Sand may be the answer to storing solar energy

Video: Bomb blast kills at least four in Kenya

Middle East winter weather: Gaza flooding drives 40,000 from their homes

Expo 2020 and Dubai property boost for UAE banks

Arabian oryx arrive from US as part of breeding programme

United David Moyes’ players must stand

Cosmin Olaroiu banned for six months as Al Ahli suffer first league defeat

Dh140 million man-made island to be ready in 90 days

Video: Protesters clash with police in Spain

Mahiki to celebrate 2nd birthday with Kelly Brook

‘I don’t think we could be in a better position’ says Rogers after Australia take control of Ashes

Roberto Di Matteo could return as West Brom manager

All of us should find creative ways to roar for Syrians

Black Sabbath announce Abu Dhabi concert date

Stuart Broad hurt after being struck by Mitchell Johnson delivery

Previous agreements point to a possible failure of the Iran deal

Wenger offers faint praise for City after defeat: ‘They are one of the teams to beat, but not more than any other team’

Pandit Jasraj brings his Mewati style of Hindustani classical music to Dubai

England cricket’s descent at Ashes swift and unpleasant

In 2013, Nigeria reassumed position atop African football

Warning as shamal winds churn up the sea

Full speed ahead for Jordan to get power agreements wrapped up

Japanese diplomat stabbed in Sanaa

Video: Newtown marks anniversary of tragic shooting

Tunisians plan protests in birthplace of Arab Spring

Tunisia’s small but necessary step

Mandela’s last public appearance outside South Africa ‘crucial’ to forgiving debt

Change in rugby career plans costs Williams boxing belts

No cricket player stands out like Kumar Sangakkara

Bayern bounce back from City defeat with easy victory over Hamburg

Mas wrestling has all shapes, but just one size

Festive season’s top TV picks: Doctor Who, Michael Bublé’s Day Off and One Direction: This Is Us

In pictures: Torrential rains flood Gaza

Video: Usain Bolt vs Buenos Aires bus

Baby steps for Knicks as they hold serve against Hawks

Atelier M is chef Mohammad Islam’s Dubai restaurant

Martino wishes he could ‘postpone Christmas’ as Barca, Neymar find top form

Travel etiquette in your pocket

Will India ever be safe for women?

Pakistani film Waar looks at recent history through different eyes

Video: Stars launch trailer for Bollywood movie Gunday

Emirates A380 business class flight: comfort you can grow accustomed to

Scandal hits Indonesia’s Islamic parties

Tens of thousands displaced as floods, snow swamp Middle East

Municipality snaps up smart government awards

Du chief named ‘fittest Emirati’ in his age group

Shutting down Griffin cheats Washington fans

Airstrike in Aleppo kills at least 36

Bitcoin bids accepted for $7.8m Las Vegas mansion

West Brom’s Steve Clarke becomes fourth Premier League manager to go

Cosmin Olaroiu talks Al Ahli fortunes

Celtics’ Rajon Rondo cleared to practice, eyeing January return

The law must catch up with UAE justice

Garcia strolls to Thailand Championship win

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Sharjah residents complain about rent rises

Sergio Garcia lands first title of the year at Thailand Golf Championship

Married Life: play dates are indisputably a lifeline for mothers

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Abu Dhabi brokerage ADS Securities to set up shop in Hong Kong

Acid attacks threaten Zanzibar’s religious unity, economy

Bengals hold pair of backfield aces in Bernard and Green-Ellis

Blake Lively coming to Dubai in 2014

Ramos sees red as Real Madrid stutter again

Why the Pisa tests may not show the right way forward for education in the UAE

Attempts to clean up play in NHL bearing fruit

UAE SMEs to make their pitches as Adnec event begins

Celtic Tiger’s return: Ireland mounts a steady comeback with exit from €85bn bailout

Actor Peter O’Toole dies

WHITE to launch at Meydan in Dubai

Trader profile: Month ahead is all about US tapering, says ADS Securities strategist

University nursery helps women in the UAE to combine motherhood with study

Guangzhou Evergrande set to meet Bayern Munich after win over Al Ahly

Former Nakheel employee cleared in Dh44m fraud case free to leave Dubai

FNC seeks answers from Cabinet after abolished law is enacted

Former Iraq, Jordan coach Adnan Hamad favourite to land Al Shaab opening

Man embezzled money to ‘hurt’ employers, prosecutors told

Sonny Bill stripped of boxing titles

‘Bomb belt’ accused sent picture warning she would blow up Dubai court building

Without reforms, Egypt will plunge towards the unknown

Cartoon by Shadi Ghanim for 16/12/2013

British officials warn citizens to behave over the holidays

Government sets up Dh100 million fund to support agriculture in Abu Dhabi

Horses, acrobats and musicians trot out to stage spectacular Qasr Al Hosn show

There’s no business like snow business for homesick expats in the UAE

David O Russell on fake sheikhs and real performances at the Dubai International Film Festival

In pictures: South Africa bids farewell to Madiba

Mourinho thinks title race ‘will be open until very late’ as Chelsea gain on Arsenal

Iran ‘committed to nuclear deal’ despite blacklisting

Lifeguards battle it out in national competition

Push to lower India’s infant death rate

GCC nations get precedence over Iran for Sudan

Tunisia adopts compensation law for Ben Ali victims

Middle East brokerage Mubasher expects double-digit growth in the year ahead

James Bond and Harry Potter on a mission to lure Arabian Gulf visitors to UK

Minister of Interior applauds student for completing studies

Trophy’s whistlestop tour stops in Abu Dhabi today

In new role, Kerry back in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta