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Back to SearchWhere are Iraq's protests going?
On October 1st, young Iraqis took to the streets in Iraq’s southern provinces to demand basic services like clean water and electricity, job creation…
6 years, 4 months ago
Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria
On the afternoon of October 6, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the more than 8 year Syrian civil war. …
6 years, 5 months ago
As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond
At 2.59pm UAE time on Thursday the 3rd of October 2019 Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space touched down on Earth after spending 8 days at t…
6 years, 5 months ago
Hazza Al Mansouri and the UAE’s space ambitions
On the 27th of September 2019, Hazza Al Mansouri became the first Emirati to go to space. He did it from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, from the same spot tha…
6 years, 5 months ago
UNGA special: Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump
The United Nations General Assembly is the pinnacle of global diplomacy. For one week every year more than 190 world leaders gather in New York City.…
6 years, 5 months ago
Is the Israeli election Netanyahu’s final chapter?
What does Israel’s second election in 2019 mean for Netanyahu, the Jewish population and the Arabs and Palestinians? Deputy foreign editor, Jack Moor…
6 years, 5 months ago
Bye bye, Bolton
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has been fired. Or perhaps he resigned.
On Twitter Donald Trump says he fired him whilst Bolton claims he q…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Amazon is still burning. Can we save it?
In the first 26 days of August alone, 1,114 square kilometres of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, an area equivalent to the size of Hong Kong was on fire.…
6 years, 6 months ago
Drones above Beirut: Israel's battle against Hezbollah
This week, we ask if Israel is stepping up its campaign against Iran and will it spark a war with Hezbollah.
We talk to Sunniva Rose, the National's…
6 years, 6 months ago
Sudan: Can democracy work?
On this week's episode, we catch up with The National’s Hamza Hendawi to talk about the historic move to democracy in Sudan and what he sees as the c…
6 years, 6 months ago