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Five die in air strike on rebel town near Aleppo

Tunisia arrests nephew of Berlin market attacker Anis Amri

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Poor Pakistani girls pay the price for families’ debts

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Mother drives over and kills son, 5, at home in RAK

Merry Christmas

UAE holiday-home lets signal growing pressure on hotels

Aleppo soap makes leap from souq to Paris suburb

Dubai needs ‘metals zone’ for its industries

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Despite UN vote, Palestine remains far from free

UN demands halt to Israeli settlements

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Mohammed bin Rashid attends weddings

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Justin Bieber to face Argentine court over alleged assault

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Singapore’s first resident ambassador to UAE returns home

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Julian Draxler joins PSG after outgrowing home-country Wolfsburg

Peak holiday season brings UAE hotels relief

Another sad Christmas for Bethlehem businessmen

Second phase of Dubai’s solar park to power 30,000 homes starting April

Work on Hatta Gate art project to begin in February

‘Gas smell’ no danger to Abu Dhabi residents

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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade look to make Christmas history in NBA’s annual slate of holiday games

Holly to Bolly: Carrie Fisher critical after heart attack, Salman Khan takes richest Indian celebrity honours, and more

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Modi lays foundation of huge statue amid criticism

Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Christmas typhoon

Abu Dhabi hotels report tight margins on high supply

Art that shows the social glue that holds Dubai together

Saturday cover: Pep Guardiola warming to the task at Manchester City

Nick Kyrgios ready to return from ban at Australia Open: ‘I needed to shut down’

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Online retail to shake up UAE’s bricks-and-mortar sector

UN resolution marks US shift on Israel

AC Milan grab first trophy since 2011 with Super Cup win over Juventus in Qatar

His star fading, Wayne Rooney’s pursuit of Bobby Charlton’s Manchester United goals record loses its lustre

How Obama had the last word in an unfriendly friendship

The future will be bright for those who work hard

Demonetisation has been badly implemented

Abandoned vehicles in Mussaffah towed away

India Inc: Bruising feud tarnishes conglomerate Tata

Fellow Delta passengers refute YouTube star Adam Saleh’s claims

New England v Bangladesh: Hosts weigh workload worries ahead of ODI series

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