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The Rafale at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The best photos from the UAE in 2025

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Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

With momentum behind them and their fates intertwined, the Levantine neighbours enter the new year with the possibility of a more stable and prosperous future

Navigating Syria's new political economy: Rivalry, rising rents and a new elite

The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

The many flavours of an Indian Christmas tell stories of migration and memory

Could Sam Rasoul become the second Palestinian American in Congress?

In focus

Year in reviewThe TV shows that had us on the edge of our seats in 2025
Find out how well you’ve kept up with the news of the past seven days
ColumnThe hardest part of hearing Hind Rajab's voice? The hope that she'd be rescued
TimeframeHow Skydive Dubai became part of the city's skyline
Restaurant of the weekWhy Billionaire Dubai is still bang on the money
Arabic word of the weekHow 'rihla', or journey, can be a metaphor for learning

Video

A Syrian town’s pride in its Bondi Beach hero

In Nayrb, a battered rural town east of Idlib city, Ahmed Al Ahmed’s name has travelled fast, spoken in Syrian homes and in phone calls that cross continents

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Culture Bites

Culture BitesFrom Zayed National Museum to Unesco's list, how Arab heritage is preserved

Aftermath of the heavy night time rains affect residents in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Pictures of the weekFrom Al Quoz under water to Leo Messi with an Indian lion

Members of the forces of Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, look on as they arrive in a mountainous area where they are launching a military operation in the southern province of Abyan, Yemen, December 15, 2025. REUTERS / Stringer

Beyond the HeadlinesHow Yemen’s power balance is shifting again

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Weekend cartoonShadi's take on EU leaders agreeing on a loan to Ukraine

Money

Kanessa Muluneh's first job was as an intern in a pharmacy in Holland. Antonie Robertson / The National

Money & Me‘My goal is to reach a personal net worth of $1bn’

Entrepreneur Kanessa Muluneh enjoys life and says her bucket list is complete

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Weekend EssayHow the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process sidelined Iran
Can literature make sense of the devastation wrought on Gaza and its people?
The Unesco-led initiative restoring the 'Venice of the East' to its former glory
The rise of ticketed Indian weddings and the tourists paying to be part of them
How the E11 motorway drove Sheikh Zayed's vision for the UAE

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