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      Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National. He is a former foreign correspondent who has covered politics and conflict across Europe, the Middle East, the US, Africa and Asia. Before joining The National in 2017 to oversee the London editorial operation, he worked for The Sunday Times and Telegraph titles as an editor and roving reporter. He started his career in China and has a degree in finance.
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      Gold bars are displayed at a bullion house in Mumbai. Reuters
      CommentWhy gold is rushing out of London

      Countries like India and China are pulling their stocks out of the Bank of England

      CommentFebruary 12, 2025
      German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Keir Starmer during a meeting at the UK Prime Minister's country home, Chequers, on Sunday. EPA
      Trump’s tariff threat should bring the EU and Starmer’s UK closer together

      Arguments about how to retain European exclusivity will curtail the bloc’s ability to meet the coming challenges

      CommentFebruary 04, 2025
      UK officials worry that social media is contributing to a rise in terrorism. Bloomberg
      CommentCan Britain redefine ‘terrorism’ without going too broad?

      Officials are debating how organised or ideologically extreme someone has to be in order to be a terrorist

      CommentJanuary 28, 2025
      An explosion on the Chios Lion tanker ship after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea last July. EPA
      CommentWhy Donald Trump should have the Houthis on his radar

      The Yemen-based rebels have hurt global trade. The US President has an interest in stopping them

      CommentJanuary 20, 2025
      Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation, is sharpening focus on Egypt and the fortunes of the Suez Canal. AFP
      UN’s maritime chief heads to Egypt after fall in Suez Canal traffic

      Polluting emissions have risen as vessels sail around Africa to avoid Houthi fire from Yemen

      MENAJanuary 14, 2025
      UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will be asked to break her usual script and demonstrate some surety of touch in reassuring the markets. AP
      CommentRachel Reeves and Keir Starmer now own Britain’s economic mess

      The Labour government can no longer blame the Conservatives for inheriting a flat economy

      CommentJanuary 14, 2025
      The UK's Minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, addresses the event at the UK Parliament on Monday. Victoria Pertusa / The National
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      UK minister issues warning over Israeli UNRWA ban

      Middle East Association’s parliamentary event, sponsored by The National, hears demands over restrictions on UN agency

      UKJanuary 13, 2025
      A rally organised by the Muslim Council of Britain in 2017. There has been a clamour from the MCB for recognition as a representative body with a significant voice. Getty Images
      CommentThe UK's top Muslim umbrella body needs to change direction

      Muslim Council of Britain is increasingly out of step with the country's society and politics

      CommentJanuary 07, 2025
      Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested by police in Tehran on December 19, according to Italy's foreign ministry. Reuters
      Iran's jailing of Cecilia Sala has nothing to do with journalism

      The reporter, currently being held in Evin Prision, has been caught up in a wider world scramble for defence equipment

      CommentDecember 30, 2024
      US president-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of a test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, last month. Reuters
      CommentMusk's posts on Magdeburg could start a dangerous trend

      His talent and background are perfect to exploit the seams of the new political landscape

      CommentDecember 23, 2024
      Europeans like to regard the fall of the Berlin Wall as a foundational moment. Syrians recently provided the world with a similar event. Reuters
      CommentCan Europe rise to the challenge of a new Syria?

      The immediate feel of the European response to a fast-moving era could be best described as 'stuck'

      CommentDecember 17, 2024
      Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad Al Bashir addresses a crowd in Damascus on Friday. AFP
      UK takes cautious view as G7 seeks Syrian talks framework

      New National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell wrote the book on talking to terrorists but faces a new challenge as HTS celebrates victory

      NewsDecember 13, 2024
      A Hayat Tahrir Al Sham guard collects the weapon of a former security guard at the Baath party offices in Damascus
      Middle East war dynamics shift as global conflict turns more deadly

      Leading analyst says the challenge for warring parties in the region has fundamentally changed as a result of reverses for the Iranian camp

      NewsDecember 12, 2024
      Houthi supporters hold their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
      CommentAs Iran is weakened, how will Trump deal with Yemen's Houthis?

      With the Axis of Resistance crumbling across the Middle East, there is a chance to end the civil war there

      CommentDecember 10, 2024
      LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 3: The Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, accompanied by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani pose for a photograph with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the state banquet for the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Buckingham Palace during day one of The Amir of the State of Qatar's visit to the United Kingdom on December 3, 2024 in London, England. His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, accompanied by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, will hold several engagements with The Prince and Princess of Wales, The King and Queen as well as political figures. (Photo by Ian Vogler - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
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      Qatar Emir's UK state visit marked with £1bn climate investments

      King Charles hosted Sheikh Tamim at a banquet in his honour with David and Victoria Beckham hogging the limelight

      UKDecember 03, 2024
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