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A new report calls for urgent action to protect the soil and support communities that rely on agriculture. Photo: Save Soil

Hundreds of millions will flee homes if soil degradation continues, new report warns

Non-profit group cautions that millions more people will be displaced across the world if urgent action is not taken

Video shows arrest of Georgetown scholar accused of Hamas connections

Trump's policy towards Israel and Gaza receives mixed reviews in new poll

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Myanmar junta declares temporary truce for quake relief efforts

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More than 81,000 millionaires live in Dubai, according to the latest figures. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai's millionaires double as London drops down wealth list

The artwork took two and a half years from design to completion. Photo: Bahrain International Airport

Giant stained-glass installation unveiled at Bahrain Airport

Red Bull's Max Verstappen hopes to make is successive wins at this weekend's Bahrain GP in Sakhir. AFP

Bahrain GP talking points: Verstappen aims to make it back-to-back wins

Visitors at the Madad Art Foundation’s Path exhibition view Mariam Al-Fawal’s Fragile light installation. Photo: Gheth Tawalbeh

Syrian artists revive an abandoned Assad-era landmark in Damascus

Ghayathi Common School pupils, from left, Israa Ashraf Abdellatif, Almaha Ajlan Almansoori, Jourey Abdullah Salama and Fatma Hussen Sewelam, are Middle East winners of The Earth Prize. Victor Besa / The National

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Canes' Ruan Steenkamp is determined to help his side claim the UAE Premiership final. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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