from the Middle East and around the world.

Year of Elections

A podcast series from The National’s Opinion Desk that features conversations with experts, diplomats and thinkers on how elections and public opinion in 2024 will shape the world.

Iraq: 20 Years On

We mark 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq with a special podcast series, examining the era which shaped a generation. We feature stories, reflections and experiences from Iraq, 2003, the present and the future.

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.

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.

In focus

Jumeirah beach Dubai. The UAE is home to many wealthy people from overseas. Getty Images

Wealthy Britons look to move to Dubai over impending UK tax changes

Al Bidya Mosque does not contain wood, meaning carbon dating cannot be used to identify its age. Leslie Pableo for The National

Mosques of the UAE: Al Bidya welcomes worshippers for 600 years

Director Neo Sora was among those who protested against the Gaza war during the film festival. Getty Images

Celebrities show solidarity with Palestinians at Venice Film Festival

The border fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA

Gaza-Egypt border control dispute could shape the enclave's future

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Aryna Sabalenka lifts the US Open trophy after defeating Jessica Pegula in the final. AFP

Aryna Sabalenka dedicates 'dream' US Open title to family

Migrants attempting to cross the English Channel get on a boat in Wimereux, France. Reuters

ExclusiveDrive against boat gangs made Channel migrant crossings more deadly

British director Asif Kapadia's 2073 premiered last week at the Venice International Film Festival. EPA

Asif Kapadia doesn't want to leave saving the planet to Gen Z

Jumeirah beach Dubai. The UAE is home to many wealthy people from overseas. Getty Images

Wealthy Britons look to move to Dubai over impending UK tax changes

Al Bidya Mosque does not contain wood, meaning carbon dating cannot be used to identify its age. Leslie Pableo for The National

Mosques of the UAE: Al Bidya welcomes worshippers for 600 years

Director Neo Sora was among those who protested against the Gaza war during the film festival. Getty Images

Celebrities show solidarity with Palestinians at Venice Film Festival

The border fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA

Gaza-Egypt border control dispute could shape the enclave's future

The National has earned a reputation as an unrivalled source of news and insight into the Middle East.

Register with The National – and enjoy all our journalism for free

Aryna Sabalenka lifts the US Open trophy after defeating Jessica Pegula in the final. AFP

Aryna Sabalenka dedicates 'dream' US Open title to family

Migrants attempting to cross the English Channel get on a boat in Wimereux, France. Reuters

ExclusiveDrive against boat gangs made Channel migrant crossings more deadly

British director Asif Kapadia's 2073 premiered last week at the Venice International Film Festival. EPA

Asif Kapadia doesn't want to leave saving the planet to Gen Z

Jumeirah beach Dubai. The UAE is home to many wealthy people from overseas. Getty Images

Wealthy Britons look to move to Dubai over impending UK tax changes

Al Bidya Mosque does not contain wood, meaning carbon dating cannot be used to identify its age. Leslie Pableo for The National

Mosques of the UAE: Al Bidya welcomes worshippers for 600 years

Director Neo Sora was among those who protested against the Gaza war during the film festival. Getty Images

Celebrities show solidarity with Palestinians at Venice Film Festival

The border fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA

Gaza-Egypt border control dispute could shape the enclave's future

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