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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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Food fight

Great Arab Food Fight: English tea vs masala chai vs Ethiopian/Eritrean tea

'The National's' Saeed, Farah and Aarti battle it out

LifestyleMay 20, 2022

People wait to buy petrol at a gas station amid fuel shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17 May 2022. Â Protests have been rocking the country for weeks, calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address the worsening current economic crisis. Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign exchange, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA / CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

'We have petrol stocks only for a single day', says Sri Lankan PM

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has run out of fuel and has no dollars to finance essential imports

AsiaMay 17, 2022

A handout picture released by the UAE's Ministry of Presidential Affairs shows HRH Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (C-L), Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia offering condolences to HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (C-R), President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi on the passing of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 16 May 2022. EPA / UAE MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

Prince William, Mohammed bin Salman and Kamala Harris in Abu Dhabi to offer their condolences

Heads of state have been offering condolences to the President, Sheikh Mohamed, on the death of Sheikh Khalifa

UAEMay 17, 2022

Apple-1 auction preview. The auction of the two computers will take in place in weeks' time, and it's estimated to go for north of Dh1 million. Collector Jimmy Grewal with one of the computers. Antonie Robertson/The National

Dubai collector puts Apple's first computer up for auction

The Apple-1 is among many vintage Apple products that Dubai resident Jimmy Grewal owns

BusinessMay 17, 2022

Members of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra attend a press conference following their victory in the 66th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Turin, Italy, 15 May 2022. EPA / Alessandro Di Marco

Eurovision winners says victory is 'very important' for Ukraine

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 66th Eurovision Song Contest

EuropeMay 15, 2022

Beulah Miller, Administrator of the church and lay minister in training, conducts the liturgy of the word for President, Sheikh Khalifa at St. Andrews Centre, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Abu Dhabi church holds service for Sheikh Khalifa

The UAE's religious communities have been holding services to mark the death of Sheikh Khalifa

UAEMay 15, 2022

Macron in Abu Dhabi

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Abu Dhabi for Sheikh Khalifa condolences

Mr Macron is the first western leader to arrive in the capital to pay tribute

UAEMay 15, 2022

Police officers on the scene of a mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Market grocery store in Buffalo, New York, USA, 14 May 2022. A gunman, who has been taken into custody by police, reportedly opened fire at the market killing as many as 10 people. EPA / BRANDON WATSON

Teenage gunman kills 10 in ‘racially motivated’ attack at New York supermarket

Authorities describe supermarket massacre as 'racially motivated violent extremism'

USMay 15, 2022

A handout image provided by the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs shows Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (C) offering his condolences to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi. - The UAE's long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was on May 14 unanimously elected as president by the Federal Supreme Council, becoming the ruler of the oil-rich country founded by his father in 1971. (Photo by Rashed AL-MANSOORI / Ministry of Presidential Affairs - Abu Dhabi / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UAE'S MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

World leaders and foreign heads of state offer condolences to President Sheikh Mohamed

Leaders from the region and around the world are arriving in the UAE after the death of President Sheikh Khalifa

UAEMay 15, 2022

A firefighter works to put out a structure burning during a wildfire Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)

Wildfire destroys several multimillion-dollar houses in California

California is battling a historic drought that has been made worse by climate change

USMay 12, 2022

Handout photo issued by the Financial Times Group of Elon Musk speaking virtually at the Financial Times Future of the Car Summit on Tuesday. Elon Musk has said he will reverse the Twitter ban imposed on former US president Donald Trump as part of his plan to make permanent account suspensions a "rare thing". Picture date: Tuesday May 10, 2022.

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's Trump ban

'I don't own Twitter yet. So this is not like a thing that will definitely happen because what if I don't own Twitter?', Musk added.

TechnologyMay 11, 2022

Burnt vehicles of Sri Lanka's ruling party supporters are seen after they were set on fire during a clash of pro and anti-government demonstrators near the Prime Minister's official residence, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2022. REUTERS / Dinuka Liyanawatte

Hundreds defy nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka as anti-government protests continue

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday

AsiaMay 10, 2022

Soccer Football - 72nd FIFA Congress - Doha Exhibition & Convention Center, Doha, Qatar - March 31, 2022 A miniature model of the Al Janoub Stadium for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup in soccer later this year is seen. REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach

Models of Qatar's football World Cup stadiums on display in Dubai

The models are on display at Arabian Travel Market, a four-day travel and tourism event

Travel and TourismMay 10, 2022

Etihad's all new business class cabin on the new A350-1000. Photo: Etihad

New deluxe seats of Etihad A350 Airbus on display at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai

Four-day tourism event set to welcome 20,000 visitors

TransportMay 09, 2022

Irish musician Bono of the band U2 performs in Khreshatyk metro station in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 08 May 2022, to support Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. Western countries have responded with various sets of sanctions against Russian state majority owned companies and interests in a bid to bring an end to the conflict. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February, resulting in fighting and destruction in the country. EPA / OLEG PETRASYUK

'You are fighting for all of us who love freedom', Bono tells crowd during his performance in Kyiv

He performed at a central Kyiv metro station on Sunday

EuropeMay 09, 2022

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