Cartoon by Shadi Ghanim 8/6/2014

Yas Island apartment sale draws enthusiastic reception in Abu Dhabi

Round-up: Lukaku hints at leaving Chelsea if Mourinho has Costa’s transfer in mind

No harm in taking a day off to unwind and re-energise

How to make a healthier cupcake

UAE banks in ‘feeding frenzy’ amid property bull market

World music singer Bernard Lavilliers says the oud is too difficult to play

Interactive: European football revenue growth

GCC expected to help prop up budget of new Egyptian president Sisi

US job growth in May exceeds pre-recession peak

Moroccan starlet Jamila El Badaoui happy to be home

Best photography of the day from around the world, June 7

Voices on Afghanistan: ‘This all depends on peace’

Masdar student creating a better robot jockey

‘This is a miracle’: premature baby survives against all odds

National service for Emirati men becomes law

No new quarries in RAK, say authorities

Italy’s singing nun wins The Voice

Rosberg back in pole position after edging out Hamilton in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying

Dozens dead in day of mass violence in Iraq

Rape, guns and murder in India’s lawless state

Israel’s unwavering reply: settlements

New Ukraine president promises dialogue for peace

Arabs no longer believe America will do the right thing

Australia fluffs its lines in the language of occupation

Dubai’s beautification art project to bring happiness

The drive to cut energy costs in production of aluminium

Iran and US to meet this week for talks

Morocco ignores the plight of Sahrawi refugees at its door

Wildlife photographer’s shock at damage to RAK beauty spot

British veteran back at care home after D-Day ‘Great Escape’

Breaking taboo key to dealing with drugs issue

Sony back at top of console sales after eight years as PlayStation 4 maker pips Nintendo

Dalit Camera gives a voice to India’s long-abused lower castes

Financing still hard to find for Mena tech start-ups despite new influx of funds

World Cup dark horses Belgium will have to resolve club and country identity crisis

Pay TV services ‘too expensive’

70 killed in Afghanistan flash floods

National Bonds available to Noor Bank’s non-account holders

In pictures: Europe’s biggest open-cast gold mine rejected in Romania

Orly’s Jeff Pink created the French manicure nearly 30 years ago

Superstition or habits falling in place if Rafael Nadal breaks the Curse of the Ninth?

Pomp, ceremony and a coalition government on its last legs

10 Bollywood films where mums dare to be different

Fundraiser for Syrian refugees is successful

Accountant who was drawn to fashion

Football songs – that are actually rather good

In pictures: Monsoon season brings a stop to Indian fishing

Nostalgia for showing short films before big screenings

France’s ability to maintain harmony among most pressing questions in Group E

World Cup fans will have to pony up to see matches

Abu Dhabi International Airport traffic up 22.5% in April

CIA comes out of the shadows

Australia day for O’Brien at Epsom

Wheels come off Marco Reus’s World Cup hopes

Day in the life: Plain sailing for Yas Marina general manager

UAE speaks out against forced labour

Premier Inn to expand in India as low-cost airlines grow

11 crew kidnapped in 2010 by Somali pirates freed

Inspection campaigns find 2,000 cases of illegal taxis in first five months of 2014

AirAsia is staring at a turbulent take-off

Days before World Cup, many Brazilians just not in the mood

Maria Sharapova thrilled to win ‘toughest grand slam’

Shape up or ship out warning to educational institutions in RAK

True happiness is all in the mind

Samir Nasri omission may come back to haunt Deschamps after Ribery’s injury

Vets advise residents not to travel with pets in summer