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FILE PHOTO: Israeli soldiers guard along a fence leading to the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as part of search efforts to capture six Palestinian men who had escaped from Gilboa prison earlier this week, by the village of Muqeibila in northern Israel September 9, 2021. REUTERS / Ammar Awad / File Photo
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How Israeli prisons became 'a network of torture camps'

Host Nada AlTaher delves into the experiences of two former Palestinian detainees who share their harrowing accounts of life in Israeli detention centres

A child receives a vaccination for polio in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
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The challenges in containing a looming polio outbreak in Gaza

What stands in the way of a Gaza ceasefire agreement?

Beyond the Headlines: Israel's first attack on Yemen – what happens next?

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Dubai Airport’s passenger traffic hits record 92m in 2024 as emirate’s popularity with tourists grows further

World’s busiest international airport posts nearly 6% annual rise in passengers as emirate’s popularity with tourists grows further

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UAE customers complain as banks issue credit cards without proper ID verification

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Troubled Burberry shows sign of recovery despite sales drop

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Davos 2025UAE leader on hosting large scale events

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Crunch SPL fixture involving Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr postponed due to ‘logistical considerations’

Attack targets heart of Saudi oil operations

Trump threatens renewed military action against Iran

India's Bank of Baroda to 'defend interests' after BR Shetty's $15bn lawsuit

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Messi and RonaldoOne says goodbye, the other falls out with his boss

Ground-breakingThe UAE and Jordan are building a giant new railway

Iran offers road map to end US conflict