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      Ali Al Shouk

      Ali Al Shouk

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      Ali is a Senior News Reporter at The National, overseeing daily news coverage in the UAE, breaking news, police, courts, crime, laws and foreign assignments. He studied chemistry in Baghdad but turned his passion for journalism into a career after the Iraq war in 2003. An Iraqi national and bilingual in Arabic and English, he worked for the Xinhua news agency and several newspapers in Iraq during one of the most dangerous and controversial periods of news coverage in the history of the Middle East. He has lived in the UAE since 2006 and worked with several English-language newspapers in the Emirates before joining The National.
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      Shabab Al Ahli defender Bogdan Planic is confronted by a group of angry football fans on Saturday. Photo: @Justmo_7 / X
      Fans arrested after fighting at UAE Pro League match in Dubai

      Force said it identified people involved in violent scenes from surveillance video

      UAEMay 07, 2025
      Shabab Al Ahli defender Bogdan Planic is confronted by a group of angry football fans outside the stadium on Saturday. Photo: @Justmo_7 / X
      Police warn fighting football fans they face prosecution over violence at Dubai stadium

      Fans of Shabab Al Ahli and Al Wasl brawled after match at Zabeel Stadium

      UAEMay 06, 2025
      Fitz Gerald Dalina Camacho was selected from more than 100,000 entrants. Photo: Supplied
      Filipino nurse in UAE vies for $250,000 global health prize

      Fitz Gerald Dalina Camacho has helped to train more than 100 nurses during his career

      UAEMay 06, 2025
      21 Cafe. First café in Dubai run by people of determination. The café employee residents with down syndrome, creating more job opportunities for people of determination. Employee Alaa Ali. Antonie Robertson/The National
      Play01:55
      VideoThe Dubai cafe run by staff with Down Syndrome

      Many businesses have been slow to hire workers with disabilities and learning challenges, but progress is being made

      UAEMay 02, 2025
      Rubesh Pillai's home was badly hit by flooding during last year's deluges. Antonie Robertson/The National
      UAE home insurance premiums rise in wake of floods

      Problems persist one year on from the worst flooding in the country's history

      UAEMay 02, 2025
      A submerged car. Photo: Ahmad Hiskol / Instagram
      UAE rescue team recovers submerged SUV after tide pulls it underwater

      Camping trip went awry for owner of car who required urgent help

      UAEMay 01, 2025
      21 Cafe employee Alaa Ali enjoys welcoming customers. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Play01:55
      Dubai cafe empowers workers with Down syndrome through hands-on hospitality

      Warm welcomes and trained staff show how inclusion thrives at 21 Cafe founded with family in mind

      UAEApril 30, 2025
      Salah Salih, left, widely known as Salah Gosh, and Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan were said to be involved in the plot
      Play01:19
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      Officials say scheme involved former intelligence chief Salah Gosh

      UAEApril 30, 2025
      A screenshot from a video showing the damage to the UAE Field Hospital in Gaza. Photo: Operation Gallant Knight 3
      Play00:39
      UAE field hospital in Gaza hit by bomb shrapnel

      No injuries reported as Emirates issues plea for vital frontline workers to be protected

      UAEApril 23, 2025
      A new two-lane bridge has been opened to improve the flow of traffic in Dubai. Photo: RTA
      New bridge in Dubai opens - linking Jumeirah Street to Al Mina Street

      New 985-metre bridge to reduce travel time by 67 per cent

      UAEApril 19, 2025
      The use of drones by global search and rescue teams is expected to massively increase. Christopher Pike / The National
      UAE predicts massive increase in police and rescue drones by 2028

      Drone use in disaster response expected to grow twenty-fold in next three years

      UAEApril 08, 2025
      Medical staff at the UAE field hospital in Rafah donate blood to support injured Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Operation Chivalrous Knight 3
      Play00:41
      Emirati medical staff in Gaza donate blood to help Palestinians

      'The Emirati and Palestinians' blood are one', says director of UAE field hospital

      UAEApril 03, 2025
      Dubai Cares, in collaboration with Anera (American Near East Refugee Aid), is working to provide meals and food baskets to displaced families in Gaza. Photo: Dubai Cares
      Dubai aid group steps up effort to meet 'urgent needs' of Gaza

      Dubai Cares works with global aid organisations to ensure crucial funds donated by the public reach those in pressing need

      UAEApril 02, 2025
      President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court
      Play00:52
      UAE worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr with prayers and celebrations

      Hundreds attend prayers in Bur Dubai to mark the end of month of fasting and reflection

      UAEMarch 30, 2025
      The UAE Rescue Team has 300 active volunteers. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Play01:32
      WatchHow one Emirati’s act of kindness led to the creation of UAE rescue team

      Ali Al Shimmari has assembled an army of volunteers to help thousands of people in distress across the country

      UAEMarch 25, 2025
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