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      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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      UAEDecember 18, 2025
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      UAEDecember 16, 2025
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      UAEDecember 16, 2025
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      Rahaf Kalthoum was her sister Rania's caregiver during her cancer treatment. Photo: Rahaf Kalthoum
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      UAEDecember 10, 2025
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      Play01:04
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      UAEDecember 07, 2025
      AL WATHBA, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - December 04, 2025: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (L) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (R), attend the March of the Union, at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival. ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---
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      UAEDecember 05, 2025
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      Force issues warning to the public after seizing dozens of cars and motorbikes

      UAEDecember 03, 2025
      Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo / Abdel Kareem Hana)
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      A screengrab of a video shared by Abu Dhabi Police on social media, showing chaos on the road. Photo: Abu Dhabi Police
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      UAEDecember 03, 2025
      Rush-hour traffic in Sharjah is set to improve thanks to two new projects. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      UAENovember 28, 2025
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      UAENovember 25, 2025
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