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Arrests made in Zvi Kogan case and Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs

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25 Nov 2024
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Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

This is trending your daily rundown of news from the Middle East and around the world brought to you by The National. From Abu Dhabi Anya Sminal Taji, here are today's headlines. The UAE Ministry of Interior on Sunday said that three people have been arrested in connection with the death of Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan. The ministry said the arrests were made "in record time" and that details of the incident will be made public after investigations are concluded. It said that after receiving a missing persons report from the victim's family, authorities said search and investigation teams who discovered his body. The location of the body and cause of death have not been disclosed. The Israeli military on Sunday said Hezbollah launched 250 projectiles into Israeli territory from Lebanon throughout the day. Very great sirens sounded in the country's north and center. Hezbollah said its fighters destroyed six Israeli tanks in Lebanon's southern border area the same day. And a record 278,000 people took over Sheikh Zayed Road on Sunday morning as part of the sixth annual Dubai run. The event was led by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The 14-lane Sheikh Zayed Road was temporarily closed to traffic to allow participants to take part. That's all for this morning's headlines. You can get these stories at our site and visit the NationalNews.com/podcasts for more like this. It's me and Al Taji, the National News.