5 healthy things to do this weekend: improve your tennis, hike in the mountains, work out by the sea

Criminal ‘who attempted to reform asks court not to consider his past’

Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi looks for another strong showing at Dubai International Rally

Diff buzz: Dubai International Film Festival kicks off with chat and humour

Fog leads to disruption on UAE roads for third consecutive day

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Travel news: Jumeirah opens new hotel in Dubai and more

Cruising the new Dubai Canal offers a new perspective of the emirate

Second round of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East this weekend in Dubai

Diff review: A poet on the run in startlingly great Neruda

Abu Dhabi Police Academy students visit Wahat Al Karama memorial

Dubai Canal contractors have their cake and eat it too with massive replica

Luis Suarez set to be offered longterm contract with Barcelona

Pakistan’s pop pioneer-turned-preacher killed in plane crash

Airlines to make less profit in 2017 as oil prices rise and demand slows, says Iata

Inside the Qayyarah airbase, a strategic springboard in battle for Mosul

Diff: Tramontane director Vatche Boulghourjian says film is full of metaphors about modern Lebanon

Syria: The millions displaced and the impact on neighbouring countries

David Guetta is coming back to Dubai for a pre-NYE gig

Behind the scenes of Luxury magazine’s December fashion shoot

Iraqi air strike targeting ISIL ‘killed civilians’

UAE insurance industry faces shakeup after ‘alarming amount of complaints’

Tottenham end Champions League on a high note, but with ultimate disappointment

England’s Keaton Jennings makes quick impression with debut century against India

Illiterate Afghan businessman went from penniless newcomer to success story

Fazza Championship for Yola to kick off on Friday

Could we tap into the ‘right stuff’ that extended astronauts’ lifespan?

Boris Johnson’s Saudi comments ‘not UK government position’

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Men need to admit to eating disorders, specialists say

Fabio de Lima and Al Wasl take out their frustrations on Dibba in 8-0 rout

Australian Open promises to be star-studded, with Federer, Serena, Murray and most top names confirmed

Snow Princess or artisan: Which kind of Christmas decorator are you?

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Lebanon one step closer to repealing controversial rape law

Off hours: F&B consultant says businesses survive by sticking to their core values

Thursday cover: Clubs on red alert for Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk

Catch one of the newest brunches in Dubai

Giraffes put on extinction watch list

Pakistan plane issued Mayday call before deadly crash

Book review: Jana Elhassan’s The Ninety-Ninth Floor – a look at Lebanese family dynamics

From The Square to Weiner, are we in a golden age for documentaries?

NBAD and FGB shares rally after merger vote to create Middle East’s largest bank

Emirates expects to roll out premium economy within 18 months

Diego Forlan: With likes of Klopp and Coutinho, Liverpool are irresistible – and will overcome bumps

UAE Friday sermon: learn by the Prophet’s example

UAE teachers and students vow to extend love for reading beyond 2016

Tottenham go into Manchester United match on form, Barcelona visit old haunting ground: Big Weekend Preview

Book review: Moshi Moshi by Banana Yoshimoto - hopes and dreams in Tokyo

3D imaging reveals the ‘insides’ of Egyptian mummies

Inside India: December 8, 2016

Two planet Earths will be needed to sustain humans at current rates, scientists warn

What makes this painting worth Dh3.5 million

Death’s waiting room: the ghost refugees trapped at the Syrian-Jordanian border

Positive week for UAE shares

My Kind of Place: Pondicherry, India – a slice of France in South India

ISIL calls for attacks on US bases in Bahrain

Emiratis arrested for drag racing in Western Region

Motorists urged to drive safely in foggy conditions

What Dh146 million buys you in Dubai’s Emirates Hills estate – in pictures

Top picks and tips by Ila beauty founder Denise Leicester

Chelsea stay on top, Arsenal stay hot, Man United continue draw streak: PL predictions

Diff buzz: A Listers may have been away but Diff opening night party still a grand soirée

Syrian army halts attacks on east Aleppo: Russia

FC Barcelona invite Chapecoense to Camp Nou to help with ‘reconstruction of the club’

Diff review: Political drama Miss Sloane tackles big issues with a gripping performance by Jessica Chastain

Omega Dubai Ladies Masters: A familiar name to golf fans near top of leaderboard thanks to Cheyenne Woods

Omega Dubai Ladies Masters: Florentyna Parker on top, but chasing ranks are hot on heels

Omega Dubai Ladies Masters: Defending champion Shanshan Feng has modest opening round

Nigeria’s Victor Anichebe has Sunderland, black cats on their ninth life, suddenly purring

Focus on the Philippines: Lea Salonga honoured as Entertainer of the Year and more

UAE cinema: how documentaries follow our storytelling culture

Real Madrid give up lead to Dortmund, Tottenham bow out with a win, Porto thump Leicester: Champions League in pictures

It’s all shipshape: cruising from Abu Dhabi to Goa

Ireland’s twentysomething Collison brothers join the billionaires clan

Dubai resident prepares to become first Egyptian in space

Why a sugar tax can beat obesity

Making space for women transcends architecture

Road test: 2017 Chevrolet Malibu

Quality and affordability at the Wyndham in Dubai Marina

The online battlefield heats up

Does Trump’s jobs policy amount to a surrender?

Hong Kong Vase could hold contrasting fortunes for Highland Reel and Big Orange after draw

Art from the subcontinent in a one-day exhibition this weekend

The founder of the all-natural Ila beauty brand on her Dubai connections

World in focus – best photos for December 8, 2016

Book review: The Feud – when literary titans Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson clashed

UAE’s most discussed topics on Facebook revealed

Body of Emirati student shot dead in Ohio to arrive in Abu Dhabi

Real Madrid blow lead and qualify second in Champions League group, now hope to avoid Juventus

He says, she says: 2017 Audi RS 3

UK bans online ads for junk food targeting children

YouTube to offer region’s top creators incubator space in Dubai

The Dh146m Emirates Hills family home for the elite

Drake & Scull appoints PwC to review financial liabilities