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      Two of three genetically modified wolf pups successfully bred by reconstructing a genome from the DNA of fossils from the dire wolf, which was extinct for more than 12,000 years. Reuters
      EditorialIs reviving extinct animals the way forward for conservation?

      Birth of three cubs using ancient dire wolf DNA presents challenging questions about ethics and genetic research

      EditorialApril 11, 2025
      A street money exchanger in Sanaa holds bundles of Yemeni banknotes as he waits for customers. As with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis exploit a governance vacuum. EPA
      EditorialYemenis need a government they can believe in

      Removing entrenched militants like the Houthis requires a strategy that goes beyond air strikes

      EditorialApril 10, 2025
      An anti-US mural in Tehran. A disagreement about whether the Oman-hosted discussions on Saturday will be direct or indirect talks has already revealed the distance between the two sides. EPA
      EditorialUS-Iran talks will be tough but the alternative would be worse

      War is not in either side’s interest and this alone may be reason enough for a return to meaningful diplomacy

      EditorialApril 09, 2025
      The UAE sent a search and rescue team, including police from Abu Dhabi, members of the National Guard and the Joint Operations Command, to help people affected by last month's earthquake in Myanmar. Wam
      EditorialWhy humanitarianism means more in a fractured world

      Examples of goodwill, such as the UAE and other nations sending rescue teams to earthquake-hit Myanmar show that co-operation is still possible

      EditorialApril 08, 2025
      President Sheikh Mohamed with a group of foster mothers and children associated with the Family Care Authority, in Abu Dhabi, in October last year. UAE Presidential Court
      EditorialThe many rewards of fostering children

      Bringing a child into the family is a big decision. The UAE has the social infrastructure in place to support such families

      EditorialApril 07, 2025
      The port at Basra, southern Iraq. The US plans to levy a 39 per cent tariff on Iraqi imports. AFP
      For the East, US tariffs need not spell the end of the free trade dream

      The Middle East and Asia have increasingly embraced open markets and gained much in return

      EditorialApril 03, 2025
      A mobile phone in Bangkok, Thailand displays an AI-generated image in the style of Japan's Studio Ghibli animation. That many people are reflexively uploading photos of themselves to use the tool should raise concerns about how their data and likenesses are being put to use. AFP
      EditorialWhat the Ghibli craze tells us about big tech

      OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update underlines the breath-taking speed at which online innovations can break out of the computer lab and into our everyday lives

      EditorialApril 03, 2025
      Sudanese soldiers celebrate after they took the Republican Palace in Khartoum on March 21. Whether the capture of the capital proves to be a turning point in the war remains to be seen. AP
      EditorialSudan needs a civilian-led government not battlefield victories

      The country's various armed groups are not equipped to tackle mass displacement, ruined infrastructure and economic collapse

      EditorialApril 02, 2025
      Members of the Palestine Red Crescent and other emergency services carry bodies of fellow rescuers killed a week earlier by Israeli forces. Israel's military admitted on Saturday that it fired at ambulances after identifying them as 'suspicious vehicles'. AFP
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      EditorialIsrael's killing of medics shows no one in Gaza is safe

      The deaths of yet more first responders further erodes international law and degrades global protections for medical personnel

      EditorialApril 01, 2025
      Worshippers attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Barsha Eid Musalla in Dubai on Sunday. Challenges across the region mean that the empathy and consideration that characterises the festival will be needed long after it has passed. EPA
      EditorialEid Al Fitr in a changing Middle East

      New beginnings in Syria and Lebanon make the festival's charitable and reflective nature more important than ever

      EditorialMarch 30, 2025
      Students before a graduation ceremony at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi. As a cosmopolitan country, the UAE’s reputation as an international crossroads – particularly in terms of education – makes it a beacon for young, ambitious people who want to equip themselves for the future. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
      EditorialHow the UAE is priming future leaders through education

      The new Zayed Education Foundation will build long-lasting partnerships between the Emirates, the wider Arab world and the Global South

      EditorialMarch 28, 2025
      A Palestinian child waves a white flag during an anti-Hams protest, calling an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 26, 2025. Demonstrators carrying banners were seen marching in Gaza City and the town of Beit Lahia in the north of the territory, more than a week after the Israeli army resumed its bombing campaign following nearly two months of a truce. (Photo by AFP)
      EditorialGaza protest puts the ball firmly in Hamas's court

      The group must decide if its priority is its own survival or the future of the Palestinian people

      EditorialMarch 27, 2025
      The messages between leading US figures, exchanged in the hours leading up to American air strikes against the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, contained sensitive intelligence. Getty
      EditorialWhat Signalgate says about America's attitude to Yemen

      A claim that 'nobody knows who the Houthis are' is a worrying sign for those who want to see peace

      EditorialMarch 25, 2025
      Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza city on Monday. More than 50,000 fatalities, most of them civilian, mean over 2 per cent of Gaza’s pre-war population – roughly one in 46 people – have perished. Reuters
      EditorialGaza faces a generational struggle to heal

      So much death, injury and trauma among a small population means the effort it will take to keep the enclave Palestinian is increasing exponentially

      EditorialMarch 25, 2025
      FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U. S. , September 9, 2019. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly / File Photo
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      EditorialVape alarms in school are a smart first step

      Schools are right to be clamping down on the use of vaping devices. Wider awareness and other measures are warranted

      EditorialMarch 24, 2025
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