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          Middle East

          This week, the UAE authorities moved to correct some inaccurate overseas reporting that fuelled a frenzy of speculation about the golden visa. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Why fake news about the UAE's golden visa should give us all pause

          EditorialJuly 11, 2025
          Mikhail Bogdanov said his departure from Russia's government was due to retirement. AFP

          Putin removes Russian deputy foreign minister and Middle East envoy Bogdanov

          EuropeJuly 10, 2025
          Syria's Interim President Ahmed Al Shara, left, receives US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, in Damascus. EPA

          Feud escalates between Damascus and US-backed Kurds

          MENAJuly 10, 2025
          The 10th-century poet Abu Al Tayeb Al Mutanabbi. Poetry is often considered to be the favourite class of art among Arab societies both today and throughout history.

          How poetry can help us understand the Gulf's economic history

          CommentJuly 10, 2025
          Mourners at the funeral of Palestinians killed overnight in Israeli attacks at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, yesterday. The stakes for Palestine, the Middle East and indeed Israel itself are too high for further disruptive proposals. Reuters

          Gaza crisis demands a return to political reality

          EditorialJuly 10, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on PKK disarmament

          CartoonJuly 09, 2025
          Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara receives US special envoy Thomas Barrack, right, in Damascus on Wednesday. EPA

          Syrian President and Kurdish militia leader fail to meet in Damascus

          MENAJuly 09, 2025
          What the date and the pearl industries had in common was the unleashing of natural resources, the sea and the underground aquifers to generate exports that went around the world. Andrew Henderson for The National

          UAE history shows it has always dealt with economic headwinds

          CommentJuly 09, 2025
          Israeli tanks near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on the border with Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. EPA

          Middle East observers alarmed by US claim Israel's borders are 'illusions'

          MENAJuly 09, 2025
          Syrians are increasingly being empowered to revive their nation – economically, politically and culturally. Getty

          Lifting sanctions will help Syria's leaders to do their jobs

          EditorialJuly 09, 2025
          Internally displaced Palestinians in Rafah. Surveys of Palestinian attitudes point to some disturbing signs of despair about the future. EPA

          Stop telling Palestinians what they must do

          CommentJuly 08, 2025
          President Donald Trump and Syria's interim President Ahmad Al Shara in Riyadh. AP

          US accommodates Syria's former 'terrorist' HTS but maintains pressure

          MENAJuly 08, 2025
          Construction in Business Bay, Dubai. Dubai Land Department has announced that the emirate was teaming up with 13 developers and five banks to assist those who want to get their foot on the property ladder. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Dubai's plan for first-time buyers is about more than property

          OpinionJuly 08, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on attempts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza

          CartoonJuly 07, 2025
          A recent meeting of the Federal National Council heard that there had been an 11 per cent drop in births among Emiratis between 2015 and 2022. Silvia Razgova / The National

          How the UAE is working to reverse its falling birth rate

          EditorialJuly 07, 2025
          Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo / Ghaith Alsayed)

          Accusations fly over who to blame for Syrian wildfires

          MENAJuly 06, 2025
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