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Djinn thrills Emirates Palace audience

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Lou Reed, rock icon, dies at 71

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Santa Claus star attraction at Dubai Christmas Festival

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Yemeni rappers find a voice that echoes traditional styles

Baby’s Dh500,000 compensation for losing an arm upheld by court

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Cairo suicide bomber identified as a former army officer

Samsung developing sports eyewear to rival Google Glass

Israel approves release of second batch of Palestinian prisoners

Rehabilitation services in the UAE are inadequate, officials say

Saudi women who defied driving ban fined

Bayern Munich survive injury scares, stay atop table

Jacki Weaver lauds quality of films at Abu Dhabi festival

Hungarian flight marks inaugural milestone for Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport

Support for those with special needs helps define a city

De Villiers overtakes Amla in Test batsmen rankings

Abu Dhabi research tries to find ancient Arabic manuscripts on the art of falconry

Iran’s secret night flights to arm Syria’s Assad revealed

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Bombings kill at least 62 in Iraq

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Al Hijri New Year’s Day holiday announced

Syria rebel groups brand Geneva talks 'treason'

Movie star Irrfan Khan attends Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Man who kidnapped boy in rape attempt jailed

Jail for fraudster who caused Etisalat Dh1.2m in damages

Top English schools setting up satellite campuses in Abu Dhabi

Brazil wary of Russian approach

A lot of work ahead for Dubai’s green energy plans to take shape

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Zenga looking to call Al Jazira home for a long time

Death toll in northern Lebanon clashes rises to 13

Preparations underway for post-Sachin Tendulkar era

Game 3 shows replay will end many, but not all, umpiring controversies

Poet keeps alive the verse tradition of passing on lore about falcons and praising favourite birds

Borini drive gives Sunderland derby bragging rights over Newcastle

Obama ‘aware of Merkel spying since 2010’: reports

Sebastian Vettel joins the pantheon of all-time greats

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Campaign aids thousands of Syrian refugees in Iraq

Emaar aims to create 45,000 jobs in Iraq’s Kurdish region

Mike Skinner to perform in Dubai this Friday

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First phone-hacking trial to begin in Britain

Drake & Scull and Huawei link to meet demand for data centres

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Five dead as Bangladesh opposition enforces strike

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Alexis Sanchez had the goal of the weekend in El Clasico

BlackBerry’s once bountiful fortune at risk of shrivelling up

South Africa still the best Test cricket team – home or away

Is there anything you can’t find in Mussaffah?

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Egypt’s commitment to Gulf stability is ‘non-negotiable’, premier says

Our delight at baby’s interest in a doughnut

Bombings kill five at Indian opposition rally

Serious drive needed to make nursing more appealing to Emiratis

Torres finds his old zip for Chelsea

Complaints claim ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ defamed military

Man attacked neighbour with meat cleaver, hears Dubai court

Three years in jail for Dubai security guard who stole Dh50,000

TDIC appoints Al Tafseer to build largest school campus in Abu Dhabi

Hirofumi Yoshitake’s Japanese students are grade A

Car bombs kill at least 30 in Baghdad area

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Fernando Alonso seeks better car from Ferrari

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UAE Cabinet approves federal Government budget of Dh46 billion for next year

Jorge Lorenzo holds off Marc Marquez at Japan GP, final race to decide title

Almonds can stave off hunger, regularise blood-sugar levels and provide essential nutrients

The UAE’s top restaurants for healthy-eating

Film festival has offered five-star entertainment

UAE plans to break another world record

Political Islam ‘a threat to Arab nation states’

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Radioactive materials a security concern

Sky Gardens property lawsuit in Dubai starts trial at DIFC Courts

Pension and insurance scheme for blue-collar Indian workers

Interpol may train Arabian Gulf countries on countering nuclear terrorism

China’s demand outlook to top agenda at Singapore energy meet