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  • Rashed Al Majed performs at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Photo: DCT Abu Dhabi

    Etihad Arena resumes concert programme with sold-out Rashed Al Majed shows

  • Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai is being constructed at increasing pace. Photo: Nakheel

    From islands to transport: Dubai speeds up mega projects

  • UAE flag area Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

    Machine guns, grenades and illicit commissions: Inside Sudan arms smuggling case

  • A man votes during the municipal council election in Birzeit near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters.
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    Beyond the HeadlinesMaking sense of Palestine’s local elections

  • Opec no longer controls the market it still claims to manage. Reuters

    CommentOpec's days of manipulating the market are over

  • Supporting local agriculture is among the initiatives underway to make the UAE economy less vulnerable to shocks. Photo: Silal

    EditorialThe UAE's preparedness mindset has deep roots

  • Recent scenes from Golders Green, Kenton United Synagogue and Finchley Reform Synagogue. Getty Images / AFP
    Play01:29

    ExclusiveInside Iran's recruitment for attacks on Jewish targets in UK

  • Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will stop financing LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season. AFP

    LIV Golf to undergo 'strategic evolution' but can it survive without PIF funding?


Iran war latest

Tehran delivers new proposal for talks with US

A man walks past an Iranian flag installed along the roadside in Tehran on April 29, 2026, depicting images of children killed on the first day of the war in an alleged US-Israeli missile strike on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab. US President Donald Trump on April 29 warned Iran to "better get smart soon" as efforts by Washington and Tehran to end hostilities appeared at a standstill. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

Tehran delivers new proposal for talks with US

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  • Oil retreats from four-year high but holds weekly gains
  • Republicans reject attempt to force Trump to stop war with Iran
The Emirates has parted ways with the group of oil producers after five decades. Getty Images

Opec exit to unlock new energy and economic playbook for UAE

Revenue boost could enable investment in green energy and pipelines to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Energy

Thirteen to face trial in UAE over $13m plot to smuggle weapons to Sudan's army

UAE

AnalysisPakistan takes calculated risk by opening overland routes to Iran

MENA
Essa Suleiman who has been charged with attempted murder over an attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident, sits at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, in London, Britain, May 1, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS / Julia Quenzler
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London suspect in court as map reveals scale of Iran's recruitment in UK

UK

Abu Dhabi trials autonomous patrol boat in drive to boost marine safety

UAE

Resilience and investment are key themes of Make it in the Emirates summit

Economy
Smart systems identified the vehicle despite it having no licence plates. Photo: Dubai Police

Dubai Police catch driver who ditched licence plates to jump red lights

UAE

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    Decadent dishes to try from discounted Dubai Restaurant Week menus

  • Dubai has updated its visa requirements to attract investment into the property market. Chris Whiteoak / The National

    Dubai’s updated property visa rules to spur demand and attract overseas buyers

  • Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, has no intention of ditching its plans to hold a new Masters 1000 tournament in the Kingdom starting 2028. AFP

    Saudi Arabia committed to new ATP tennis event as investments scaled back

  • Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. Photo: PA
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    Best photos of May 1: May Day celebrations to Buddha's birthday

  • Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Al Nassr teammates after scoring against Al Ahli at Al Awwal Park. Getty Images

    CommentRonaldo is wrong: Al Nassr-Al Ahli bad blood is good for Saudi Pro League

  • The teams will now move into the real-world testing phase of the challenge. Getty

    Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative announces finalists for agriculture challenge

  • Sudan arms case
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    TrendingSudan arms smuggling case, Senate blocks Iran war vote and Gulf travel recovers

  • Artist Shezad Dawood has been visiting the UAE since he was a child. Victor Besa / The National

    Cultural Foundation building serves as a canvas for British artist's exhibition


Headlines

A fishing boat takes to the Iraqi Hawizeh Marshes in Maysan province, after water returned due to rainfall following a long period of drought. AFP
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Rain revives Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes after years of drought

Wetlands will remain irrigated until after summer

MENA

Iraq starts work on Basra-Haditha pipeline for crude exports

Energy
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, with the first cohort of participants. Photo: Wam

