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President Sheikh Mohamed and the Rulers and Crown Princes of the Emirates came together on Tuesday to extend their condolences to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, following the funeral service of his brother, Sheikh Ahmed bin…

The UAE has no shortage of staycation options for families.

A female Afghan cyclist who was previously forced to disguise herself as a man to avoid the Taliban and chase her sporting dreams won a silver medal at the Asian Games.

When Frieze first pitched its tent in Regent’s Park in 2003, London was creatively flourishing but still lacked a major contemporary art fair that matched the city’s international standing.

UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed missed out on a place in the final of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday.

UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed missed out on a place in the final of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday.

UAE shooters Saif bin Futtais and Mohammed Ahmed will look to clinch a place in the top eight of the men's individual skeet competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday.

G7 foreign ministers meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday delivered a blunt message to Tehran – end your arming and financing of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Morocco heads to the polls on Wednesday for a parliamentary election, with parties eager to entice young voters after protests and a border crisis revealed signs of discontent.

AI’s biggest overlooked vulnerability is geography.

The Saudi Pro League is taking an early season breather with the first international break of the new campaign.

Women with Type 2 diabetes are almost twice as likely as men who have the same condition to develop cancer in their lifetime, extensive new research has found.

Donald Trump is in an advantageous position in dealings with Iran, a State Department official told The National on Tuesday, after the US President announced new negotiations had taken place.

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara on Tuesday said he had not decided whether to run in a future election but would do so if he believed he needed to stay in office to carry out his plans.

Regional leaders agreed on the need to find a path towards de-escalation in the Middle East during talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the US ambassador to Turkey and senior envoy said.

The US State Department on Tuesday said leaders on both sides of Sudan's civil war are ineligible to govern the country, while warning that Washington would increase pressure on those who are fuelling the conflict.

UAE's dirham symbol has officially been included in Unicode's version 18.0, making it easier for computer and smartphone makers to include it on keyboards.

Al Taawun Square in Sharjah will reopen to traffic on November 4 in time for the start of the Sharjah International Book Fair, authorities have announced.

Lawyers for a French-Lebanese citizen on Tuesday filed a complaint with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office over alleged Israeli war crimes involving the destruction of his property in southern Lebanon.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in the Manchester area, police have said.

Manchester is “highly likely” to host the next Global Investment Summit, with the event expected to be moved from London to the northern English city in spring 2027, sources have said.

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned that technology is causing attention spans to dwindle, which could affect geopolitical stability.

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned that technology is causing attention spans to dwindle, which could affect geopolitical stability.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has described the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al Mandeb strait due to the Iran war as “a very big concern”, adding that “every country on the planet is affected by [their] closure”.

Violence and settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are raising the “spectre of ethnic cleansing” and eroding prospects for a two-state solution, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday.

Iran has opened a new “channel of communication” with mediators in an effort to arrange a meeting with US officials in New York and “break the deadlock” in the war, a source close to the Iranian delegation told The National on Tuesday.

The Spanish government on Tuesday authorised the first step of the extradition process of a US citizen currently imprisoned in Madrid and wanted by Washington for allegedly financing Hamas.

US President Donald Trump is set to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a year after he blasted the world body for being ineffective and perpetrating what he described as a "con job" over climate change.

A security vacuum in south Lebanon, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, appears increasingly likely in the coming months as a UN mission prepares to withdraw with no replacement agreed, sources have told The National.

The end of summer is near and the UAE will enter autumn this week, with the September equinox falling on Wednesday.

When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the White House in July, he told US President Donald Trump of the “urgent need for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory”, describing it as “an essential step to consolidate stability and enable…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the US on Tuesday to issue a visa to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief in time for him to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week.

More than one in five white-collar workers could be unemployed within four years, the Anthropic Institute's research arm says.

From horror and historical warfare to a real-life hostage crisis and a community's campaign for a railway station, South Korean cinema will take centre stage in Abu Dhabi this month.

Thousands of patients awaiting sight-saving surgery in Gaza could be in line for urgent eye care with the latest humanitarian aid drop due to arrive from the UAE.

The Iran-backed Houthis are battling Yemen's pro-government forces for control of the strategic Kahboub mountain range in the country's south-west, which would give the rebels a major tactical advantage if they succeed.

UAE cybersecurity officials have urged organisations to stay vigilant as cyberattacks remain high amid the US-Iran conflict.

Britain is to deploy an RAF Voyager plane to Saudi Arabia to provide air-to-air refuelling support for fighter jets defending against the barrage of attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel as hopes that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days and the restart of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline raised the prospect of more Middle East crude reaching global markets, easing fears of a prolonged su…

The UAE is bringing a message of optimism about the future to the UN General Assembly high-level week while doubling down on diplomacy, Lana Nusseibeh, Minister of State, has told The National.

Indian digital payments company PhonePe is set to enter its first international market in the UAE, in a move expected to further ease payment activities for the Emirates' biggest expat community.

For a city that has spent much of the past decade being told it has lost its way, London suddenly has something to shout about.

Saudi Arabia, Opec’s biggest producer, has restarted ⁠operations at ⁠its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports ⁠from the Red Sea port of Yanbu ⁠later on Tuesday.

New Zealand has lifted its official guidance warning against non-essential travel to the UAE, delivering a boost to the tourism sector as it seeks to rebound from the challenges of the Iran war.

The UAE detected 377 cases of fake Emiratisation at 266 private sector companies in the first half of 2026, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said on Tuesday.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon at the Umm Hurair cemetery in Dubai, following funeral prayers at Zabeel Grand Mosque.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, performed the funeral prayer for his brother Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid on Tuesday.