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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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      Hamad Yousef, his wife Rabab and their children with food from the Anera community kitchens in Gaza. Photo: Dubai Cares
      ExclusiveGaza community kitchen helps to feed displaced family

      Anera’s tekia programme is sustaining displaced civilians across Gaza with the support of Dubai Cares

      UAEJuly 28, 2024
      Staff at the UAE field hospital in Gaza have gone above and beyond to save lives in the enclave. Photo: UAE field hospital in Gaza
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      UAE field hospital staff donate own blood to help Gazans

      Hospital's director tells The National 'Emirati blood has mixed with Palestinian in one vein'

      UAEJuly 24, 2024
      Emirati boy Zayed Mohammed Al Zaabi has the musical world at his feet. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      Music isn't a treatment for autism spectrum disorder, say experts, but it has given Zayed Mohammed Al Zaabi confidence to face the world

      UAEJuly 23, 2024
      Three Bangladeshi citizens were handed life sentences for organising riots in the UAE at the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal. Photo: Wam
      Three Bangladeshis given life sentences and 54 jailed for inciting riots

      Accused convicted for roles in demonstrations against their country's government

      UAEJuly 22, 2024
      Aid trucks from the UAE carrying humanitarian aid cross the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza. Victor Besa / The National
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      UAE convoys to Gaza reach the 100 mark, with more than 20,000 tonnes of aid delivered

      Milestone figure reached by Gallant Knight 3 campaign since November

      UAEJuly 20, 2024
      Capt Asmaa Saeed Al Ali has also been involved in evacuating injured Palestinians. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Emirati pilot 'honoured to offer lifeline to Palestinians'

      Capt Asmaa Saeed Al Ali has been transporting crucial humanitarian aid to Gaza since November

      UAEJuly 14, 2024
      Emirati surgeon Dr Hamed Al Ahmad has opened up to The National about carrying out his 'national duty' amid the violence and horror in Gaza. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      'You can't get emotional': Emirati surgeon on working in Gaza

      Dr Hamed Al Ahmad saved many lives while working at the UAE's field hospital in Rafah

      UAEJuly 12, 2024
      Indian chef Anoop Chait Ram who was hit by a bus while walking on the pavement on The Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Anoop Chait Ram
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      UAE hospitals evolve to cope with major road accidents

      Emergency departments near major highways are expanding life-saving support services

      UAEJuly 11, 2024
      Firefighters douse the flames at a construction site in Business Bay, Dubai. Photo: Dubai Civil Defence
      Fire breaks out in Dubai's Business Bay

      Blaze at building site was brought under control at 10.11am, authorities say

      UAEJuly 09, 2024
      The UAE's desalination plants on the Rafah border are pumping in clean water to the Gaza Strip. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      UAE-built desalination plants supply clean water to Gaza Strip

      Network established in December is serving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians affected by the war with Israel

      UAEJuly 08, 2024
      Malak Khalid has had several operations on board the UAE's floating hospital in Al Arish. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      'You open your eyes under rubble': Gazans on UAE floating hospital grieve their losses

      Malak Khalid was buried under rubble after an Israeli air strike that killed her parents

      UAEJuly 06, 2024
      Aid is loaded up onto a military plane at El Arish International Airport in Egypt to be dropped over Gaza. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Emirati leading Gaza airdrop effort proud to help Palestinian 'brothers'

      The National spoke to Lt Col Saeed Al Shamsi at Al Arish International Airport as another crucial aid mission prepared to depart

      UAEJuly 04, 2024
      Dubai Customs seized 235kg of Hashish hidden inside a dhow. Photo: Dubai Customs.
      Dubai customs uncover 235kg of drugs on dhow

      Officers are embracing advanced technology to help keep pace with crime gangs

      UAEJune 30, 2024
      A fire broke out at a Sharjah apartment block on Sunday. Picture for illustrative purposes only. The National
      Tenants flee Sharjah apartment block fire

      Blaze broke out at residential building on Sunday afternoon

      UAEJune 30, 2024
      The scene of an accident in 2022. Photo: Dubai Police
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      Police aim to cut number of UAE road deaths in summer

      The annual safety campaign, which runs until August 31, is being led by Ministry of Interior

      UAEJune 24, 2024
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