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Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Reject closure of Strait of Hormuz, world leaders say

Strong support for freedom of navigation and laws of the sea emerges in response to toll plans

UK

Lebanon may need 'separate arrangement' to Iran ceasefire

Europe
Enzo Conticello has been jailed for stealing items including a valuable Faberge egg. Photo: Metropolitan Police

Algerian thief jailed for stealing £2m Faberge egg and watch in London handbag snatch

UK

Four people die after English Channel crossing goes wrong

UK
Harrods Estates' Brompton Road office has now closed. Harrods Estates

Harrods Estates agency closes as Knightsbridge loses out to Mayfair

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UK man in court charged with being Al Shabab platoon leader

UK

UK campaigns for free navigation in Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for tolls

UK


Arab Showcase

  • Nawaf Kabbara with King Abdullah of Jordan at the third Global Disability Summit in Berlin, in April. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court

    Arab ShowcaseNawaf Kabbara's quest to raise the profile of disabled people

  • Vivian Khalaf is a Jerusalem-born lawyer and currently serves as the chairwoman of the board at the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
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    Arab ShowcasePalestinian-American lawyer's mission to save Gaza's wounded children

  • Abdul El-Sayed is running for the US Senate in Michigan, trying to increase Arab representation. Ahmed Issawy / The National
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    Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics

  • The life's work of the Lebanese-British archaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal at the Sidon site began from a hunch as to the whereabouts of the mysterious ancient capital of the Canaanite and Phoenician people. Photo: Claude Doumet-Serhal

    Arab ShowcaseArchaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal unearthed secrets of a lost civilisation

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    Arab ShowcaseCharles Elachi's stellar career from Bekaa to the great beyond

  • Mark Shrime. Photo: Mercy Ships
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    Arab ShowcaseGlobal surgeon Mark Shrime finds purpose in faith and patients

  • Zaid Al-Qassab, chief executive officer of M&C Saatchi Plc, before a Bloomberg Television interview in London. Bloomberg
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    Arab ShowcaseThe prime time of new global M&C Saatchi CEO Zaid Al-Qassab

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the Strait of Hormuz blockade is 'everybody's problem', in an interview with The National.
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InterviewEU's Kallas warns of 'slippery slope' if Iran controls Strait of Hormuz

Foreign policy chief calls for Lebanon to be included in 'fragile ceasefire' and to involve Gulf states in US-Iran talks

MENA

Spanish Prime Minister refuses to applaud ceasefire as EU seizes on talks

Europe
People queue to refill liquefied petroleum cylinders near a gas agency office in Mumbai, India. EPA

CommentPast lessons provide route map to escape Iran war energy jolt

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Former British diplomats call on Keir Starmer to act on West Bank annexation

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Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City FC, with the regenerated Ancoats and New Islington neighbourhoods in the background. Getty Images
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From grime to glory: How Manchester became a regional powerhouse

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Roman Abramovich charity taps former UN aid envoy Martin Griffiths

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Two French nationals released from detention in Iran

Europe

Defence spending boost 'to lift UK economy'

UK

Gazan girl arrives in UK for treatment a year after losing arm in Israeli strike

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US Vice President JD Vance, left, meets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, centre, in Budapest. Getty Images

JD Vance in Hungary to boost Orban's bid for re-election

US Vice President discusses migration, global security, economic and energy co-operation

Europe

Why free access to British museums is a universal good under imminent threat

UK

France pushes back on calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz by force

Europe

Lebanese artist turns to French justice after Israeli strike kills parents

Europe

UK set to approve new gasfield in North Sea amid fuel shortage concerns

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UK's next-generation minehunter drones will patrol Strait of Hormuz

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Special report'Easy strikes' for Iran as criminals carry out European attacks

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A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras Al Khaimah. Reuters

UK conference insists on free access to Strait of Hormuz

Iran cannot hold global economy hostage with a veto on ships passing through Arabian Gulf, delegates say

UK

Syria asks exiled pilot to make symbolic return to Damascus

UK

MPs call for more targeted UK extremism prevention

UK

Europeans ready for Trump to walk away from Nato

Europe

Starmer calls international meeting to discuss intervention in Strait of Hormuz

UK

Drones and police patrols reinforce European security operations for Passover

Europe

Only might on Nato scale can reopen Strait of Hormuz, says former UK military chief

MENA



Thirty-five nations will gather in London this week to discuss the Iranian blockade, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. PA

Starmer calls international meeting to discuss intervention in Strait of Hormuz

British Prime Minister warns crisis will affect UK living standards but pledges not to join war on Iran

UK

Drones and police patrols reinforce European security operations for Passover

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Only might on Nato scale can reopen Strait of Hormuz, says former UK military chief

MENA

UK sends its most modern air defence system to Saudi Arabia

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