Worrying trends behind France's ban of the niqab

Downturn bites into burger sales

The Super Bowl is a pressure cooker

The dark horse of the chocolate world is white

Massa sends out a warning

In the swim: different strokes for 10,000 different folks

Al Qassimi has a need for speed

Hodgson looking to halt his side's alarming slide

We need a trouble-shooter

Expand museum hours for tourists

McIlroy is flying high and aiming higher

Experts call for revamp of Arabic curriculum

Cut that horn, we're trying to sleep

Leinster's McLaughlin in line for Ireland debut against Italy

Coach Gibson to take over Windies reins

Evans faces Armstrong challenge in Corsica

A riddle for RAK in Georgia

PM Blair 'misled' cabinet on invasion of Iraq

Space travel is a global ambition

Former captain tells Beckford that move may ruin his career

Redknapp reassures Keane

No word yet for investors in National Bonds

Lebanese Mill

Rotana plays up mobile deals

Istithmar may sell shipping subsidiary

Birthday boy Tait to start against Wales

Montgomerie has a Euro vision

GCC catches up in race to save wildlife

Big bad Grizzlies spoil Bryant's scoring milestone for Lakers

Women dominate first crop of UAE PhD students

Audiences grow real for science fiction and fantasy

European Tour event to stay put

Stars trust their careers to a man called Chubby

Rising prices dent Indian PM's popularity

Meat and right: Chamas at the Abu Dhabi InterContinental Hotel

Apple in a garden of good and evil

Hyenas come home to Sir Bani Yas Island

Lack of transparency underlines bond risk

Can we do Bollywood? Yes, we Khan

Mubadala lends to airlines

Mousavi: the Iranian revolution has failed to eradicate tyranny

Clubs now want to try them before they buy them

Shake up for schools' code of conduct to deal with unruly pupils

Wahda turn focus back to league

Small nations need friends more than new arms sales

Toyota dealer awaits recall directions

DSI lands contract for Abu Dhabi hotel

Capitals streak to a club record

An all-in-one iPad? No, thank you

Iran's unfolding game in the Middle East

Istithmar puts Inchcape up for sale

Next generation breathes new life into Manchester

Abu Dhabi music festival to cover all seven emirates

Rotana aims to sink pirates with low cost for content

Styrofoam all set for takeaway

Hospital safety questioned after baby falls on floor

BP feels bite of clean energy costs

Readers win discount coupons for recycling old news

The National, now on Kindle

And the Oscar rival is - my ex-wife

Health in the GCC requires collaboration

Hot Chip: One Life Stand

Alice Sara Ott: Chopin Complete Waltzes

du lines up cut-price service

All nationalities queue for Abu Dhabi job fair

Business as usual for the Proteas

Gulf can be health pioneer, minister says

Leave managing to the wise old owls - like me

Sundance: challenging moments and breakout performances

Al-Futtaim building towards regional IKEA growth

$20bn black hole in Ahmadinejad budget

Dana Gas expected to post turnaround

The truth of Chavez's media war

Wild hyenas return to the UAE

Zain chief quits over rift

What would you like to see in the new code of conduct for schools?

British riders left in limbo

Undercover police target bad drivers

Shiite pilgrims killed in bomb attack

Markets higher across Gulf

Warid stake not for sale

Classy Durant leaves Hawks thunderstruck

Kuwaiti critics find 12-step cure for addiction goes too far

Relief as Oilers end losing streak

Saad al Barrak resigns from Zain

Pens, paper, action: the Paper Cinema, a strange but magical performance

The root of the matter: Alain Passard at Gourmet Abu Dhabi

A winning smile

Rebuilding from the top down

Inquiry launched into death of imam shot in raid by FBI agents

RAK Airways faces new woes

Fly-posters swatted as hundreds help in city clean-up

The biggest gender imbalance? It's not in China

Pat Metheny: Orchestrion

Lebanon's AK-47 index may be pointing to war

Kuwait budget surplus

Corruption alarms ring as billions are poured into shattered Haiti