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GOVERNMENT

UAE calls for immediate truce in eastern Ghouta
A wounded girl receives treatment at a make-shift hospital in Kafr Batna following Syrian government bombardments on the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.Ammar Suleiman / AFP Photo
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, left, speaks to US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley before a Security Council meeting on Iran, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. Mary Altaffer / AP Photo

MENA

Russia resists UN bid to condemn Iran over missiles to Yemen
A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/ TIMA via Reuters

MENA

Iran accuses US of committing 'daily violations' of nuclear deal
A still from Last Men in Aleppo. Courtesy Diff

FILM

'Last Men in Aleppo' producer responds to being denied visa for Oscars

TRANSPORT

Fujairah airport expansion will allow it to handle Airbus A380

UAE

Throwaway culture make e-waste a looming disaster for us all

COMMENT

It's a mum's life: why everyone is hand-wringing over how a female prime minister will cope with having a baby

Shelina Janmohamed

WORLD

Police guard the entrance to the United States embassy building in Podgorica, Montenegro. Stevo Vasiljevic / Reuters

WORLD

Man throws grenade at US Embassy in Montenegro before killing self
A rescue worker holds an injured girl in the rebel held besieged town of Hamouriyeh, eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

MENA

US condemns Syrian 'siege tactics' on civilians
A German court began considering on Thursday whether authorities should ban diesel cars from cities to lower air pollution, a move that could have drastic consequences for the country's powerful auto industry. Marijan Murat/dpa via AP

ECONOMY

German court to rule on diesel ban in cities
Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 jet takes off from Sydney International Airport. The carrier posted a 17.5% rise in net profit for the six months to 31 December 2017. Jason Reed / Reuters

BUSINESS

Qantas Airways profit rises on capacity growth
Protesters rally against gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. Mark Wallheiser / AP Photo

THE AMERICAS

Laws have failed, say Florida survivors in push to limit gun sales
Mr Manafort, who was the president’s campaign manager for almost five months in 2016, was indicted in October. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

THE AMERICAS

Former Trump campaign manager Manafort faces criminal charges

MUSIC

Meghan Markle surprises Filipino fans with Tagalog

THE AMERICAS

Colombia boosts security after looting at stores official ties to FARC

MUSIC

Stormzy and Dua Lipa win big as Brit Awards join ‘Time’s Up’ call

UAE

The Alaba International Market in Ojo, Nigeria is one of the largest producers of discarded electronic goods in West Africa, Western Europe and China. Getty

UAE

Throwaway culture make e-waste a looming disaster for us all
Anisha Butaney is the founder of Aliya Trading, which handles organic, sustainable and ethical baby products. Antonie Robertson/The National

MONEY

Money & Me: "I was paid $5 a day in my first job, now I run my own business'
Living areas in the One Palm show apartment

HOME

A look inside Dubai's 'most expensive apartment' building
From left to right: Ali Al Ahmed, UAE Ambassador to Germany; Dr Ahmed Al Banna, Ambassador to India; and Dr Ali Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to China. The three ambassadors joined The National's Naser Al Wasmi for a special edition of the Beyond the Headlines podcast.

WORLD

In conversation with UAE ambassadors to Germany, India and China

TRANSPORT

Two dead and four injured car accidents across Dubai

UAE

WATCH: Civil Defence free 13-year-old's finger from large nut

ENVIRONMENT

Wet weekend ahead with 'unstable weather' expected on Sunday

UAE

Gang 'assault and steal from man lured to hotel by fake Emirati woman'

EDITOR'S PICKS

Jonathan Cooper, director of Worldwide Insurance Solutions, speaks at the Dubai International Health Tourism Forum. Reem Mohammed / The National

UAE

Health tourists risk financial ruin without insurance in place, hears Dubai forum
Ivanka Trump will come face-to-face with a top North Korean general at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in the South this weekend. T.J. Kirkpatrick / Bloomberg

ASIA

Ivanka Trump and North Korean general to attend Olympic closing
The RTA will unveil the design for the Hyperloop this month. Wam

TRANSPORT

First look: Prototype for Hyperloop unveiled in Dubai
Cyclists head towards finish stage during the Abu Dhabi Tour 2016. Ravindranath K / The National

TRANSPORT

Road closures for Abu Dhabi Tour 2018
The Waldorf Astoria in Ras Al Khaimah has played host to Bollywood royalty this week. Antonie Robertson / The National

LIFESTYLE

More pictures of Ras Al Khaimah's big Bollywood wedding

THE GALLERY

A man stands next to a camel as tourists visit an observation point on Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City, February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

World in focus - best photos for 22 February, 2018
Dua Lipa arrives at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

In pics: The red-carpet fashion at the Brit Awards
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife, Sophie and their children pose for the photographs in front of Taj Mahal, in Agra, India. Manish Swarup / AP Photo

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau makes first state visit to India - in pictures
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 21: Valeria Pavlova #15 of Olympic Athlete from Russia and Minnamari Tuominen #15 of Finland collide in the first period during the Women's Ice Hockey Bronze Medal game on day twelve of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 21, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Winter Olympics 2018 day 12 - in pictures
This photo taken on January 19, 2018 shows a chef preparing a Halal meal at the Gaia Hotel, which caters to tourists from Muslim-dominant countries, in the Beitou district near Taipei. Mandy Cheng / AFP

