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MENA

Arab coalition pauses Hodeidah offensive to aid UN peace talks
Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition take position during an attack to liberate the port city of Hodeidah. Najeeb Almahboobi / EPA
Smoke rises above a rebel-held town east of the city of Daraa during air strikes by Syrian regime forces on June 30, 2018. Mohamad Abazeed / AFP

MENA

Syria peace talks resume after Jordanian mediation
Iranian protesters shout slogans as they gather at a street close to a bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on June 25. 2018. EPA

MENA

Videos show gunfire amid Iran protests over water scarcity
Andres Iniesta, centre, and Spain take part in training at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow ahead of the World Cup last-16 clash with Russia. Mladen Antonov / AFP

FOOTBALL

World Cup: Day 18 updates - Spain v Russia and Croatia v Denmark

MENA

One killed in car bomb near ballot box site in Iraq's Kirkuk

UAE

Former newspaper editor 'had Dh1m debts' before he killed wife

COMMENT

A Trump deal with Putin could leave Europe in the cold and weaken Nato

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HODEIDAH OFFENSIVE

Hodeidah port's cranes are pictured from a nearby town in Hodeidah, Yemen on June 16, 2018. Abduljabbar Zeyad / Reuters

Coalition to begin new phase in Hodeidah campaign
A picture of an Iranian Qasef drone captured on the battlefield in Yemen, displayed during a news conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on June 19, 2018. Jon Gambrell / AP

Yemen army shoots down Iran-made drone in Hodeidah
Emirates Red Crescent teams continue to distribute humanitarian aid and food to the people of liberated areas in Hodeidah province, on June 26, 2018. Wam

UAE makes good on promise of aid for Yemeni people
Houthis hold a gathering to recruit fighters in Hodeidah on June 18, 2018. Abdo Hyder / AFP ABDO HYDER

Houthis starve Hodeidah prisoners after riot
The UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has said that Yemen's government and rebels have greed to resume talks to end the country's three-year-old civil war. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

UN: Yemen government and rebels ready for peace talks

WORLD

Thai officials carry oxygen tanks through a cave complex during a rescue operation for a missing football team at the Tham Luang cave in Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Noon Forest Park in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, 30 June 2018. Rescuers are attempting to pump water out of a cave complex in an effort to rescue 12 members of a youth soccer team that are believed to have been trapped in the flooded cave complex since 23 June. Pongmanat Tasiri / EPA

ASIA

Thai rescuers establish base deep inside cave where boys trapped
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (C) addresses the crowd as people gather for a 'Familes Belong Together' March in Los Angeles, California on June 30, 2018 where a thousands turned out to decry the Trump administration's detention of families policy at the US Mexico border. Thousands of demonstrators, baking in the heat and opposed to the US immigration policy, marched across the country Saturday, June 30, 2018 to protest the separation of families under President Donald Trump's hardline agenda. / AFP / Frederic J. BROWN

THE AMERICAS

Family separation protests flood US cities
Muslim pilgrims arrive at Jeddah airport on August 26, 2017, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah. Karim Sahib / AFP

GCC

Saudi's Hajj ministry launches registration link for Qatari pilgrims
Afghan money changers gather to deal with foreign currency at a money change market in Herat province, Afghanistan June 3, 2018. Picture taken June 3, 2018. Jalil Ahmad / Reuters

MENA

Afghan money traders see opportunity as Iran sanctions loom
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi, right, and Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr address a press conference in Najaf on June 23, 2018. Haidar Hamdani / AFP

MENA

Iraq to begin manual recount of election votes on Tuesday
Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, speaks at the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and democracy at the Grand Hyatt, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

MENA

Trump attorney claims US will bring down Iran regime

AFRICA

South Sudan cease-fire violated within hours

MENA

Cellist brings sounds of peace to former ISIS capital

THE AMERICAS

Comedian prank calls Trump aboard Air Force One

WORLD CUP 2018

Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez combined for Uruguay's first goal in the 2-1 win over Portugal. Hannah Mckay / Reuters

Suarez and Cavani upstage Ronaldo as Uruguay triumph
Casemiro, left, wants Brazil not to solely rely on Neymar for inspiration when Brazil take on Mexico in the second round on Monday. Hannah McKay / Reuters

Casemiro: Brazil must not be solely reliant on Neymar
Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates scoring the 3-2 goal during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 between France and Argentina in Kazan, Russia, 30 June 2018. 

