Archive: December 23, 2013
Arabtec to lift share capital of unit
Net-a-porter's season sale starts today!
Emirati brothers facing death penalty claim police set them up
Luciano to perform at O1NE on Thursday
Margi Sathi’s leading role in Indian theatre forms of koodiyattam and nangiarkoothu
Ligue 1: PSG and Monaco are big fish in small pond with even bigger chequebooks
Fujairah solar power company predicts bright future for industry
Makers of parody video sentenced to jail
Dark clouds and rain across the UAE
Graeme Swann's five best Tests
Dh1 million cash, a Bentley and a new home windfall for three lucky winners
Almost half of Pakistani politicians say they don’t pay tax
Video: Supporters of leading figures of 2011 Egypt uprising condemn sentencing
Dubai residents searching for cheaper properties as rents rise
Who will be the tech victims of 2014? Here’s our guide
British Airways plane crashes into building at Johannesburg airport
Russia releases punk band members from prison
Vincent Tan’s iron fist is tearing Cardiff down
Clack the bells
David Ferrer continues to thrive with tennis talent around him
Mourinho says he envisions 12 years at Chelsea, ‘then go to a World Cup with a national team’
Video: Six injured, others missing as cargo train derails in Kenya
Parsing Russia’s and Syria’s words on Al Assad’s presidency
Ahmed Shehzad fined half of match fee for pushing Dilshan
Former Nakheel boss Matthew Joyce returns to Australia after being cleared of fraud
Lydia Ko teen in search of a new coach ahead of season
Tsonga looking up at the competition in Abu Dhabi
Lebanon’s 2013 – not a good vintage
The year in television: twerking, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who and more
Graeme Smith: ‘I think we as a team have to support the decision Dale and Vernon made in the middle’
Emirati political expert hopeful of movement on islands dispute
China moves to overcome GM angst
Kuwait cabinet resigns ahead of reshuffle
Serie A: Roma are surprise challengers for Juventus while Napoli in the mix
Financial consumers review 2013: brakes on to stop economic recklessness in UAE
Drunken expat wanders into Emirati family home
Battle against Al Qaeda needs more than might
Richard Jolly’s Premier League Team of the Week 17
Video: USA, Canada hit by snow and ice
With Swann gone, England bring spinners Borthwick and Tredwell to Melbourne
Praise for massive Dubai drug haul, but we all have to assist
Capital Club hosts Festive Winter Wonderland
Banking review 2013: lenders shake off years of low growth
Dubai’s Drake & Scull wins Mall of Qatar contract ahead of Fifa 2022 World Cup
A holiday movies list for children, and adults
Rodrigo Palacio nets ‘one of the best goals ... all season’ to put Inter over AC Milan in city derby
Last-minute rush for presents a Christmas boon to retailers
5 things to do today: Reserve a table for Christmas Eve
Nakheel remains committed to Palm Jebel Ali project in Dubai
Emirati mother of a dyslexic son to open learning centre in Abu Dhabi
Emirati teen’s struggle with dyslexia
Bundesliga: There have been goals scored aplenty in Germany
Video: Thai protesters block election stadium
Al Shaab turn to Zeljko Petrovic to save Arabian Gulf League campaign
Justice remains elusive 25 years after Lockerbie
Sri Lanka could bat first on winning toss, says Mathews
‘I am very excited for 2014’ says Ancelotti as Real Madrid end year with win, keep on heels of Barca, Atletico
Syria’s opposition must talk to the ‘frightened middle’
Video: Tensions high in Central African Republic after nighttime lynching
‘We fought hard’ says Chris Paul after Clippers storm back past Timberwolves
Clint Dempsey to return to Fulham on loan
‘As a team we stuck together ... and had faith in each other’ says Cam Newton as Panthers clinch play-off spot
Cartoon by Shadi Ghanim 24/12/2013
Johannesburg Test education for cricket spectators
Teen Syrian photographer killed in Aleppo fighting
After PS4 and Xbox One releases Sony and Microsoft must learn nothing endures but change
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi shows off his newborn grandchildren on Instagram
Bahrain to almost double diesel price by 2017
Vin Diesel reveals Fast & Furious 7 release date
Rock solid
‘We’ve been ruthless’ says Siddle of Australia Ashes dominance
James O’Connor charts return to Australia team via a French route
Suns are rising in the West
Zayed Sports City is all built up for players’ upcoming trip down under
‘PSG ... did not deserve to lose’ says Blanc after late own goal saves draw for Parisians
More than 300 people including 87 children killed in Aleppo
Video: Ukraine opposition urges more protests, forms political bloc
Video: Pussy Riot member freed in Russia
Man molested neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter, court hears
Israel’s shackling of children in leg irons can shock even hardened politicians
Saudi Arabia slows planned spending growth in record 2014 budget
‘I don’t want this job for five minutes’ says Sherwood, looking into Spurs future
Erdogan plans cabinet reshuffle amid graft outcry
Kejriwal’s anti-graft party to form Delhi government
Riek Machar: South Sudan’s divisive pretender for power
Balanced response to criminal maids
Chris Froome to roll on with Team Sky
Programme to promote improved health education in schools
Man throws 3-year-old son off New York building then jumps
Dubai Health Authority recruits 200 customer relations assistants for its hospitals
In pictures: Wet, not white, Christmas for UAE
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain almost ready for grand opening
NBA can provide magical moments at any time
Bahrain acquits two police officers over torturing doctors
A bumper festive period for UAE hotels
Flying toys fly off the shelves in Dubai