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Drone footage shows the extent of the damage to the silos in Beirut port following the blast on August 4, 2020. Reuters

Special reportFive years after the port blast, Beirut's wounds remain unhealed

More America-First conservatives are starting to question their country's relationship with its close ally Israel. Getty Images

CommentAmid a chaotic Middle East policy, Trump's base is losing its love for Israel

An Israeli looks towards Gaza on January 1. The current number of Palestinians killed by Israel's military operation since October 2023 is likely to be an considerable underestimate. Reuters

EditorialGaza's 60,000 dead cannot be explained away

Salim Ahmed Said, a businessman sanctioned by the US, owns the building that houses The Gainsborough Hotel in the shadow of the Natural History Museum in west London. Nick Donaldson /Getty Images

ExclusiveIraqi-British hotel owner and his Iranian oil smuggling link to Houthis

Justin Timberlake, seen here at the 2025 Lollapalooza Paris Festival, has been accused of delivering half-hearted performances on tour. WireImage

What Justin Timberlake got wrong about touring in 2025

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles during a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz inside 10 Downing Street in London on July 17, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP)

TrendingUK could recognise Palestinian state and Gaza's mothers dying in childbirth

The newly opened Dubai Hub in London. As a statement location, it takes some beating. Chris Blackhurst for The National

CommentDubai offers a gateway to London's 'Henrys'

Shipping containers at the Rhine-Neckar commercial port in Mannheim, Germany. EPA

Business ExtraAre Trump's tariffs opening new doors for the Middle East?

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'No one feels our pain': Heartbreak as Gaza families struggle to survive

Famine unfolds in Gaza as death toll crosses 60,000
Malnutrition deaths: Devastated families share their stories
Gaza mothers 20 times more likely to die in childbirth since conflict began

Trump announces 25% tariff on India 'for buying Russian weapons and energy'

Tsunami warnings (red), advisories (orange), watches (yellow) and threats (purple) were put in place after an 8.8 earthquake hit off of Russia's far east on Wednesday morning. AFP

Earthquake of 8.8 magnitude sends tsunami to coasts of Russia, Japan and Hawai

Lebanon nears critical point in push for Hezbollah disarmament

Bedouin children receive relief packages at a shelter for displaced people in the northern countryside of Deraa. EPA

Special reportBedouin families forced into permanent exile after Sweida violence

Arab and Muslim nations back French-Saudi plan urging Hamas to disarm and cede Gaza control

Britain set to recognise Palestinian state

Beirut port blast: five years on

Protesters carrying Lebanese flags on the third anniversary of the Beirut port blast, in 2023. Getty Images

CommentCan Lebanon's new government finally achieve justice for Beirut blast victims?

Damaged boat the Amadeo, which was moored next to Warehouse 9 on the day of the blast. Photo: Eddy Choueiry

'Corruption and negligence': New book uncovers past Beirut port explosions

02 August 2023, Lebanon, Beirut: A few columns of the destroyed wheat silos of Beirut port are still standing three years after the massive blast that killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 6,000. The grim anniversary on 4 August comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa (Photo by Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Watch'A moment I don't like to remember': Five years on from Beirut's port explosion

Lebanon's Justice Minister Adel Nassar. Photo: Mohamad Zanaty for The National

InterviewLebanon cannot call itself a state without answers to Beirut blast

The Blast (Re-run)

Beyond the HeadlinesAn investigation into the Beirut explosion

Drone footage shows the extent of the damage to the silos in Beirut port following the blast on August 4, 2020. Reuters

Special reportFive years after the port blast, Beirut's wounds remain unhealed

Trump says he did not discuss UK plan to recognise Palestinian state with Starmer

US President says Israel can do a 'good job' running food distribution centres in Gaza.

Israelis divided over starvation in Gaza after UN-backed famine warning

Israelis divided over starvation in Gaza after UN-backed famine warning

Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

UAE welcomes France and Britain’s intention to recognise the state of Palestine

UAE welcomes France and Britain’s intention to recognise the state of Palestine

Egypt launches train service for Sudanese refugees to return home

Egypt launches train service for Sudanese refugees to return home

In focus

Ben Stokes during training at The Oval ahead of the fifth Test against India. Stokes has been ruled out of the match due to injury. PA

Stokes and Gambhir race to the bottom in the moral high ground stakes

Vacationers stand on balconies at the 'Alohilani Resort looking towards Waikiki Beach after authorities warned of the possibility of tsunami waves, following an earthquake which earlier struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S. July 29, 2025. REUTERS / Nicola Groom TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

In picturesFrom holidaymakers in Hawaii to a waterlogged vegetable stall in Amritsar

Micro-retiring employees take planned, extended breaks from professional duties, typically from several weeks to several months. Getty Images

How UAE employees are micro-retiring to escape the 9-to-5 grind

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, left, has clashed with Israeli President Isaac Herzog over an EU proposal to partially suspend research relations with Israel. Reuters

Europe faces deep divisions as it finally takes action against Israel

Advertising content on social media in the UAE now requires a permit. AP

UAE launches 'advertiser permit' for social media users and influencers

James Trafford has returned to Manchester City. PA

Trafford completes Manchester City return in £27 million deal

Nour Ibrahim and Ghenwa Yehia

Recipients of 2025-26 UAE mental health journalism fellowships announced

Joao Felix has signed for Al Nassr. Photo: Al Nassr / X

Ask Mina: Joao Felix's Saudi Arabia mission and Gigi Donnarumma's discontent

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI said the people of his country and Algeria are 'connected through language, religion, geography and a shared fate'. AFP

Morocco's king commits to 'sincere dialogue' with Algeria

King Mohammed VI says neighbour is 'sibling nation' with long-standing ties with his country

Probe launched into ‘Hezbollah plot’ to kill Netanyahu’s lawyer

Palestinians return with a friend on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia, after he was injured while attemting to get food aid on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

LatestFive killed while waiting for aid in central and southern Gaza

Diaz seals €70 switch to Bayern Munich from Liverpool

AQAP members at a meeting at an undisclosed location in Yemen. AFP

US offers $10m reward in hunt for al Qaeda leader in Yemen

Report calls for tougher policing to tackle London's soaring knife crime

Group of western nations ‘express willingness’ to recognise Palestinian statehood

Red Cross enters Sweida for first time since deadly clashes

Lebanon sentences man to death for killing Irish peacekeeper

The UAE's non-oil foreign trade reached Dh1.7 trillion in the first six months of 2025. Photo: DP World

UAE's non-oil foreign trade hits $462.8bn in first half defying global trends

How your credit card can act as a financial safety net

How natural gas can energise diplomacy and mutual progress

Egyptian actor Lotfy Labib dies aged 77

Dubai show challenges contradiction between gallery and street art

Justin Timberlake, seen here at the 2025 Lollapalooza Paris Festival, has been accused of delivering half-hearted performances on tour. WireImage

What Justin Timberlake got wrong about touring in 2025

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