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Tunisia's Elias Achouri celebrates scoring their third goal in a 3-1 victory over Uganda in Group C of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at Rabat's Olympic Stadium. AFP

Afcon 2025: Elias Achouri gets Tunisia up and running with brace against Uganda

Copenhagen winger struck either side of half time in 3-1 victory over Uganda to set up mouthwatering tie with Super Eagles

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Oscars 2026: Arab films entered for Best International Feature

Gaza aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg sets sail from Tunisia

The Voice of Hind Rajab wins second prize at Venice Film Festival



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    EditorialPrecision medicine in the UAE is set to change lives

  • Mohamed Salah's late winner against Zimbabwe spared Egypt's blushes in their Group B opener. AFP

    Why Egypt v South Africa remains one of African football’s great rivalries

  • The National's Cody Combs says that Fahrenheit is wrongly critiqued and should, instead, be celebrated. AP

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  • Father-son duo Patrick and Michael Chalhoub in a campaign for Level Shoes, one of Chalhoub Group's companies. Photo: Chalhoub

    'My grandparents built this to make a small living': CEO Michael Chalhoub

  • A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

    Comment'Treedom for Palestine' is fighting the good fight, one olive tree at a time

  • A festive Christmas scene in Al Qaniya, Idlib. AFP

    Christmas joy returns to Syria's Idlib after years of civil war

  • The UAE celebrates the humanitarian values of Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan at home and abroad. Wam

    How UAE has carried Sheikh Zayed's legacy around the world - from Antarctica to China

  • Iraqis walk at the Malwiya minaret, a treasured national monument. Iraqis today have greater access to knowledge and international developments than they could have dreamt of a few years ago. AFP

    CommentHow Iraq's middle class will shape the country's future


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Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania began her career with emotionally resonant short films and documentaries. Getty Images

Creative evolution of double Oscar-nominated Hind Rajab film director

The filmmaker is the first Arab woman to earn two Academy Award nominations

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Ahmed Jaouadi of Team Tunisia, centre, shows off his gold medal. Getty Images

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Singer Helene Segara says she was not contracted to perform at the Carthage International Festival. Getty Images

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About 100 Kumulus Amphore machines are currently deployed, producing around 3,000 litres of water a day. Photo: Kumulus

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Generation start-up: Company entered Saudi Arabia this year and is preparing for a major fundraise

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A stall owner waits for customers at the annual pomegranate festival in the Tunisian city of Testour. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National

Postcard from TestourHow pomegranates became a symbol of Tunisia's Andalusian heritage

Muslims and Jews fleeing persecution in Spain in the 17th century have given the city a unique culture

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Tunisian President Kais Saied calls for 'cultural revolution' in inauguration speech

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Tunisian soldiers deliver ballot boxes to a polling station in Ariana, near Tunis, on Saturday. AFP

Tunisians vote in presidential election with competition muted

Incumbent Kais Saied is facing only two other candidates and his main rival is in jail

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