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Suhail Akram

Suhail Akram

Multimedia Journalist
Suhail Akram joined The National as Multimedia Producer in 2018. Prior to this, he worked with AJ+, first as a South Asia Fellow and then as a Producer, based out of New Delhi and Doha. He has worked with BBC as a Monitoring Journalist, South Asia and with DD News as a correspondent and news presenter.

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The sculpture of Freya the walrus, made by the artist Astri Tonoian is unveiled at Kongen Marina by Frognerkilen, Oslo, Norway April 29, 2023. NTB/Annika Byrde via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Norway gets sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya

Decision to put it down led to online campaign calling for statue of popular walrus

WorldApril 30, 2023
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - April 29, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R) greets HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Defence (L), at Al Marmoum. ( Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---
UAE leaders discuss national issues at Dubai desert retreat

President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, touch on latest achievements, including space exploration

UAEApril 30, 2023
Children ages 7 years old in a Chinese lesson taught by teacher Gaohua Ni. The Chinese school in Dubai that has doubled its numbers since it opened two years ago. Mirdif, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Chinese school in Dubai offers most of its lessons in Mandarin

The school opened in 2020 with 184 pupils and now has more than 500

UAEApril 28, 2023
Digged holes are seen after exhuming bodies at the mass-grave site in Shakahola, outside the coastal town of Malindi, on April 25, 2023. - Kenyan investigators unearthed another 16 bodies on Tuesday in a forest where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89 including children. There are fears more corpses could be found in Shakahola forest where cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge had allegedly been telling his followers that starvation was the only path to God. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
Kenyan cult leader told followers to starve themselves ahead of the world's end

Officials are recovering bodies from shallow graves as Kenyan Red Cross says more than 300 people are missing

WorldApril 27, 2023
Commuters travel in an overcrowded train near a railway station at Loni town in India's state of Uttar Pradesh on April 24, 2023. - India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed on April 19, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
India to overtake China as world's most populous country by end of April

Number of people on subcontinent expected to keep growing for decades, says UN

WorldApril 25, 2023
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 13, 2021 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures during a press conference on a hosts aid conference on Afghanistan, in Geneva. - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called October 26, 2021 for the immediate release of Sudan's prime minister, who was detained in a military coup. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Sudan violence 'risks catastrophic conflagration', warns UN chief

Antonio Guterres urges warring parties to cease fighting

WorldApril 25, 2023
Hollywood star Jason Momoa has been name Yas Island's new Chief Island Officer. Photo: Yas Island
Hollywood sensation Jason Momoa paddles his way to Yas Island as the new Chief Island Officer

The video is an advert on behalf of Yas Island

LifestyleApril 25, 2023
Meet the Emirati woman aiming to preserve the sport of falconry
Meet the Emirati woman aiming to preserve the sport of falconry

Ayesha Al Mansoori teaches other women and has also published a children's book on the sport

UAEApril 24, 2023
A civilian holds up an empty bullet case in front of a damaged window of a residential building during ongoing skirmish between Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan, 18 April 2023. A power struggle erupted 15 April between the Sudanese army led by army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, resulting in at least 200 deaths according to doctors' association in Sudan. The RSF on 18 April said it approved a 24-hour ceasefire to allow evacuation of the wounded, however the Sudanese army did not confirm the deal. EPA / STRINGER
Why is there brutal fighting happening in Sudan?

Two rival generals are behind Sudan's deadly power struggle, with civilians caught in the crossfire

MENAApril 19, 2023
A civilian holds up an empty bullet case in front of a damaged window of a residential building during ongoing skirmish between Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan, 18 April 2023. A power struggle erupted 15 April between the Sudanese army led by army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, resulting in at least 200 deaths according to doctors' association in Sudan. The RSF on 18 April said it approved a 24-hour ceasefire to allow evacuation of the wounded, however the Sudanese army did not confirm the deal. EPA / STRINGER
Khartoum resident films heavy shelling in Sudanese capital

The 24-hour truce, expected to take effect on Tuesday at 6pm, was shattered before it began

MENAApril 19, 2023
A Palestinian Christian man Ehab Ayyad offers dates and water to Muslims held up in traffic or getting late for home to break their fast during Ramadan, in Gaza City April 12, 2023. REUTERS / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Christian man in Gaza helps Muslims stuck in rush-hour traffic break their Ramadan fast

Ehab Ayyad has been offering dates and water for the last five Ramadans

MENAApril 13, 2023
Undated handout photo issued by Sotheby's of basketball star Michael Jordan's sneakers which have sold at auction for more than 2.2 million dollars (£1.8 million) making it one of the most expensive pair of trainers ever purchased. The Air Jordan 13s were worn by Jordan at Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals during his final year with the Chicago Bulls often referred to as The Last Dance and the inspiration behind the hit Netflix series of the same name. Issue date: Tuesday April 11, 2023.
Michael Jordan's trainers sell for record $2.2m

The basketball legend wore them in 1998 during Game 2 of his final NBA championship

WorldApril 12, 2023
Imam stabbed in New Jersey mosque
Man stabs imam leading morning prayer at New Jersey mosque

Officials said Imam Sayed Elnakib, 65, is in a stable condition

USApril 11, 2023
Gold smuggling busted
Man tries to smuggle gold from Dubai as suitcase screws but gets busted

Footage shows Hyderabad customs officers unscrewing parts of suspect’s luggage

WorldApril 10, 2023
The boat in distress with about 400 people on board is pictured in Central Mediterranean in this handout obtained by Reuters on April 10, 2023. Giacomo Zorzi/ Sea-Watch/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Greece and Malta

Alarm Phone emergency service said that people on board were panicking, with several requiring medical attention

WorldApril 10, 2023
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