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Shireena Al Nowais

Chief Reporter
UAE
A journalist from the UAE with more than a decade's experience, Shireena joined The National in 2013. She is interested in public policy, judicial, social, health and government issues, and has written several investigative reports pertaining to these areas. She also launched and handled a weekly charity page called “Helping Hands”.
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The clinical trials, to be conducted at Burjeel Medical City, could offer new hope for thalassaemia patients. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office
Abu Dhabi to trial 'game-changing' new thalassaemia treatment

Mitapivat has demonstrated potential in earlier tests for transforming the approach to the condition

UAEFebruary 13, 2023
Left to right: Mohammed Al Hrmoodi, Ahmed Al Yassi and Majed Abdulrhman, all safely back in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National
'Everything was upside down': Emirati quake survivors recall their escape

Injured tourists scrambled out of rubble as Antakya crumbled

UAEFebruary 12, 2023
Maj Gen Al Ameri said three flights carrying search and rescue teams and medical equipment were dispatched from the UAE on Monday. Photo: Ministry of Defence
UAE sends seven aid flights to Turkey and Syria as death toll rises

Rescue efforts are being hampered by aftershocks

GovernmentFebruary 07, 2023
The UAE Cabinet has approved updated Emiratisation targets. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE companies must boost Emirati staff by 1% every six months

Employers expected to ensure citizens make up 3% of staff by July 1 as part of Emiratisation drive

GovernmentFebruary 07, 2023
Dalal Abu Hamam, centre, with Nesreen Hassan, left, and Fadwa Hussein at the Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah. Leslie Pableo for The National
UAE's cancer survivor mothers urge others not to give up hope

Three women who overcame the disease say it is crucial to face up to cancer and not be in denial about its effects

UAEFebruary 04, 2023
The University of Birmingham Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office
UAE universities to set own admission requirements under exam shake-up

Sitting the Emirates Standardised Test will no longer be mandatory from next academic year

EducationFebruary 02, 2023
Proceedings in Abu Dhabi's family court are similiar to those in registry offices in the UK or Europe. Victor Besa / The National
New family law for non-Muslim residents comes into effect today

They can now marry and divorce in civil proceedings run by local registry offices

UAEFebruary 01, 2023
Shop staff, from left, Alya Al Zaabi, Badreya Al Ali and Sheikha Al Mheiri are challenging stereotypes about Emiratis in the workplace. Victor Besa / The National
These Emirati women are proud to work as sales staff and cashiers

As tens of thousands join the private sector, these female employees share their experiences

UAEJanuary 30, 2023
Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen. Victor Besa / The National.
Holocaust survivor who lived through Auschwitz delivers powerful message

Nearly 80 years on, Ruth Cohen tells Zayed University event of her enduring sense of humanity despite harrowing childhood

UAEJanuary 26, 2023
Doctors said an informal discussion about mental well-being during routine check-ups if often the best way to get patients to open up. EPA
Abu Dhabi clinics to ask about mental health during visits

Health chiefs look at earlier intervention for stress and depression

HealthJanuary 23, 2023
Sheikh Shakbout Medical City to become specialist trauma centre

Upgrades including intensive care and burns units to be made over next two years

UAEJanuary 18, 2023
The research centre in Abu Dhabi will help to position the city as a world leader in the development of medicines. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
Abu Dhabi opens new clinical trials centre

The centre will be involved in developing medicines and treatments

UAEJanuary 17, 2023
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - January 16, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), presents the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize for South Asia Global High Schools, to a representative from Dhaka Residential Model College (Bangladesh), during the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2023), at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). ( Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---
Zayed Sustainability Prize winners on a mission to improve the world

Enterprising individuals and organisations were honoured for driving change in communities

GovernmentJanuary 16, 2023
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, left, with Dr David Gross, centre, and Dr Ahmed Al Mheiri at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Photo: Waleed Al Hassan
'Emirati Einstein' credits passionate teachers for success

Contagious enthusiasm for science helped Dr Ahmed Al Mheiri follow his dreams

UAEJanuary 15, 2023
Hassan Ahmed has lost one leg to diabetes. Photo: Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
UAE doctors save diabetic's left leg after right was removed

Hassan Ahmed's vision was also deteriorating after his blood sugar hit 2.5 times normal levels

UAEJanuary 15, 2023
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