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Ali Al Shouk

Ali Al Shouk

Ali is a Senior News Reporter at The National, overseeing daily news coverage in the UAE, breaking news, police, courts, crime, laws and foreign assignments. He studied chemistry in Baghdad but turned his passion for journalism into a career after the Iraq war in 2003. An Iraqi national and bilingual in Arabic and English, he worked for the Xinhua news agency and several newspapers in Iraq during one of the most dangerous and controversial periods of news coverage in the history of the Middle East. He has lived in the UAE since 2006 and worked with several English-language newspapers in the Emirates before joining The National.
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Foreign workers must have higher education qualifications verified in order to take up employment in the Emirates. PA
How to get your university degree attested in the UAE

Verifying authenticity of qualifications a requirement of securing employment visa

May 09, 2025
Shabab Al Ahli defender Bogdan Planic is confronted by a group of angry football fans on Saturday. Photo: @Justmo_7 / X
Fans arrested after fighting at UAE Pro League match in Dubai

Force said it identified people involved in violent scenes from surveillance video

May 07, 2025
Shabab Al Ahli defender Bogdan Planic is confronted by a group of angry football fans outside the stadium on Saturday. Photo: @Justmo_7 / X
Police warn fighting football fans they face prosecution over violence at Dubai stadium

Fans of Shabab Al Ahli and Al Wasl brawled after match at Zabeel Stadium

May 06, 2025
Fitz Gerald Dalina Camacho was selected from more than 100,000 entrants. Photo: Supplied
Filipino nurse in UAE vies for $250,000 global health prize

Fitz Gerald Dalina Camacho has helped to train more than 100 nurses during his career

May 06, 2025
21 Cafe. First café in Dubai run by people of determination. The café employee residents with down syndrome, creating more job opportunities for people of determination. Employee Alaa Ali.
Antonie Robertson/The National
The Dubai cafe run by staff with Down Syndrome

Many businesses have been slow to hire workers with disabilities and learning challenges, but progress is being made

May 02, 2025
Rubesh Pillai's home was badly hit by flooding during last year's deluges. Antonie Robertson/The National
UAE home insurance premiums rise in wake of floods

Problems persist one year on from the worst flooding in the country's history

May 02, 2025
A submerged car. Photo: Ahmad Hiskol / Instagram
UAE rescue team recovers submerged SUV after tide pulls it underwater

Camping trip went awry for owner of car who required urgent help

May 01, 2025
21 Cafe employee Alaa Ali enjoys welcoming customers. Antonie Robertson / The National
Dubai cafe empowers workers with Down syndrome through hands-on hospitality

Warm welcomes and trained staff show how inclusion thrives at 21 Cafe founded with family in mind

April 30, 2025
Salah Salih, left, widely known as Salah Gosh, and Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan were said to be involved in the plot
UAE foils plot to smuggle weapons to Sudan's army

Officials say scheme involved former intelligence chief Salah Gosh

April 30, 2025
A screenshot from a video showing the damage to the UAE Field Hospital in Gaza. Photo: Operation Gallant Knight 3
UAE field hospital in Gaza hit by bomb shrapnel

No injuries reported as Emirates issues plea for vital frontline workers to be protected

April 23, 2025
A new two-lane bridge has been opened to improve the flow of traffic in Dubai. Photo: RTA
New bridge in Dubai opens - linking Jumeirah Street to Al Mina Street

New 985-metre bridge to reduce travel time by 67 per cent

April 19, 2025
The use of drones by global search and rescue teams is expected to massively increase. Christopher Pike / The National
UAE predicts massive increase in police and rescue drones by 2028

Drone use in disaster response expected to grow twenty-fold in next three years

April 08, 2025
Medical staff at the UAE field hospital in Rafah donate blood to support injured Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Operation Chivalrous Knight 3
Emirati medical staff in Gaza donate blood to help Palestinians

'The Emirati and Palestinians' blood are one', says director of UAE field hospital

April 03, 2025
Dubai Cares, in collaboration with Anera (American Near East Refugee Aid), is working to provide meals and food baskets to displaced families in Gaza. Photo: Dubai Cares
Dubai aid group steps up effort to meet 'urgent needs' of Gaza

Dubai Cares works with global aid organisations to ensure crucial funds donated by the public reach those in pressing need

April 02, 2025
President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court
UAE worshippers celebrate Eid Al Fitr with prayers and celebrations

Hundreds attend prayers in Bur Dubai to mark the end of month of fasting and reflection

March 30, 2025