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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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      The finalists of the fourth Arab Hope Makers award, which recognises and rewards humanitarianism. Ruel Pableo for The National
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      Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid awards Arab Hope Makers

      Awards recognise humanitarianism and philanthropy across the region, and each finalist receives Dh1 million

      UAEFebruary 25, 2024
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      UAEFebruary 22, 2024
      Counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Chanel handbags. Dubai Police have received almost 1,300 reports about intellectual property crimes since 2019. Andrew Henderson / The National
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      UAEFebruary 21, 2024
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      Dubai Customs officers discovered 6.5kg of hashish hidden in a man's car at a border checkpoint. Photo: Dubai Customs
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      Officers searching for members of gang who stole valuables from gold shop

      UAEJanuary 31, 2024
      Sherrylou Salinas, right, received a cervical cancer diagnosis last year. Photo: Sherrylou Salinas.
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      Sherrylou Salinas says detecting the disease quickly can 'make all the difference'

      UAEJanuary 30, 2024
      Ahmed Al Menhali, who was lost for days in the desert, is reunited with his five-year-old son, Awad. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and chairman of the World Government Summit, speaking at Dubai's Museum of the Future. Pawan Singh / The National
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      UAEJanuary 23, 2024
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