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      From left, The National's Mina Rzouki, football correspondent and author Andy Mitten, sports editor Steve Luckings and business correspondent Kyle Fitzgerald discuss the World Cup
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      Q&A replayWhich Arab team can go the furthest at World Cup 2026?

      Your questions answered as Fifa's biggest tournament yet kicks off

      World Cup 2026June 11, 2026
      The HMS Dragon, a type 45 destroyer, will be part of a coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
      UK sends warship to Gulf for potential Strait of Hormuz mission

      Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon will 'pre-position' in region as US awaits response from Iran on new proposal

      UKMay 09, 2026
      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been terminating the US residency of Iranians with connections to the regime in Tehran. Reuters
      US arrests and revokes green card of son of Iran hostage crisis spokeswoman

      Seyed Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son now in ICE custody pending deportation

      USApril 11, 2026
      Referee Omar Al Ali during the AFC Champions League match between Qatar's Al Duhail SC and Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli Saudi FC in Doha, in September. Getty Images
      Emirati referee Omar Al Ali selected to officiate at 2026 World Cup

      He will be joined by assistant referee Mohamed Al Hammadi and video match official Mohammed Khadim

      FootballApril 09, 2026
      Abu Dhabi weather images. Victor Besa / The National
      As it happenedUAE rain disrupts travel as airlines announce flight cancellations and delays

      Private sector firms urged to implement remote working on Friday

      UAEDecember 19, 2025
      Motocyclists ride past damaged vehicles on a flooded street in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. EPA
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      Weaker Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after drenching China

      Storm battered Hong Kong and left at least 14 dead in Taiwan

      AsiaSeptember 24, 2025
      EA Sports FC 26 is the third installment in the EA Sports FC series. Photo: EA
      EA Sports FC 26 game review: A step forward, but needs careful in-season polish

      After a terrible year for football gaming, the popular franchise changes tactics

      Pop CultureSeptember 19, 2025
      Anguilla is the owner of the .ai web domain. Getty
      The tiny Caribbean island making millions thanks to AI web address

      Anguilla's .ai domain is its second-biggest earner after tourism

      TechnologySeptember 02, 2025
      Parents across the UAE are gearing up for the start of the new school year. The National
      UAE's new school calendar to see more public holidays fall within school breaks

      Eid Al Fitr will fall within spring break, while Eid Al Adha will coincide with exam season

      UAEAugust 20, 2025
      Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan. Getty Images
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      In picturesThe world's most spectacular sinkholes: from Turkmenistan to Oman

      Many are marvels of nature, but some are man-made where development compromises the underlying rock it has been built on

      NewsAugust 12, 2025
      People conduct a search and rescue operation in Sindirgi, Balikesir province, Turkey, the epicentre of Sunday's earthquake. Anadolu via Getty Images
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      Several buildings damaged after Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey

      Tremor struck at a depth of 10km with a series of aftershocks felt in Istanbul

      MENAAugust 10, 2025
      Hulk Hogan rips his shirt during a campaign rally for Donald Trump in 2024. AP
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      Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies aged 71 after cardiac arrest

      President Donald Trump pays tribute to 'Maga all the way' wrestler

      USJuly 24, 2025
      Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße, near Zell am See, during a geomagnetic storm on May 11, 2024. The planet is experiencing its first "extreme" geomagnetic storm since 2003, a US agency said on Mai 10, 2024. (Photo by JFK / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT
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      First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years produces stunning auroras

      Skies from Britain to Tasmania light up, but space weather forecaster warns geomagnetic storm threatens satellites and power grids

      UKMay 11, 2024
      The Arsenal away kit, Manchester United home kit, and Sheffield United away kit. It's a new season of Premier League fashion ratings. AP / Reuters / Twitter
      Premier League kits 2023/2024 ranked from worst to best

      A new season of home and away shirts, and new entries in the fashion league table

      FootballAugust 09, 2023
      A neighbourhood in Islahiye, south-east Turkey, before and after the 2023 earthquake. AP
      Satellite images show destruction in quake-hit Turkey

      Thousands of homes and neighbourhoods across Turkey were flattened

      MENAFebruary 09, 2023
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