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      Leen Alfaisal

      Leen Alfaisal

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      Leen is a video producer and a documentary filmmaker. She has previously worked with Al Arabiya English, CNN Arabic and won awards for her documentary “The Borrowed Dress” in Dublin and Beirut. She majored in journalism in the American University in Dubai, where she also minored in Middle Eastern studies.
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      HI-RES. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, member of the Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has attended the opening ceremony of the 26th World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, taking place at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, until 11 November. Wam
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      Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed attends jiu-jitsu championship opening ceremony

      Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, attended the opening ceremony of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

      UAENovember 08, 2021
      At least 19 people were killed in a road accident near Mexico City.
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      Horrific road accident kills at least 19 near Mexico City

      A truck transporting base materials for shampoo lost control and crashed at toll booths on a highway in Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico.

      WorldNovember 07, 2021
      Attendees standing in close proximity during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas, U. S. , in this still image from social media video November 5, 2021. Instagram @drainstarr/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT MUST CREDIT INSTAGRAM @DRAINSTARR. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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      Rapper Travis Scott posts video for fans after Texas concert stampede

      Rap star Travis Scott released a video online for his fans after eight people died and dozens were injured as he performed at a festival in Houston, Texas, on November 5.

      WorldNovember 07, 2021
      FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany October 20, 2020. Stefanie Loos / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo
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      Iraqi PM puts out video message after escaping assassination attempt

      Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi escaped unhurt after a drone laden with explosives hit his residence in Baghdad.

      IraqNovember 07, 2021
      UK offers ‘bright future’ as darkness dissipates for Afghan evacuee
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      UK offers ‘bright future’ for Afghan evacuee who fled the Taliban

      Khalil, an Afghan evacuee in London, can hope for a better future after he feared for his life when the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

      UKNovember 06, 2021
      Tunisia finds tunnel near French ambassador's residence
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      Tunisia finds tunnel near French ambassador's residence

      A tip-off to security forces of suspicious activity at the home in La Marsa led police to the house where they discovered the entrance to the tunnel.

      TunisiaNovember 04, 2021
      Solid waste bound for landfill in the yard of the material recovery facility at the Bee'ah waste management complex in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The U.A.E. is building one of the world��s largest waste-to-energy plants to deal with its growing trash load as the Persian Gulf state has few options to stop the giant heaps of plastic, paper and organic waste on the outskirts of its desert cities from piling higher. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
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      UAE to burn waste to make power at this Sharjah plant

      The UAE is building the Gulf region’s first waste-to-power plants and will use incinerators to turn trash into electricity.

      EnvironmentNovember 04, 2021
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      Everything you need to know about the UAE Flag Day

      The National's Faisal Salah explains the regulations on raising a flag on the UAE's Flag day.

      UAENovember 03, 2021
      Amazon operations to use renewable energy and electric delivery vehicles
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      Amazon operations to use renewable energy and electric delivery vehicles

      Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced a $2 billion pledge to support nature restoration during the United Nations Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.

      BusinessNovember 03, 2021
      Watch Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid lead Flag Day ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai
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      Watch Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid lead Flag Day ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai

      Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, led the Flag Day ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai.

      UAENovember 03, 2021
      Australian little girl Cleo Smith found by police after 18-day search
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      Australian little girl Cleo Smith found by police after 18-day search

      Police in Western Australia have confirmed a four-year-old girl was found 'alive and well', sparking elation more than two weeks after she disappeared from her family's tent during a camping trip.

      WorldNovember 03, 2021
      fog in abu dhabi
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      Fog season returns to Abu Dhabi and Dubai

      Abu Dhabi Police sent out warnings overnight to reduce motorway driving speeds to 80kph.

      UAENovember 03, 2021
      How does fog form in the UAE's desert climate?
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      How does fog form in the UAE's desert climate?

      Out of 365 days in a year, the UAE averages 132 foggy nights.

      UAENovember 03, 2021
      The Captagon crisis in the Middle East
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      The Captagon crisis in the Middle East

      Captagon, a cheap home-made amphetamine, is one of the most in-demand narcotics in the Middle East. Over the past months, our team of reporters have pieced together the trade of Captagon from Syria and Lebanon through Iraq and Egypt to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Here’s what we found.

      Captagon CrisisNovember 02, 2021
      Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (L) and Dutch association football manager Clarence Seedorf announce the launch of Seedorf Khabib Performance Club, a football school with a training methodology combining football and mixed martial arts (MMA), during a joint press conference in Dubai on November 1, 2021. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
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      Khabib and Seedorf to launch football academy in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

      Clarence Seedorf and Khabib Nurmagomedov have teamed up to launch their own football schools, which they say will use a 'unique training methodology' that fuses football and mixed martial arts.

      SportNovember 02, 2021
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