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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes a selfie with supporters in Kiev on June 9, 2019. He is now posting video selfies from the beleaguered capital to the nation, calling on it to stand united. Photo: AP
Who’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s social media star president?

Ukrainian leader has gone from political novice to wartime leader as Russian forces carry on with their all-out offensive

WorldFebruary 27, 2022
Ahmed Maher
MP David Jones says the UAE is a dynamic country with enormous ambitions. Photo: UK Parliament
UAE's defences should reassure visitors the country is safe, says senior British MP

David Jones, the head of Britain’s Gulf group in parliament, says the UK is committed to building on its economic ties with the Emirates

UAEFebruary 24, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces and deputy head of the Sovereign Council, at the Khartoum airport en route to the Russian capital Moscow. Photo: Rapid Support Forces
Sudan’s head of Rapid Support Forces is in Moscow on official visit

Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is leading a delegation of ministers to the Russian capital

MENAFebruary 23, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Morocco's Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour, right, and Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivai in Rabat. Photo: AFP
Israel and Morocco get down to business with first trade agreements

Countries aim to increase bilateral annual trade more to $500 million a year

MENAFebruary 22, 2022
Ahmed Maher
A Tunisian customs officer in the port of Sousse watches as containers of waste imported from Italy are loaded on to a ship to be returned to the Italian port of Salerno. AFP
Tunisians hail successful campaign to return illegal waste to Italy

More than 200 containers of household refuse were imported by a private company

TunisiaFebruary 21, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Dr Hayat Sindi said International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to cast light on the prejudices and stereotypes about women’s abilities. Antonie Robertson / The National
Saudi scientist Hayat Sindi on making Arab women more visible in science

Focus in the Arab world should be on science rather than gender, says biotechnologist

GulfFebruary 11, 2022
Ahmed Maher
UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams says she has urged all state institutions in Libya to operate transparently and consensually with all relevant stakeholders and actors. AP
UN: Libya suffering a popular legitimacy crisis

In an exclusive interview with 'The National', Stephanie Williams says that political infighting threatens to derail reforms made over the past year

MENAFebruary 10, 2022
Ahmed Maher
The scene of an Al Shabab attack on Somalia's government spokesman. AP
US to impose targeted sanctions in Somalia as political turmoil lingers

Feuding politicians have failed to agree on how to elect MPs and new president in a controversial clan system

MENAFebruary 09, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Rayan's coffin is lowered into a grave during his funeral. AP
Rayan: Hundreds attend funeral for little boy in Morocco

Boy's story captivated the world during painstaking five-day operation to free him from a well

MENAFebruary 07, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Characters from the Arabic-language version of the Italian film “Perfect Strangers,” about friends who agree to share their incoming calls, voice and text messages with each other over a dinner party. AP
Why do social taboos still paralyse Egyptian cinema?

One of Egypt’s most progressive films was made in 1960. So why the fuss about a remake of 'Perfect Strangers'?

CommentFebruary 04, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Students gather outside the entrance of one of the dormitory buildings in protest against the rape of one of their colleagues by an unknown man. The graffiti on the wall reads: 'A rape crime. A failed administration.' The placards read: 'The students of Hajjar dormitory demand justice.' Photo: Mosab Abdallah
Sudan dorm rape leaves students in fear

Campus assault becomes part of national conversation about violence against women

MENAFebruary 02, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Al Mekdad, right, spoke with Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi in Damascus on Monday. AFP
Oman's foreign minister visits Damascus in new sign of thawing ties

Diplomats have been championing the drive to readmit Syria into the Arab League

MENAJanuary 31, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Fire crews were called out after flames took hold of one of the buildings close to Al Hussein Mosque. Photo: Screenshot from Xtranews
Egypt: Fire damages building in Cairo's historic district

Authorities said they were able to put out the fire before it spread to important historical sites

EgyptJanuary 31, 2022
Ahmed Maher
The last summit was held in 2019 in Tunis, charied by Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz, pictured with his Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit seated next to him. AFP
Uncertainty shrouds Arab League summit in Algeria

League was originally scheduled to convene in March but a Covid-19 delay may occur

MENAJanuary 27, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Libyan activists in Tripoli's Martyrs Square demonstrate against the postponement of presidential elections. AFP
Parallel governments loom large in Libya

Political powers in the country lock horns over current administration's mandate

MENAJanuary 20, 2022
Ahmed Maher
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