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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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Heavy smoke rises during a major fire in Hamburg-Rothenburgsort, Germany, April 9, 2023. REUTERS / Lutz Faupel

Hamburg police warn of possible toxins in air after fire at a storage centre

Police urged residents to stay indoors and close their windows

EuropeApril 09, 2023

An aerial view of the land artwork made by artist Dario Gambarin, as a homage to Pablo Picasso, in Castagnaro, Italy April 5, 2023, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Dario Gambarin/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Italian artist tractors massive land art as a tribute to Picasso

Dario Gambarin carved out the portrait to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the Spanish painter

Arts & CultureApril 09, 2023

The silhouette of an Israeli soldier is outlined in the sky by a flare fired to search for a rocket that landed near Kibbutz Meitsar in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights, April 9, 2023. - Three rockets were fired Saturday night, April 8, 2023, from Syria towards Israel, the Israeli army said, following earlier rocket fire from Lebanon which the army blamed on Palestinian militants. "One of the rockets crossed into Israeli territory and landed in open areas in the southern Golan Heights" which are occupied by Israel, the army said. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)

Israeli military hits targets in Syria after rockets fired at occupied Golan Heights

Tensions continue to escalate following Israeli police raids on Al Aqsa Mosque

MENAApril 09, 2023

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) listens to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after the signing ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Emmanuel Macron urges China's Xi Jinping to 'bring Russia to its senses'

The French President is on a state visit to China

WorldApril 06, 2023

Israeli police are on high alert at the alley of Jerusalemâ€™s old city after forcing all worshipers to leave the Al Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem, 05 April 2023. Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted for the second time at the Al Aqsa Mosque when police raided the premises. EPA / ATEF SAFADI

Israeli police enter Al Aqsa Mosque compound second night in a row

Police barged into mosque and attacked worshippers on Wednesday

MENAApril 06, 2023

Former New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers her valedictory speech at Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, 05 April 2023. Ardern resigned from the post in January 2023 and withdrew from politics. On 04 April Ardern was appointed Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call and a trustee of the Prince of Wales' Earthshot Prize. EPA / MASANORI UDAGAWA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Jacinda Ardern delivers emotional final address to parliament

Earlier this year, the former New Zealand prime minister announced she was stepping down and retiring from politics

WorldApril 05, 2023

Former U. S. President Donald Trump appears in court for an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U. S. , April 4, 2023, in this courtroom sketch REUTERS / Jane Rosenberg

'Never thought it could happen,' says Donald Trump after being charged with 34 felony counts

The former US president spoke to his supporters at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida, after pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges

USApril 05, 2023

Firefighters, rescue workers, and helpers work to extinguish a fire at the Bangabazar market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The Bangabazar market is one of the largest shopping places in the capital Dhaka for cheaper clothes — a labyrinthine structure that has hundreds of shops. Photographer: Anik Rahman / Bloomberg

Huge fire engulfs clothing market in Bangladesh

Bongo Bazar market and three commercial areas seriously damaged by the fire

AsiaApril 04, 2023

The tradition of firing the cannon was started by the Begums or Queens of Bhopal, an erstwhile princely state, in the early 18th century and has been carried forward by the qazis or the head priest in the district. Gagan Nayar for The National

Ramadan cannon fire in India is like 'lightning in the sky'

The 200-year-old cannon keeps Ramadan tradition alive in Raisen, a village in India's Madhya Pradesh state

WorldApril 04, 2023

Screengrab from Reuters video showing a man in Iran throwing yogurt on two women for not covering their hair

Man in Iran throws yoghurt on two women for not wearing hijab

The women were detained on charges of showing their hair in public, which is illegal in Iran

IranApril 02, 2023

Sullivan Mayor Clint Lamb and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb survey the damage caused by a tornado on Saturday, April 1, 2023 in Sullivan, Indiana. (Joseph C. Garza / The Tribune-Star via AP)

Drone footage shows scale of destruction after tornadoes tore through US South and Midwest

At least 26 were killed as powerful storms levelled entire communities

USApril 02, 2023

Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah greets Ramadan well wishers

Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah hosts Ramadan gathering

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met top officials of the emirate during the reception

UAEApril 02, 2023

This screen grab obtained from a handout surveillance video released by Mexico's National Institute of Migration shows guards leaving as flames engulf an immigration detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, northern Mexico, on March 27, 2023. - Mexico's president vowed Wednesday there would be "no impunity" for those found responsible for the death by fire of 38 migrants at a detention center. "We will not hide anything and there will be no impunity," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said at his daily press briefing after the disaster at a detention center near the border late Monday. (Photo by Handout / National Institute of Migration / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MIGRATION" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

New CCTV footage shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38 migrants in Mexico

Incident being investigated as a possible homicide

WorldMarch 30, 2023

Police detain an activist and supporter of India's Congress party during a protest against conviction of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case, in New Delhi on March 27, 2023. - India's parliament was adjourned on March 27 after noisy protests by opposition lawmakers over the expulsion from the house of top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Why was India's Rahul Gandhi disqualified as an MP?

The Congress leader's disqualification came just a day after a court sentenced him to two years in prison in a defamation case

WorldMarch 28, 2023

United Airlines first flight to Dubai in nearly seven years touches down in the UAE. Photo: Dubai Airports

United Airlines launches its first non-stop flight from US to Dubai

Daily service between New York and UAE follows commercial agreement with Emirates

WorldMarch 27, 2023

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