World Cup talking points, day 17
Spain manager Fernando Hierro oversees his side in training on Saturday as they prepare for Sunday's last-16 clash with Russia at the World Cup. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo

Hierro confident Spain will raise their game against Russia
Zlatko Dalic is hopeful Croatia's story at the World Cup will stretch beyond facing Denmark on Sunday in the last 16. Christophe Simon / AFP

Dalic and Croatia ready for Denmark test

UAE

FlightValet will transport luxury cars around the world via Etihad's global network. Etihad

MOTORING

New Etihad service FlightValet takes supercars supersonic
A report says on 55 per cent of private school pupils in Dubai read for pleasure but at Ranches Private School teachers actively encourage a love of reading. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE

Pupils still reading - but online, say Dubai school teachers
The Department of Culture and Tourism has announced a programme to encourage children in Abu Dhabi to read more books 

BOOKS

Summer Reading Challenge: Could your child read 30 books this summer?
Patrick Moody, the British ambassador to the UAE. Courtesy Foreign & Commonwealth Office

UAE

Britain appoints new ambassador to the UAE

TRANSPORT

Drilling completed in key Dubai Metro tunnel for Expo 2020

UAE

Man arrested for publishing footage of a crying client in Dubai

MONEY

'Will I be banned for leaving my job during my probation period?'

UAE

Race to be the first Emirati in space narrowed down to 39 hopefuls
EDITOR'S PICKS
US President Donald Trump’s administration backed off an assertion he made earlier, indicating he persuaded Saudi Arabia to effectively boost oil production to its maximum capacity. Bloomberg

ENERGY

US administration backs off on Trump's Saudi oil production tweet
John Legend performs at the "Families Belong Together: Freedom for Immigrants" March in Los Angeles. Willy Sanjuan / Invision / AP

LIFESTYLE

Celebrities show support at Families Belong Together march
A Saudi woman poses for a photograph with her BMW in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lifting the ban on driving is likely to increase the number of women seeking jobs. Maya Anwar/Bloomberg

ECONOMY

Economics 101: Helping men to help women work in Saudi Arabia
Internally displaced people from Syria's Deraa province sit with their belongings near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Quneitra, Syria on June 29, 2018. Alaa Al Faqir / Reuters

MENA

Jordan divided over helping Syria's latest displaced
The Weeknd performs at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. Courtesy Sife El Amine

MUSIC

What can we expect from The Weeknd at his Abu Dhabi F1 show? 

Videos

GCC

WATCH: Yemen forces make major gains near Hodeidah
Abraaj

WATCH: What's going on with Abraaj?
Still from video

WATCH: Salvator Mundi comes to Louvre Abu Dhabi this September
Podcasts
Workers hang up a wall poster of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Sedat Suna / EPA

EUROPE

Beyond the Headlines: Turkey's future under an empowered Erdogan
 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after his side's World Cup match against Nigeria. Henry Romero / Reuters

FOOTBALL

Extra Time podcast: Messi finally arrives at World Cup party
Supporters of Egypt cheer their team on against Saudi Arabia during the Fifa World Cup on Monday in Volgograd, Russia. Sergei Ilnisky / EPA

MONEY

Business Extra: The commercial power of the World Cup
An Afghan Taliban militant carries a rocket launcher as he stands with residents on June 16. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP

ASIA

Beyond the headlines: Prospect of peace in Afghanistan

BUSINESS

The late chef Antonio Carluccio founded Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's in 1999. A decade later he sold the business to Dubai-based retailer Landmark Group, the owner of Home Centre, Splash and Baby centre. This week, creditors approved a restructuring package that will see the closure of up to 30 UK restaurants, although Middle East branches will remain unaffected, the company said. Lee Hoagland/The National

ECONOMY

Dubai’s Landmark Group wins approval for Carluccio’s restructuring

MONEY

'Will I be banned for leaving my job during my probation period?'

