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12 killed in ISIL-claimed attacks on Iran parliament and shrine |
![A man takes cover during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran. Tasnim News Agency / Handout via Reuters](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609553/AR/0/AR-170609553.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Jordan downgrades relations with Qatar and bans Al Jazeera |
![File photo of the newsroom in Al Jazeera, the international news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Jordan became the latest country to downgrade relations with Qatar, and has revoked the licence of Al Jazeera television channel. Wolfgang Kumm/ EPA](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609536/AR/0/AR-170609536.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
FNC question regulators about ‘indecent’ du advert pulled from cinema |
![The du advert, which was aired in cinemas in the UAE, resulted in complaints from some Emirati patrons to the media authorities.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609473/AR/0/AR-170609473.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Five dogs die and seven critically ill in suspected poisoning in Abu Dhabi |
![The dogs that have survived, mainly puppies, have been vomiting blood and are being cared for at the Australian Veterinary Hospital in Khalifa City. Courtesy Animal Action](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609488/AR/0/AR-170609488.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Inside Google’s Middle East headquarters in Dubai |
![The walls of the reception are decorated with Arabic newspapers. Satish Kumar / The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/STORYGALLERY/170609469/AR/0/AR-170609469.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Qatar Airways bears the brunt of flight ban from Saudi, UAE |
![Parked Qatar Airways planes in Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar on June 6, 2017 after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Doha, banning Qatar from landing in their airports. Hadi Mizban/AP Photo](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609477/AR/0/AR-170609477.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
UAE closes down Qatar Airways offices inside its borders |
![The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has closed all Qatar Airways offices in the UAE with immediate effect. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609556/AR/0/AR-170609556.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Ramadan 2017: our pick of the best suhoors in Dubai |
![Courtesy Demoiselle by Galvin](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/PICTURELIST/170609502/AR/0/AR-170609502.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
12,000 solar panels being added to Dubai malls |
![Mall of the Emirates and three other Dubai malls will have solar panels installed n their roofs. Sarah Dea / The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609522/AR/0/AR-170609522.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Analysis: Record-keeping matters with excise tax affairs |
![Tobacco, carbonated and energy drinks face rates of 50 to 100 per cent applied to the recommended selling price. Pawan Singh / The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609530/AR/0/AR-170609530.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Whale shark spotted in Dubai harbour ‘lured by bright lights of city’ |
![A four-metre whale shark caused a commotion after it was spotted near Jumeirah Fisherman’s Harbour, Dubai. Courtesy Martin Feustel](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609492/AR/0/AR-170609492.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Review: Stepping back in time for a Bedouin iftar experience in the Dubai desert |
![Platinum Heritage’s traditional 1950s iftar features a variety of juices, salads and Emirati dishes. Duncan Chard for the National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609526/AR/0/AR-170609526.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Wasta used in bestowal of Haj permits, says FNC member |
What a solid property investment in Dubai looks like |
![Three-bedroom apartments in JVC are selling for much more than Dh1.6m. In fact, the sale prices are usually around Dh1.85m to Dh1.98m. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/OPINION/170609540/AR/0/AR-170609540.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
After years of murder and enslavement by ISIL, Iraq’s Yazidis are determined to liberate their own homeland |
![The view of Mount Sinjar from the roof of a school in Kocho, previously used by ISIL, but now abandoned after the militants were flushed out by Shiite militias helped by Yazidis. Florian Neuhof for The National](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/ARTICLE/170609475/AR/0/AR-170609475.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Reaction to London attacks is instructive |
![Members of London's Muslim community hold signs of condolence and support near the site of an attack at Borough Market in London. Andy Rain / EPA](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/OPINION/170609507/AR/0/AR-170609507.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
Landmines haunting Christian site in occupied West Bank - in pictures |
![The damaged Syriac Orthodox Church in the restricted area of the Qasr Al Yahud baptism site on the West Bank of the Jordan River on May 5, 2016. The church is booby trapped and surrounded by land mines.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607232631im_/http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20170607/GALLERY/170609479/AR/0/AR-170609479.jpg&MaxW=150&imageVersion=default) |
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