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      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Senior National Reporter
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      Dubai
      Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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      The scene at Al Ahli hospital after an air strike in Gaza City on Tuesday. EPA
      What we know about Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza

      Known to locals as Mamadani Hospital, it is Gaza's only independent Christian-led medical facility

      Palestine-IsraelOctober 18, 2023
      Posters of hostages from a nine-month-old child to the elderly taken captive by Hamas form the backdrop as their relatives appeal for life-saving medication for those injured and with chronic conditions. Reuters
      Israeli hostages taken by Hamas need urgent medical care, doctors say

      Medics describe holding of 180 critically ill hostages as ‘ticking time bomb' and request critical medicines from International Red Cross

      Palestine-IsraelOctober 17, 2023
      Raz and Shiri Rabinovich decorate the bomb shelter near their home after schools in Israel shut this week. Photo: Rabinovich family
      Children in Israel warned against viewing social media

      Teachers ask children to stay clear of violent visuals that incite fear

      Palestine-IsraelOctober 13, 2023
      Hostage Families
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      Three generations of an Israeli family were taken hostage

      Family says abduction videos are like a ‘horror movie with no end’

      Palestine-IsraelOctober 11, 2023
      Vincent Baur, pictured with Alessandro Redaelli, general manager of Conrad Abu Dhabi's Etihad Towers, works in the in-room-dining department. Photo: Hilton
      Abu Dhabi group wins funding to deliver jobs boost for people with disabilities

      Sedra has been awarded $250,000 from the Hilton Global Foundation and will develop an app to provide crucial job skills to people with special needs

      HeritageOctober 11, 2023
      LOD, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 09: People wait for passengers arriving in near a sign showing landed and cancelled flights at the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport on October 09, 2023 in Lod, Israel. On Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched the largest surprise attack from Gaza in a generation, sending thousands of missiles and an unknown number of fighters by land, who shot and kidnapped Israelis in communities near the Gaza border. The attack prompted retaliatory strikes on Gaza and a declaration of war by the Israeli prime minister. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)
      How travel to Israel by land, air and sea is affected by the war

      Long delays and cancellations are disrupting passage to and from the country

      TravelOctober 10, 2023
      An audiovisual show inside the Al Wasl dome at Expo City Dubai, the world's largest interactive immersive dome. Leslie Pableo / The National
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      Expo City Dubai’s Al Wasl dome enters Guinness World Records

      Calendar of events will celebrate the massive interactive immersive structure officially entering the global record books

      Expo City DubaiOctober 05, 2023
      Dr Sultan Al Jaber said a phase-down of unabated fossil fuels is inevitable. AP
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      Dr Sultan Al Jaber says 'North Star' of Cop28 will be 1.5°C goal

      Cop28 President-designate says UAE will bring 'deep sense of urgency' to climate talks in November

      GovernmentSeptember 30, 2023
      Expo City Dubai gets dressed up in preparation for Cop28 with the blue and green zones carved out for the global climate summit. File photo: Expo 2020 Dubai
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      EXCLUSIVEExpo City Dubai to celebrate Emirati heritage with Cop28 makeover

      Traditional architecture using dried palm leaves will decorate venue and highlight sustainability theme

      Cop28September 29, 2023
      Thailand ambassador Sorayut Chasombat says he is looking forward to an inclusive Cop28. Victor Besa / The National
      Thailand envoy to UAE says ‘hard work’ needed to curb climate change

      Sorayut Chasombat says Bangkok is working to address air pollution and will renew commitments at Cop28 to cut greenhouse gas emissions

      GovernmentSeptember 28, 2023
      ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - September 26, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), stands for a photograph with HE Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (L), prior to a meeting, at Al Shati Palace. ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---
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      EXCLUSIVEDutch PM pledges to work with UAE to deliver results at Cop28

      Netherlands leader visits Abu Dhabi in run-up to global summit with focus on strengthening ties

      Cop28September 27, 2023
      The Ocean One robot has been brought to test the new robotics pool at Khalifa University. Photo: Khalifa University
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      UAE tests robot divers with hands that can clean deep-sea coral

      The Ocean One has reached depths close to 1,000 metres in the Mediterranean Sea

      EducationSeptember 23, 2023
      Dr Abdulnasser Al Shaali, the UAE's ambassador to India, says the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will foster economic growth, trade and co-operation. Photo: UAE Embassy New Delhi
      Rail and shipping trade link to benefit global economy, envoy says

      Ambassador to India says the Emirates will play a central role in transit network between India, Middle East and Europe announced at G20

      GovernmentSeptember 16, 2023
      Nickolay Mladenov is the director general of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
      Cop28: UAE to show world how to move from words to action

      Nickolay Mladenov, director general of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, anticipates valuable partnerships at global conference under UAE presidency

      Cop28September 15, 2023
      The Centre for Climate Diplomacy announces the launch of a new research initiative in Abu Dhabi to tackle the climate crisis. The National / Ruel Pableo
      New centre to serve as a regional hub to inspire climate action

      The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy launches initiative to conduct world class research that will help guide UAE policy

      GovernmentSeptember 11, 2023
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