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          Schools are preparing for pupils to return to in-person learning. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          How UAE schools and nurseries are preparing to reopen

          UAEApril 16, 2026
          Qasrak airbase in north-eastern Syria was one of several abandoned by US troops in recent months. Photo: Sana

          Syrian army takes control of last US base in country

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, with a map in the background showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, at the Pentagon. Reuters

          Spoofing and double blockade: What is happening at Strait of Hormuz?

          BusinessApril 16, 2026
          The deal was sealed at 12pm UK time on Thursday when Axel Springer formally submitted its £575 million agreement to buy The Telegraph. PA Wire

          Daily Telegraph sold to Axel Springer in profitable RedBird IMI deal

          BusinessApril 16, 2026
          Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, right, greets Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir. EPA

          Pakistan's army chief in Tehran to shore up ceasefire

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Pope Leo have strained relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP

          The Iran war is disrupting relations all over the world. Everyone needs to cool it

          CommentApril 16, 2026
          Israeli soldiers next to artillery vehicles near the Israel-Lebanon border. Reuters

          Israeli and Lebanese leaders to hold talks, Trump says

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          Lebanon Ceasefire Gif

          Israel to occupy 'security strip' in Lebanon during ceasefire

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          The National's journalists answer questions about Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the truce talks and the people impacted by loss or displacement.
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          Lebanon attacks, truce talks and the human toll

          MENAApril 15, 2026
          A billboard in Tehran about the Strait of Hormuz bears the slogan 'Forever on Iran's hand'. EPA

          Iranian ships continue to cross Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade

          EnergyApril 15, 2026
          The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford is expected to be part of a carrier group blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images

          Three US aircraft carrier groups and 10 destroyers blockade Strait of Hormuz

          MENAApril 15, 2026
          US President Donald Trump is losing support over his war with Iran. AFP

          Trump needs to swiftly end the US-Israel war with Iran or face the wrath of the Republicans

          CommentApril 15, 2026
          China has avoided taking sides in the war but has deep ties to both the Gulf and Iran. AFP

          Beijing walks tightrope between Tehran and Gulf

          GulfApril 15, 2026
          Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui with Morgan Ortagus. Photo: Antoun Sehnaoui / Instagram

          Ortagus and Lebanese banker Sehnaoui attend Holocaust event amid Lebanon-Israel talks

          MENAApril 15, 2026
          Iran Pakistan Gif

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          MENAApril 15, 2026
          Sudanese children wait for water at the Oure Cassoni refugee camp in Chad in February. More than a quarter of Sudan's population has been displaced. Getty

          Three years on, the rest of the world continues to 'tolerate' the civil war in Sudan

          CommentApril 15, 2026
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