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The National
23-05-2025
- Business
- The National
Erdogan has 'no interest' in re-election, and doctor describes dire straits for Gaza's children
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he has no interest in being re-elected. A doctor describes the horrendous state of children in Gaza. Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence company G42 has teamed up with tech giants on Stargate UAE. On today's episode of Trending Middle East: This episode features Alvin R Cabral, Business Reporter – Consumer and Technology; and Lizzie Porter, Turkey Correspondent.
The National
18-04-2025
- Health
- The National
Iraq's path to recovery and high-tech medicine in the UAE
Iraq is finally crossing the bridge from violence to influence, the country's top UN official has said. EU officials are working to combat rising anti-Muslim sentiment, a senior anti-discrimination official told The National. The UAE has gathered the genetic data of more than 800,000 Emiratis in a major advance in diagnosing conditions at an early stage. On this episode of Trending Middle East: Iraq finally crossed bridge from violence to influence, country's top UN official says EU anti-Muslim hatred official says states must combat online abuse Personalised medicine a step closer as 800,000 Emiratis contribute to genome programme This episode features Lizzie Porter and Chris Maxwell.
The National
10-04-2025
- Business
- The National
Iraq sets election date and US-Russia embassy talks take place
Iraq has set the date for national parliamentary elections this year. The US and Russia are meeting in Istanbul for embassy talks. The number of millionaires living in Dubai has doubled in the past decade, making it one of the world's fastest-growing wealth hubs. On this episode of Trending Middle East: Iraq to hold parliamentary elections on November 11 US and Russian officials to meet for second round of embassy talks in Istanbul A UK tax rate of 67% makes Dubai move the obvious choice for the non-domiciled This episode features Sinan Mahmoud, Iraq Correspondent; Lizzie Porter, Turkey Correspondent, and Tariq Tahir, Senior Investigations Correspondent.
The National
27-02-2025
- Politics
- The National
UN's humanitarian chief on international need, and Syria's mines threat
The leading UN humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, says the body is overstretched and underfunded when it comes to supporting the roughly 300 million people in need around the world. Mines left over from more than a decade of armed conflict in Syria are threatening civilians trying to return to their homes. A Syrian shipping tycoon is controlling maritime and property businesses in Greece despite being sanctioned by the US for his alleged dealing with the Houthis and Hezbollah. Listen to this morning's episode of Trending Middle East. Greek fortune of 'illicit Syrian shipping magnate' defies Houthi sanctions 'Death everywhere': Unexploded remnants of war affecting Syrian homes in Palmyra This episode features Lizzie Porter and Tariq Taher.
The National
21-02-2025
- Politics
- The National
Arab summit on Trump's Gaza plan and Armenian church in Jerusalem faces new tax threat
Arab states meet in Riyadh today. Christians in Jerusalem are fighting a new push by the city's municipality to pursue disputed taxes. Syria is eyeing a way forward for the country's vastly fractured military factions. Egypt's five-year plan for Gaza reconstruction includes safe zones and independent Palestinian agency Jerusalem Christians launch 'existential' campaign to delay crippling Israeli taxes This episode features Hamza Hendawi, Lizzie Porter, and Thomas Helm.