ECONOMY

One year on: GST still haunts some of the Indian businesses
US President Donald Trump’s administration backed off an assertion he made earlier, indicating he persuaded Saudi Arabia to effectively boost oil production to its maximum capacity. Bloomberg

ENERGY

US administration backs off on Trump's Saudi oil production tweet
Kuwait-born Maan Al Sanea and his wife’s Saudi family, the prominent Al Ghosaibi  conglomerate, have been entangled in a 10-year court battle spanning several continents. This week, a Cayman Islands court dismissed the parties' claims and found both had defrauded banks out of about $126 billion over two decades. AFP

BANKING

Cayman Islands court dismisses claims in $126bn Algosaibi family feud 
Gulf aid to Bahrain will bolster investor confidence and will limit pressure on Bahrain’s foreign reserves, BMI says. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

ECONOMY

Bahrain's credit rating depends on GCC financial package, Moody's says

MARKETS

DGCX hit record first-half volumes as trading value crosses $250bn
A Cairo street sign showing Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. The country is set to be home to what the Cabinet says will be the Middle East's biggest petchems facility. Ammar Awad/Reuters

ENERGY

Egypt's Carbon Holdings and Suez Canal Authority deal to build $11bn petchems plant
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THE GALLERY

Indian Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra (L) accompanied by Nick Jonas arrive for the pre-engagement party of India's richest man and Reliance Industries Limited Chairman, Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son Akash Ambani and fiancee Shloka Mehta in Mumbai on June 28, 2018. / AFP / SUJIT JAISWAL

Inside Akash Ambani's truly lavish engagement party
Thai officials carry oxygen tanks through a cave complex during a rescue operation for a missing football team at the Tham Luang cave in Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Noon Forest Park in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, 30 June 2018. Rescuers are attempting to pump water out of a cave complex in an effort to rescue 12 members of a youth soccer team that are believed to have been trapped in the flooded cave complex since 23 June. Pongmanat Tasiri / EPA

Thai rescuers establish base deep inside cave where boys trapped
The Bibi Maryam Mausoleum in the ancient city of Qalhat, Oman. QDP / UNESCO / EPA

Unesco's World Heritage List for 2018 revealed
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 30: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia driving the (3) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB14 TAG Heuer on track during final practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 30, 2018 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

World in focus - best pictures for June 30, 2018
Visitors take photos beside 'Detail of the King of Pop' by Mark Ryden which forms part of the exhibition 'Michael Jackson: On The Wall' showing until October 21 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Britain, June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Michael Jackson On The Wall exhibition - in pictures

Opinion

Jared Kushner meeting Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his office in Jerusalem. Matty Stern / EPA

COMMENT

When being a 'yes man' isn't quite what it seems
Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition take position during an attack to liberate the port city of Hodeidah. Najeeb Almahboobi / EPA

COMMENT

It is time for Houthis to withdraw completely from Hodeidah
Cartoon for July 1, 2018, by Shadi Ghanim

CARTOON

Cartoon for July 1, 2018

Arts & Culture

Many smartphone apps these days claim to do the same job as a ruler and the tape measure. 

ARTS&CULTURE

How measuring apps became a reality 

Lifestyle

Dresses and tunics forming part of 'Frida Kahlo:Making Herself Up', an exhibition of the Mexican artist's possessions on display outside of Mexico for the first time, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London Reuters

LIFESTYLE

Seven stylish exhibitions in Europe this summer to add to your calendar  
Hermès offered louche-fit trousers and T-shirts crafted from buttery leather  Hermes 

FASHION

Men's fashion week roundup: the new mood on the catwalks 

Sport

Andres Iniesta, centre, and Spain take part in training at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow ahead of the World Cup last-16 clash with Russia. Mladen Antonov / AFP
Argentina's Lionel Messi looks dejected after the 4-3 defeat to France in their last-16 match at Kazan Arena. Michael Dalder / Reuters

FOOTBALL

Messi's World Cup dream over as France defeat Argentina
Zlatko Dalic is hopeful Croatia's story at the World Cup will stretch beyond facing Denmark on Sunday in the last 16. Christophe Simon / AFP

FOOTBALL

Dalic and Croatia ready for Denmark test

FOOTBALL

Hierro confident Spain will raise their game against Russia

FOOTBALL

Hosts Russia dreaming of World Cup 'Success'