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A table is set as people wait to break their fast during Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, in March 2023. EPA
Which countries have the longest Ramadan fasting hours?

The holy month begins about two weeks earlier each year and, for half the world, it will move away from the longer, hotter days of summer

RamadanMarch 07, 2024
HMC runs 12 hospitals in Qatar, the National Ambulance Service and offers home and residential care. Reuters
Qatari official sentenced in Hamad Medical Corporation fraud case

Prosecutors last year charged 16 people, including four HMC employees, over alleged bribery and abuse of office

GulfMarch 06, 2024
President Sheikh Mohamed with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal upon his arrival for a state visit. UAE Presidential Court
President discusses regional security with Kuwait’s Emir

Trade between the UAE and Kuwait in the first half of 2023 reached Dh22.3 billion

UAEMarch 05, 2024
People mourn the deaths of more than 100 people, after Israeli forces opened fire on crowds at an aid distribution point, in Gaza City, on Thursday. AFP
UAE strongly condemns Israeli attack on Palestinians gathering for aid

More than 100 were killed after Israeli troops opened fire on crowds waiting for food aid in the north of the enclave

Palestine-IsraelMarch 01, 2024
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei greeting the crowd during a ceremony in Tehran. EPA
What is at stake in Iran's parliament elections?

Voters will elect members of parliament and assembly of experts amid expectations of low turnout and boycott

IranFebruary 29, 2024
An Iranian man in Tehran passes a general election billboard for the upcoming parliamentary elections. EPA
More than half of Iranians disapprove of leadership, poll finds

The rate of dissatisfaction was higher among Iranians under the age of 30

IranFebruary 29, 2024
Kuwaitis will be voting for a new parliament for the fourth time since December 2020. EPA
Kuwait to hold snap parliamentary elections on April 4

Vote during final days of Ramadan follows dissolution of the National Assembly by Emir Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad

GulfFebruary 28, 2024
Palestinian patients arrive at the Emirati Floating Hospital in the port of Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National
UAE floating hospital begins receiving Gaza patients at Al Arish port

The repurposed vessel has a capacity of 100 beds and includes operating rooms and intensive care units

UAEFebruary 26, 2024
Driver Abu Baker, pictured moments before entering the Rafah border crossing for his fourth mission carrying aid to Gaza. Victor Besa / The National
Egyptian lorry drivers endure long waits to cross into Gaza’s Rafah

Lengthy checks have created bottlenecks, leaving them patiently facing plummeting temperatures and days of boredom

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 23, 2024
Eleven UAE Aid to Gaza truckst carrying humanitarian aid cross the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Victor Besa / The National
Second UAE aid convoy of the week enters Gaza

Lorries carrying more than 240 tonnes of supplies, including tents and medical kits, enter through the Rafah border crossing

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 21, 2024
A Saudi girl wearing traditional clothes celebrates Saudi Arabia's Founding Day at The Boulevard in Riyadh. Reuters
Saudi Arabia's Founding Day: How is it different from National Day?

The new annual event celebrates the origins of Saudi Arabia

Saudi ArabiaFebruary 21, 2024
One of 14 lorries carrying aid from the UAE enters Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Monday. Victor Besa / The National
Fourteen lorries enter Gaza with aid from UAE

Aid convoys arrive as more than 1.4 million people in Rafah city face growing threat of attack by Israeli forces

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 19, 2024
A second UAE ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza arrived at the port of Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National
ISRAEL-GAZA WARSecond UAE ship carrying aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt

Vessel is loaded with 4,544 tonnes of humanitarian supplies as part of the country's Gallant Knight 3 operation

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 17, 2024
The royal decree accused the Kuwaiti parliament of constitutional breaches, including using offensive and inappropriate language. AFP
Kuwait dissolves parliament as political rift persists

Emir issues royal decree accusing parliament of breaching constitution

GulfFebruary 15, 2024
Dr Said Abdulrahman Marouf, who was detained by Israel for 45 days, examines patients at Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah a day after he was released. Reuters
Rafah hospitals cannot cope if Israel attacks, say Gaza doctors

Israeli military is planning an offensive to flush out Hamas militants in city hosting more than one million people

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 14, 2024
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