The National - News - 2022-05-17

• ‘WE MOURN SHEIKH KHALIFA AND HONOUR HIS LEGACY’
• Sweden to end 200 years of military neutrality with bid to join Nato
• DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE RALLIES AROUND UAE AFTER DEATH OF SHEIKH KHALIFA
• Hezbollah dominates the south but opposition holds out hope at polls
• LEBANON’S LARGEST PARTIES SET TO LOSE OUT IN POLL
• Independen­ts confident of progress this time
• A first for Somalia as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returns as president
• Yemeni travellers arrive in Jordanian capital on first passenger flight from Sanaa in six years
• Conjoined twins are separated in Saudi Arabia
• Iranians’ anger nears boiling point as president’s anniversar­y approaches
• IRAQ REMAINS WITHOUT BUDGET AS POLITICAL RIVALS BICKER
• France to get its first female prime minister in more than 30 years
• Hungary ‘holding EU hostage’ by blocking oil sanctions
• Window to act on Cop26 climate pledges closing fast, says president of summit
• Vigil for 10 killed in New York shooting as suspect may face hate charges
• Hitting a child can cause a lifetime of trauma
• GII ACQUIRES ALMESWAK’S MAJORITY STAKE IN GCC PUSH
• Saudi Arabia records $15.3bn budget surplus in first quarter amid oil rally
• Kingdom’s oil output of 13 million bpd by 2027, minister says
• Iraq’s KRG must put its house in order to realise energy potential
• China’s economy skids as Covid lockdowns hit industrial output
• BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS IS FIRST INDIAN FACE OF LOUIS VUITTON
• Veteran Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi ‘pleasantly surprised’ to receive coveted Royal Gold Medal
• Japan set to welcome back foreign tourists as Covid-19 restrictio­ns ease
• Greece prepares to open its doors to holidaymak­ers all year round
• Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for a selection of films from the Middle East
• TWO EGYPTIAN FILMMAKERS MAKE THE CUT FOR MENTORSHIP
• KLOPP SAYS QUADRUPLE QUEST TAKING TOLL ON LIVERPOOL TEAM
• India make history with their first victory in Thomas Cup final
• UAE Falcons should expect more success after settling for silver
• Woods ‘a lot stronger’ ahead of US PGA tilt at Southern Hills
• Medvedev optimistic about French Open chances as he fights way back from surgery
• FairBreak Invitation­al event reimagined T20 cricket for better – and it worked
• TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT

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