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Men perform a traditional Arabic dance called the Razif at a wedding celebration of members of the Shehhi tribe in the village of Al Mahboobi in Al Rams near Ras Al Khaimah on April 17, 2009. Jeff Topping / The National

The welcome return of the modest wedding to Emirati life

September 23, 2020
Demonstrators take part in protests near the site of the blast at the Beirut's port area in Lebanon. The country has been in foment owing to political dysfunction. Reuters

Hezbollah is actively undermining France's help for Lebanon

September 23, 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations will be mostly held virtually. EPA

If we could make the UN from scratch in 2020, how would we do it?

September 22, 2020
A beach in Bridgetown, Barbados. Jewel Samad / AFP

Why Barbados is done with the Queen

September 22, 2020
A climate activist lays on an inflatable world globe in front of the Swiss House of Parliament at the start of a week of demonstrations called "Rise up for change" on September 21, in Bern. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

Climate refugees is not a new term but get used to hearing it more often

September 22, 2020
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has deplored the lack of multilateral solutions to global challenges as he opened a summit for the world body's 75th anniversary. AFP

After 75 years, where does the UN stand?

September 22, 2020
A traditional boat is moored next to a modern yacht in the port of Mutrah in the Omani capital Muscat on September 18, 2020. AFP

How to bring tourism back to the GCC

September 21, 2020
Flowers, candles, and signs are pictured at a makeshift memorial outside of the US Supreme Court as people pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, DC on 19 September. Jose Luis Magana / AFP

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death brings more chaos to a messy election

September 21, 2020
Indian naval ship INS Vikramaditya, foreground, and Japan's helicopter carrier Izumo participate in the trilateral exercises between India, Japan and US in the Bay of Bengal in 2017. AP Photo

What is India's Indo-Pacific strategy?

September 20, 2020
Seha, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, has evaluated the psychological impact of the pandemic on health workers and the worst affected patients. Getty Images

In times of Covid-19, embrace your anxiety

September 20, 2020
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Iran has come under increasing pressure from the international community. AP Photo

Iran cannot bank on a Donald Trump defeat or European support

September 20, 2020
An audit by British fashion brand Next summarises how well-managed businesses are coping – and what comes next. Reuters

One British retailer has Covid-19 lessons to offer

September 19, 2020
Women wearing protective face masks walk past a closed shop of French luxury foods group Fauchon on the Place de La Madeleine in Paris, France, 4 September. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Lipstick and the pandemic: how women are owning their self-image

September 18, 2020
The appointment of Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has surprised many in the country. EPA

Will Tunisia's new dawn be another false one?

September 18, 2020
Chinese and US flags flutter near the Bund in Shanghai. A contest is brewing between the two powers around the world. Reuters

Is US-China conflict in West Asia inevitable?

September 17, 2020
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A woman works on her laptop in Emirates Towers. Chris Whiteoak / The National

852 new cases, Abu Dhabi distance learning, Saudi to allow Umrah - The Daily Update

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A group of senior decision-makers from the Middle East and North Africa, including leaders from government, business and civil society, signed the Principles of Stakeholder Capitalism for Mena, which are designed to inform an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery for the region. AP 

World Economic Forum opens summit on post-Covid 19 future: Business Extra

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 Toulouse, 21 September 2020 - Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. These concepts each represent a different approach to achieving zero-emission flight, exploring various technology pathways and aerodynamic configurations in order to support the Company’s ambition of leading the way in the decarbonisation of the entire aviation industry.

679 new cases, Dubai Safari to reopen - The Daily Update

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , September 16 – 2020 :- Resy Hussain, Nurse preparing the Flu vaccine shot for the Flora Mae (patient) at the Prime Hospital in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For News/Online. Story by Nick Webster

674 new cases, wedding guidelines, actress arrested - Daily Update

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