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FILE Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani holds a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker in Beirut, Lebanon, 13 August 2025 (reissued 17 March 2026). Larijani has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to Israel's defence ministry 17 March 2026. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
Ali Larijani
1958 - 2026
Ali Larijani: Iran's security chief and key power behind the throne

Close aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli strike, two weeks after death of his former boss




In 1957, Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi joined a stellar generation of faculty at the Political Science and Public Administration Department, where he taught for the next 25 years. Reuters

Walid Khalidi: Historian who helped revive Palestinian national consciousness

Iranian state television confirmed the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026, without referring to a US and Israeli attack on his residence. AFP

Ali Khamenei: Architect of Iran’s hardline doctrine

Jane Goodall at the University of Montana in 2022. She visited the UAE in February this year. AP

Jane Goodall: The wildlife expert who tackled climate change

(FILES) Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges applause following the presentation of his men's fall/winter 2020/21 fashion collection in Milan on January 13, 2020. Italian fashion great Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones", his company said on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Giorgio Armani: Groundbreaking designer who fashioned red carpet dressing



In focus

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    Art Dubai 2026 shifts to May with 'more focused and flexible format'

  • Don't have your child hosted twice in a row for a playdate without reciprocation, unless you have a clear understanding with the other parent. Getty

    Unspoken rules of the modern playdate, from planning to pick up

  • Lionel Messi after scoring for Inter Miami against Nashville in the Concacaf Champions Cup. AFP

    Lionel Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo in 900-goal club

  • Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, visited the Carrefour distribution centre on Wednesday. Photo: Wam

    Minister of Economy says UAE has robust food supply on Carrefour tour

  • Biaggio Ali Walsh, left, on his way to victory over Adryan Grundy last August. Picture: PFL

    Biaggio Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, dreams of fighting in Dubai

  • Standout Oscar moments, wins and snubs
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    Culture BitesThe standout Oscar moments, wins and snubs

  • Bitchat Mesh is providing valuable communication in countries such as Iran, where 99 per cent of the population has been blocked from internet access.

    Offline apps such as Bitchat offer alternatives as Iran war affects internet in Gulf

  • The 2025 Arabian Travel Market attracted more than 55,000 travel professionals. Chris Whiteoak / The National

    Dubai's Arabian Travel Market rescheduled to August


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Norman Tebbit served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. Getty Images

Norman Tebbit obituary: Former pilot flew high in UK politics as Thatcherite

Conservative life peer quit cabinet to care for wife severely injured in 1984 Brighton bombing

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Pope Francis: Modernising leader who sought to right wrongs of church

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The foundation established by the Aga Kha employs nearly 100,000 people and spends $1 billion a year. AP

Aga Khan: Spiritual leader who combined religious duty with secular philanthropy

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Jean-Marie Le Pen: Divisive Suez veteran whose political influence endures

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Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning US president who championed humanitarian causes

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Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks

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Hassan Nasrallah: Leader of Hezbollah who oversaw the group’s growing threat to regional peace

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Ebrahim Raisi: Iranian President who was considered a potential supreme leader

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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed: A lifetime of loyal service to UAE

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