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Debate, opinion and editorial views from @TheNationalNews, the leading English-language daily newspaper of the UAE. thenationalnews.com/opinion Abu Dhabi, UAE Joined December 2011-
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Instead of finding a constructive way forward, the US has fallen back on its past failed policies, fuelling conflict and increasing insecurity. news.ae/3QvUtRK | James Zogby @jjz1600 via @TheNationalNews
Cartoon for May 6, 2024 news.ae/3wcG0U9 via @TheNationalNews
View from The National: Few can doubt that the dark clouds that have hovered over the Middle East since the Israel-Gaza war broke have taken a toll on tourism and business travel alike. news.ae/3UuZ4EX via @TheNationalNews #ATM2024
Many Arab students who participate in the protests believe they are making history. But it is particularly important for them to be aware that this division in America did not originate on October 7. news.ae/3Uq91Ul | Raghida Dergham @raghidadergham via @TheNationalNews
Rishi Sunak can appreciate the small margins that make up political catastrophe or not after local elections in the UK last Thursday. news.ae/44tMN8w | Damien McElroy @ddamned via @TheNationalNews
The past few weeks have also shown us – like California’s wildfires – that we cannot take anything for granted when it comes to global warming news.ae/3UFVhGl | Mustafa Alrawi @folo1976 via @TheNationalNews
The view from The National | The bravery of @WCKitchen staff who resumed operations in #Gaza this week contrasts with the vigilantism seen among some Israelis. news.ae/3Wo96ur via @TheNationalNews
Letters to the editor: our readers have their say on rain in the UAE, the denial of full UN membership for Palestine, World Central Kitchen re-starting operations and the Indian cricket squad news.ae/3y3Pr8Y | @TheNationalNews
Our cartoonist's take on US attempts to head off an Israeli invasion of Rafah - news.ae/4dy5Um6 via @TheNationalNews
Anger at possible execution of outspoken musical dissident Toomaj Salehi is energising Iranians at home and abroad. news.ae/4aZn9em | Arash Azizi @arash_tehran via @TheNationalNews
The view from The National | High-tech solutions can help us change course on global warming but countries must also live up to their climate commitments. news.ae/4bkQeAO via @TheNationalNews
Our cartoonist's take on attempts to negotiate a truce in Gaza - news.ae/3wrjGGa via @TheNationalNews
The issue is not so much tourism as over-tourism – or the wrong kind of tourism, organised groups or passengers from cruise liners who clog streets but often spend little. news.ae/4b88FZg Colin Randall @salutsunderland via @TheNationalNews
The view from The National | The emirate's decades of experience in managing rapid urbanisation will be vital to creating not just buildings but sustainable communities. news.ae/3UEyxGI via @TheNationalNews
Our cartoonist's take on the pro-Palestine protests at US universities - news.ae/3Qr1vaC via @TheNationalNews
A snap election in the UK? Such a rumour would suit Sunak. news.ae/4bjGOVR | Gavin Esler @gavinesler via @TheNationalNews
Giving an 'easy' English name while ordering a coffee is one thing, but the marginalisation of certain other names and identities has been linked to prejudice and disadvantage. news.ae/4bhjMiq | Declan McVeigh @DPMcVeigh @TheNationalNews
The West should push for reforms to make the Lebanese Armed Forces a viable national security institution instead of pushing the army to take up tasks it has little capacity to fulfil. news.ae/3WqPplo | Sami Halabi @Badilmedia via @TheNationalNews
The view from The National | As @ADIBF begins today, Basim Khandaqji's unfiltered account of his people's experience looks set to reach a wider audience after winning the 2024 International Prize for @Arabic_Fiction. news.ae/4djtLFL via @TheNationalNews
Our cartoonist's take on 'decisive' talks to end the Gaza war - news.ae/4bgb9Vg via @TheNationalNews
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This. Bravo to my friends and colleagues at @TheNationalNews @NationalComment for saying so
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