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UAE hero’s duty was to his nation

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Abbas plans last-ditch peace call to Obama, aide says

UAE ready to face threat in war against extremism

France to begin Syria reconnaissance flights, mulls air strikes

Czech diamond company to build five-star hotel on RAK’s Al Marjan Island

F1 analysis: Lewis Hamilton’s Italian GP masterclass overshadowed by overwrought rules

Students form Fujairah volunteer group that boasts 145 members

Samsung Gear S2’s twist on the smartwatch

Market analysis: Iran deal brings opportunity, and concerns

Zero Gravity gears up to kick off new season with Krafty Kuts and A.Skillz, Chicane and Brandon Block

Fish fiend heaven: Toko’s new Marine Day menu

Wayne Rooney wants to ‘kick on and score as many as I can’ as England goal record looms

Palestinian mother from West Bank firebomb attack dies from her injuries

Billed as the fall guy in Floyd Mayweather’s circus, Andre Berto is ready to shock the world

Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish under pressure to make Ireland-or-England decision

Afghan government accused of not protecting mineral wealth

Gestures aren’t enough to prevent more drownings

Man accused of attempting to join a terrorist group dismisses lawyer

Arsenal lose Danny Welbeck long-term to recuperate from another surgery

Marseille would host sailing should Paris earn 2024 Olympics

TV channel employee ‘contacted and helped publicise Muslim Brotherhood’

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Ukrainian artist Henri Yagodkin’s brush with the past

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NFL 2015: In NFC, of Seahawks, Packers and Cowboys, only one can escape play-off pain

Teen novel prompts first New Zealand book ban in decades

Gulf countries boost forces in Yemen, Qatar sends 1,000 ground troops

Out of Lebanon’s dirt, a chance for cleaner politics

Abu Dhabi residents concerned over excessive utility charges

Nico Rosberg on F1 title: ‘Giving up doesn’t exist for me’

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Emre Can prepared to ‘do more in attack’ for Liverpool – meaning goals

After ‘antagonising’ West Brom with Spurs flirtation, Saido Berahino faces ‘difficult’ reintegration

Adam Gilchrist warns Brendon McCullum: ‘Don’t set yourself up for a fall’

OPI launches new blendable nail colours

UAE ranked as second-best market for property investors

Dubai property hunters flocking to more affordable secondary locations

School rush clogs UAE roads

The birth of UAE football: Class of ‘72 acted as a springboard to bigger things

Rugby World Cup 2015: Top tournament try scorers

Words can be worth millions, but stopping the press also has a cost

Dubai to rank property brokers based on performance

Al Wahda snatch Arabian Gulf Cup draw, Jordan treble leads Emirates past Al Dhafra

Burj 2020: Architectural duo set their sights on Dubai

Dubai property correction expected to continue into 2016

Hotel groups in Saudi Arabia step up training of nationals

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets the families of Emirati soldiers - in pictures

Watch out, England: Fiji ‘are going to cause some upsets’ at Rugby World Cup

UAE weather: Country remains grey and overcast

Telecoms companies can save on operational costs by sharing communications towers

Monday cover: Gareth Bale and Wales still waiting for Euro 2016 qualification

Australia set to field inexperienced openers in Bangladesh due to injury and retirement

Abu Dhabi environmental initiatives on show at ADIHEX 2015

Drivers convert to CNG following petrol price hike

America’s laws hinder our cyber war against ISIL

UAE’s historic thrashing of Malaysia putting football at risk in country

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Car auction firm Copart opens new Dubai headquarters

NFL 2015: In AFC, from Bills to Browns, have-nots still in futile uphill fight

Children of second wife ‘beaten to death by husband’ to be given new guardian

UK drone kills British ISIL fighters in Syria: Cameron

Ian Ashton reveals the behind-the-scenes work that goes into a show at Ductac

16 Turkish troops killed, 6 wounded in PKK attack

Cruising Lewis Hamilton secures another 25 points at Italian GP – in pictures

Pension scheme would benefit all

UAE leaders offer condolences to the families of the deceased soldiers - in pictures

Mercedes’ Toto Wolf urges tyre rules calrification ‘so it’s the same for everybody’

Denmark ad in Lebanon newspapers warns off migrants

Rugby World Cup 2015: Jonny Wilkinson, Grant Fox and the top scorers to come before

Man denies stealing water sprinklers, Dubai court hears

Syrian boy found wandering in Sharjah reunited with parents

Why Marib province is crucial to coalition victory in Yemen

Carlson Rezidor to open Radisson Blu in Erbil

UAE and Palestine both step into the unknown at 2018 World Cup qualifying showdown

Nomura Cup, top amateur team event, coming to Yas Links in Abu Dhabi

Bloom Properties to build 302 homes next to NYU’s Saadiyat campus

‘Father of the Martyr’ proud of his son

Nothing can replace books

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Time for Andrea Pirlo to ‘hang up his boots’? Debate begins for Italy

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid writes poem in honour of fallen soldiers

Charming prints take Dubai by storm

Museum to commemorate UAE’s martyrs to be built

France and Germany to take nearly half of refugees undr new EU plan

New film turns the camera on Tamil actor Rajinikanth’s devoted ‘brotherhood’ of fans

UAE drivers count benefits of CNG conversion

Young Algerians let their hair down at the mall

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JLL calls for government action on middle-income housing

Marib is symbolic of the fight to free Yemen

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