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The UAE has plans to raise the quality of life, but what does that mean?

There are any number of metrics to define what is a broad concept, but the ambition to do so is an important one

Mina
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The UAE has plans to raise the quality of life, but what does that mean?

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Does the 'European identity' make a rise of the far right inevitable?

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The Gaza war has repercussions – a war in Lebanon is not one of them att the moment

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Ceaseless scandals show profound arrogance at heart of British establishment

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Weekend essay: What if hospitals were paid to keep people healthy?

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Did the BJP's 'Mission 400' target make winning election mission impossible?

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Rishi Sunak's election call may spell the end of the Tory reign of error

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The Gaza war has repercussions – a war in Lebanon is not one of them att the moment

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Why Middle Eastern music industry needs to do more to raise awareness of mental health

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The UAE has plans to raise the quality of life, but what does that mean?

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Does the 'European identity' make a rise of the far right inevitable?

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The Gaza war has repercussions – a war in Lebanon is not one of them att the moment

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(FILES) Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. The United States unsealed a raft of "terrorism" and other charges against six Hamas leaders on September 3, 2024 related to the armed Palestinian group's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six leaders of the group -- including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in late July in Tehran. (Photo by AFP)

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