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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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      Sharjah Police handled 10,782 emergency calls as heavy rain caused flooding in the emirate.
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      CourtsAugust 04, 2022
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      UAEAugust 03, 2022
      Motorists try to dry their cars in the sun after the recent floods in Fujairah. Pawan Singh / The National
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      Officials look to compile extent of damage after once-in-a-generation downpour

      UAEAugust 02, 2022
      Dr Sheikh Rashid bin Hamad Al Sharqi, centre, lends a helping hand in the clean-up operations. Photo: Instagram
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      UAEAugust 01, 2022
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      Showers on Monday afternoon but no major flooding reported

      EnvironmentAugust 01, 2022
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      TransportAugust 01, 2022
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      About 125,000 travellers per day are expected to use the airport during the busy summer season

      TransportAugust 01, 2022
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      GovernmentJuly 31, 2022
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