UAE launches Mohammed bin Rashid Government Scholarships scheme

UAE

Oil retreats from four-year high but holds weekly gains

Energy
The UAE announced the travel ban late on Thursday night. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE bans citizens from travelling to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon

MENA

Iran will take part in World Cup, Fifa's Infantino says

Sport

Mumbai Indians' IPL 2026 qualification hopes sinking along with its aura

Cricket

Red Cross president warns of 'catastrophic' conditions in Tehran if war resumes

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War comment and analysis

  • British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

    IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare

  • Sacks of cobalt powder are loaded for export in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bloomberg

    Why supply chain disruption has now become a feature of modern trade

  • The National's journalists take questions from the audience as the Iran war reaches two months
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    Q&A replayTwo months of Iran war - what could happen next?

  • A US military aircraft hit by suspected Iranian drones. Tehran's accuracy has vastly improved with imported navigation chips. Reuters

    Iran relies on Chinese and Russian tech to give drones 'pinpoint accuracy'

  • A sailor observes the oil tanker Helga, which is moored at an oil terminal near Basra in Iraq. Reuters

    CommentIt's no longer enough to simply keep the Strait of Hormuz open

  • Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, right, talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Islamabad. EPA

    Special reportPakistan tried to broker US-Iran deal. It slipped away

  • Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan with US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during this year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. Reuters

    Fed meeting: Iran war and Powell future add to uncertain outlook

  • Air conditioners on the side of an apartment building in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The energy crisis is driving up electricity costs with AC becoming both a necessity and a financial burden. Getty Images

    Business Insights No quick answers to the refining crisis as Hormuz blockade endures

  • An anti-US mural in Tehran based on the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where trade has been strangled by Iran. AFP

    Why US might and Israeli 'magical thinking' failed to break Iran

  • In another dent to confidence for mariners, Iranian marines stormed a Swiss-managed ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week. AFP

    Trapped ships face lengthy delays even when Hormuz opens, industry experts warn


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  • High jewellery houses are turning to their archives as living design tools, where history is constantly reimagined. Photo: Chaumet

    Cartier, Chaumet and Boucheron reinventing high jewellery through archives

  • Katherine Pangonis is the author of three books on Mediterranean and French history. Photo: Katherine Pangonis

    One Last Thing: historian Katherine Pangonis on her dream dinner guests

  • In a competitive hospitality landscape, art has become a differentiator for hotels aiming to flex their cultural muscles. Photo: El Fenn Marrakesh

    Inside the world’s most art-filled hotels, from The Ned Doha to The Fife Arms

  • With more than Dh4.7 million raised to date, Thrift for Good is quietly reshaping Dubai’s relationship with fashion and philanthropy. Photo: Thrift For Good

    Thrift for Good redefines sustainable fashion while raising millions for charity

  • Recalibration at Loewe, as Jack McCollough, left, and Lazaro Hernandez trade spectacle for precision and ease. Photo: Loewe

    Explainer: How Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are redefining Loewe

  • Francesco Molon furniture can be found in projects across the UAE, including at the Raffles Imperial Mansion on Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Dubai Sotheby's International Realty

    The Molon touch: Italian house brings famed gold leaf craftsmanship to UAE

  • Cardboard, long dismissed as disposable, is being reimagined by designers as a material capable of sculptural, functional and even luxurious form. Photo: Mobili in Cartone

    Why designers are turning to cardboard as luxury's next material


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A worker adjusts a valve on a pipeline at Majnoon oilfield, near Basra, Iraq. The country is seeking to step up its oil exportation. Reuters

Iraq starts work on Basra-Haditha pipeline for crude exports

Energy

UAE's Dana Gas receives $20m from Egypt to settle outstanding payments

Energy

Apple beats estimates as MacBook boom offsets iPhone supply crunch

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Culture

Etihad Arena resumes concert programme with sold-out Rashed Al Majed shows

Culture

Billie Eilish and Nancy Ajram: How mutual admiration led to a near collaboration

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The international jury of the 61st Venice Biennale resigns en masse, days before the exhibition’s professional preview. EPA

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