Taiwan looks south for Muslim tourist dollars

Videos

Podcasts

A protester holds a placard picturing Jacob Zuma, South Africa must now start on the long road to recovery. Marco Longari/AFP

BUSINESS

Business Extra Podcast: South Africa at the crossroads
In this photo released by Lennart Preiss/MSC 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, holds a part of a downed drone during his speech at the Munich Security Conference, MSC, in Munich , Germany, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (Lennart Preiss/MSC 2018/dpa via AP)

MENA

Podcast: The Middle East's battlegrounds - Israel and Iran edging closer to conflict
Lionel Messi has failed to score in eight attempts against Chelsea. He takes his Barcelona side to Stamford Bridge for the first leg of their Uefa Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images

FOOTBALL

Extra Time podcast: Messi goes in search of elusive goal against Chelsea

Dubai Duty Free Tennis

Elina Svitolina is two wins away from retaining her WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title. Francois Nel / Getty Images

Svitolina reaches semi-finals: Dubai Tennis Championships updates
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine returns the ball to Qiang Wang of China during the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Dubai Duty Free Tennis: Games to watch and predictions for Day 4
Johanna Konta of Britain in action against Daria Kasatkina of Russia during their second round match of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at the Dubai Tennis Stadium. Mahmoud Khaled / EPA

Konta upbeat despite exiting Dubai Tennis Championships
Elena Vesnina took advantage of Jelena Ostapenko's struggles to reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarter-finals. Francois Nel / Getty Images

Vesnina expects Ostapenko to bounce back after poor run continues in Dubai
Angelique Kerber will face No 3 seed Karolina Pliskova for a place in the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals. Mahmoud Khaled / EPA

Ostapenko's struggles continue: Dubai Tennis Championships updates

BUSINESS

MONEY

Money & Me: "I was paid $5 a day in my first job, now I run my own business'

MONEY

Establish financial boundaries with family members to avoid a fallout
Kuwait's Agility is on track to meet its 2020 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization target of US$800 million. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP

ECONOMY

Agility's fourth quarter net profit soars 22.5% on improved revenues

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VAT in UAE

Shoppers at Carrefour in Mall of the Emirates. Businesses and consumers in the UAE have begun paying VAT since 1 January 2018. Reem Mohammed / The National

VAT in the UAE: first tax returns must be submitted no later than February 28
Abbas Ali, Iran, owner of Al Sharaiq Garments & Footwears in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

VAT in the UAE: tax now a routine part of life, say traders 
Introduced one month ago today on January 1, VAT has had few teething problems, but that way, it's easier to identify the areas that need work. Silvia Razgova / The National

One month into VAT, teething problems just show us where to go next
Some shops say they are willing to absorb small extra charges in the interests of avoiding unnecessary stress for customers. Silvia Razgova / The National

VAT in UAE: Too many shops 'still not returning proper change'
VAT expert Lisa Martin says the reader should not pay VAT if a membership contract was concluded last year. Brendan McDermid / Reuters

VAT Q&A: Should I pay VAT on a health club membership I paid for last year?

Opinion

Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, is serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Florence, Colorado, for a series of bombings, most through the mail, that killed three people and injured 23 others over 17 years / AP

COMMENT

Forty years on, did the Unabomber's theories about technology make him a crazed killer or a visionary ahead of his time?
Imran Khan addresses a political rally in Peshawar in 2013. A Majeed / AFP

FEEDBACK

Imran Khan moves and speaks like a movie star
The first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 gets underway. Rui Costa, in the yellow jersey, is defending the title for the UAE cycling team. Victor Besa / The National

EDITORIAL

Don't disregard this country's impressive natural surroundings

Arts & Culture

Meghan Markle surprised a Filipino fan with a few words of Tagalog during a visit to Edinburgh Castle last week. EPA

MUSIC

Meghan Markle surprises Filipino fans with Tagalog

Lifestyle

Roberto Cavalli’s spring/summer 2018 collection is going to Riyadh. Courtesy Roberto Cavalli

FASHION

Arab Fashion Week: Jean Paul Gaultier confirmed for Riyadh
Dua Lipa arrives at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

FASHION

In pics: The red-carpet fashion at the Brit Awards

Sport

Elia Viviani celebrates after crossing the finish line first after Stage 2 of the Abu Dhabi Tour. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Tour
Manchester City's Kyle Walker has warned his teammates to beware of League Cup final opponents Arsenal. Andrew Yates / Reuters

FOOTBALL

Manchester City's Walker eager to beat 'bitter rivals' Arsenal
Chris Lynn of Australia leaves the field injured during the International Twenty20 Tri-Series final against New Zealand at Eden Park. Phil Walter/Getty Images

CRICKET

Injured Chris Lynn 'disappointed' not to be playing PSL 2018 in UAE

OTHER SPORT

Russian curler Krushelnitsky stripped of Olympic medal for doping

CRICKET

UAE-based T10 League in talks to take format 'global'