AGL talking points: Can Al Wasl and Al Wahda close the gap on third-place Al Nasr?

Fight for top between fierce rivals Al Ain and Al Ahli just what the Arabian Gulf League needs

Exploring the down-to-earth adventure of landscaping at Dubai Parks and Resorts – the Middle East’s biggest theme park destination

Real Madrid v Roma: Decade after Materazzi head butt, Zinedine Zidane the focus in Italy

70-year-old actress and first-time Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling: ‘Age is just a mindset’

PSL: Lahore’s Kevon Cooper reported for suspected illegal bowling action against Quetta

Emirati mother and children die in RAK floods

Wednesday cover: Rome may feel an awkward place for Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane

Louis van Gaal’s glory days starting to feel like distant days at Manchester United

Burger & Lobster opens first store in Dubai

Unruly airline passengers raise tough questions

Tryster stays on turf while Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby is running out of options

WWE’s Cesaro on the company coming to Dubai, his injury rehab and dream opponents – video

Andy Murray’s father-in-law blames sushi for collapse at Australian Open

Indian media tycoon charged with murder of stepdaughter

Cliff diving world contest headed to Dubai

Patrick Werr: Egypt starved of solutions to bread subsidy dilemma

Latest from Abu Dhabi’s Bloom Gardens villa project

India's culture wars are holding back progress

Emirati students hosted by Chinese ambassador in Abu Dhabi

BAFTA winner Theeb launches Abu Dhabi outdoor screening season

World in focus — best photos for February 17, 2016

Manchester City Women beat Melbourne City Women 3-0 in Fatima Bint Mubarak Challenge in Abu Dhabi – in pictures

Varun Dhawan poses with fans in Abu Dhabi; Akshay Kumar tipped to join Dishoom cast

Dubai-based Pantry Café's #homegrown campaign teaches kids planting

Aligarh Muslim University ex-students in UAE join battle to retain minority status

5 things to do: Attend the Love Food Festival or register for The Color Run Abu Dhabi

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and PSG grab Champions League last 16, first leg win over Chelsea – in pictures

Around the UAE: Sheikh Khalifa cricket into semi-finals; Dubai karting schools off to fast start

Bastia refuse to advance kick-off time of Ligue 1 match with Nantes over Corsica security fears

PSL: Brad Hodge serves up timely reminder of his destructive batting for Peshawar

ISIL-claimed suicide bombing kills 15 Yemeni soldiers in Aden

Ertijaal ‘to have a go at the dirt’ and could join Mike De Kock runner Mubtaahij at Dubai World Cup

Rough weather will carry through to weekend

Plant profile: Cape Wedding Flower (Dombeya elegans)

Liverpool v Augsburg Europa League: Jurgen Klopp looking forward to Germany return

Kotoshogiku on his fellow Japanese sumo wrestlers: ‘Maybe we lack the greed to win’

Region in focus - February 17, 2016

Gael Monfils added to French Davis Cup team despite player’s concerns

As recession squeezes incomes, everyday Russians become rouble traders

Bayern Munich v Juventus Champions League: Injuries leaving German side a bit short

My UAE: Fashion designer Latifa Al Gurg will make sure you travel in style

Patience is key for Abu Dhabi camel breeder

Oil freeze can calm prices

Fisherman must see out life sentence for killing colleague, Dubai court rules

Vinci bows out, Errani goes through in mixed day for Italians at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

US expats in UAE can now vote in Global Primary for presidential elections

Levantism reminds us how places can be enriched by coexistence

UAE Energy Minister tells CIS states to improve business climate to bring in investors

Bargains to be had from cash-strapped companies in CIS

Migrants in the cold: asylum seekers find refuge ‘north of the middle of nowhere’

Curtain rises on Fujairah International Arts Festival

First UN chief from Africa Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies

‘He’s a boy who scores goals’ PSG manager Laurent Blanc praises Edinson Cavani but Chelsea retain hope

‘World’s cheapest smartphone’ launched in India

What direction is Apple’s share price going to take?

Family Matters Q&A: What do I do when called to the Family Guidance Committee?

China ‘has missiles on disputed islands’

Film review: Coen brothers bring vintage Hollywood to life in classic style in Hail, Caesar!

Book review: Kim Barker’s funny war memoir turned into film starring Tina Fey

‘Welcome to Scamdinavia’: Manchester United fans to protest Danish ticket prices at FC Midtjylland

Focus on Philippines: Indian student wows in new Philippine reality-singing show

Dangling incentives does not necessarily improve work performance

Love, rage, silence: secret lives of Afghanistan’s female poets

Sharjah Police urge residents not to clean up crime scenes

‘We all get on well’ Cristiano Ronaldo says of Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale as Real Madrid prepare for Roma

Fujairah mother can no longer afford costs of flooding repairs to home

Dubai public transport should be used everyday, residents say

Uefa charges Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov over Putin shirt

Jonas heads in dramatic injury-time winner as Benfica edge Zenit in Champions League tilt

Camel trail breathes life into besieged Yemeni city

Market analysis: Correction needs better data to see through gloom over US prospects

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Live Day 3: Halep out

Our top book picks this week: a look into the complicated religious architecure that makes up Beirut

Dubai’s Access Power to build 10MW solar plant in Uganda

Caroline Garcia aims to fulfil Andy Murray’s prophecy that she can become world No 1

Dark nights of anguish for refugees trapped at Greek border

Record year for memberships at Dubai International Financial Centre

Youngest T20 centurion in ADCC event, Mohammed Riyan wants to pursue sport full-time

Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi on flying saucers, nostalgia and building on Sharjah’s past

Bahrain airport expansion gets Dh3.4bn injection from UAE

Aden governor survives second assassination attempt

UAE rare disease awareness week to begin next week

Applications invited for S. Pellegrino Young Chef award

Chocolate fries: sweet saviour or last gamble for McDonald's Japan?

Dubai tenant gives landlord the runaround and racks up Emaar fine

Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels wins first stage of Tour of Oman – in pictures

Free activities and art workshops held for Sharjah residents

Abu Dhabi deficit to widen significantly in 2016, says Moody’s

Japanese mother forced daughter to eat 30 pet goldfish

Man accused of assaulting ex-wife, Dubai court hears

Tottenham v Fiorentina, Napoli v AC Milan: Five games to watch this weekend

Emirates Reit decides it is time to buy low as Dubai market softens

Transfer talk: PSG’s Ezequiel Lavezzi headed to China, Jurgen Klopp happy with bargain Joel Matip

Calm falls on UAE stock markets despite oil deal

Andre Villas Boas has no ambitions of returning to Premier League

Boutros-Ghali: a man of his time

Action!: How films from the Arab world are creating a buzz at the Berlin Film Festival