Syria draw for Bahrain

UAE gets tough on counterfeit goods

Roadside bombs in Afghanistan double

Larsson 'fits the profile'

American Jews rally around flag

Gerrard charged with assault

GCC plays long game to increase influence

Hasina wins Bangladesh election

Institutional investors push market up

Hold that party for a second

Indian expats fear economic future

United make hard work of it

The Happening

Israel calls assault 'first of several stages'

Imports through Gulf ports continue to rise

Robinho: Transfer talk worrying players

Guinea coup leaders appoint PM

Three NFL head coaches sacked

State of the art

Smith ready to rule the world

Depor confirm Novo liking

The move to a single currency means GCC economies will have to work closely together.

Fatah feels pressure as tensions rise

Metro Dubai advertising deal expected to generate Dh3 bn

The fall and rise of Celtics and Lakers

Clubland

Netanyahu knocked off his platform

European rules are not for Real

Valencia's agent denies Real contact

Free bus travel extended

Islamic coalition calls on Obama

Ashraful leads Bangladesh resistance

Just one slip from history

Fear and frustration

Next superjumbo delivery delayed

Bathenay's men draw a blank

Traffic through Dubai International to slow

The Deaths of Ian Stone

Master's degree in special education being offered

Mixing retail theory with retail therapy

Qatar sign off in style

US property sales down 18%

Palestinian refugees feel betrayed by Arab nations

Pistons cool off hot Magic

Beckham arrives in Dubai

Some of the talking points of the year

South Africa end Aussie dominance

Training for total security

Spain blew us away playing their own way

Naslund's strike maroons Islanders

Chinese dairies to compensate families

Abu Dhabi bolsters ambulance staff

Bangladeshis vote for a change

Adventurers to follow Thesiger

Cunego plots alliance to counter Armstrong threat

Protesters surround Thai parliament

Graduation

Ferguson ready for the long haul

Congolese crisis hits children hardest

Sudan refuses to cooperate with ICC

Games planners hope to learn from Vancouver's wild weather

Milan to honour Maldini

Abu Dhabi calling for former England captain

Hizbollah marshals largest protest

Orlando finally come un-Stuck

Civilian death toll mounts in Gaza Strip

Qatar ponder World Cup bid

Attacks take centre stage for GCC

How to ring in the new year

Israel 'will not accept ceasefire'

Oman ups oil output

Selectors keep faith in Hayden

Kuwait consensus on Gaza's plight

Israel's campaign to restore fear

Kashmir appoints chief minister

Turbulent year for the airline industry

Of house and home

US debt the best refuge, but an uncertain one

US Treasury gives $6bn to GMAC

Christmas massacre leaves 400 dead

Should the government step in to provide liquidity to the property market?

Pakistan suspends Nato supplies

Crisis team tackles transport trouble

Noteworthy

Tanks mass on border as war looms

UN chief praises UAE's aid donations in 2008

No result yet in Ghana elections

Bagpipe brigade

Buyers and sellers cool to telecom investing

Single currency in 12 months

Protesters criticise Egypt's stand

In pictures: Milan train in Dubai

Political entropy rears its ugly head

Will you leave your car at home and take the free Abu Dhabi buses?

First Gulf cuts foreign shares

All the jest for the New Year