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Back to SearchFormer UK PM Tony Blair says Brexit is a mess
The Untied Kingdom’s march towards Brexit has been postponed but questions about the fate of the country’s place in the world continue to swirl.
Prim…
6 years, 11 months ago
New Zealanders shaken but unbowed by terrorist attacks
It's been one week since the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand. The mass shooting was the worst peacetime attack in New Zea…
6 years, 11 months ago
The last stand of ISIS in Syria
Syrian Democratic Forces are slowly extinguishing what’s left of the Islamic State. The US-backed SDF has the grouped trapped in a tiny sliver of lan…
6 years, 11 months ago
National Geographic's Enric Sala on saving the planet, one kilometre at a time
Enric Sala has a plan to save the planet. National Geographic’s explorer-in-residence is in Abu Dhabi for the World Ocean Summit. His one message — t…
7 years ago
The curious case of the runaway ISIS bride
This week, The National spoke to Alistair Burt, the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa. The chance to speak to the top Br…
7 years ago
How digital transformation will change the jobs we have
Season 1 Episode 126
The World Economic Forum says that the digital transformation of economies and businesses will displace 75 million jobs as the division of labour shi…
7 years ago
The Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi
Pope Francis's visit to the UAE was the first time a Catholic pontiff stepped foot in the Arabian Peninsula.
During his Mass, he prayed for his devot…
7 years, 1 month ago
A week after Davos, did the WEF solve anything?
The richest and most powerful people met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.
The range of topics was as wide spanning as the challenges the…
7 years, 1 month ago
The UAE-Saudi Arabia co-operation plan, explained
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are entering a new phase of co-operation.
The two countries announced a seven-point co-operation plan this week on money man…
7 years, 1 month ago
The great Arab rivers are under threat
For thousands of years, the great Arab rivers sustained some of the world’s most important ancient civilizations.
The Nile River fuelled the developm…
7 years, 1 month ago