Archive: December 29, 2016
Actress Debbie Reynolds dies at 84, day after daughter Carrie Fisher’s death
Winners of camel beauty contest at Al Dhafra Festival crowned
2016 in review: Talk of peace but little hope of ending Syria and Iraq violence
Child refugees in Serbia: ‘They are adult without having lived the youth’
2016 in review: Brazil’s feel-good Olympics games
Palestinians welcome Kerry’s speech, with reservations
Ceasefire deal: Will the guns fall silent in Syria at midnight?
Chelsea’s rise back to the top a credit to their players just as much as Antonio Conte
Bob Bradley dismissal less a product of Swansea City’s performance than a sign of the times
Filipino goes from despair to joy with mega Dubai Shopping Festival raffle win
Deadline extended for health insurance
MWTC: David Goffin beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga easily, sets up semi-final match with the ‘always tough’ Andy Murray
Travel news: new Dukes hotel opens on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Families meet loved ones serving time in Sharjah Central Jail
New Kuwaiti fragrance launches exclusively at Tryano
Thick fog over UAE causes flight diversions
Chilly conditions expected for New Year’s Eve
Ten years after his death, some Iraqis are nostalgic for Saddam Hussein’s rule
Abu Dhabi heritage on display at the Western Region’s Al Dhafra Festival - in pictures
5 healthy things to do this weekend: Spinning classes at The Room, register for Wadi Adventure Race, and more
2016 marks another year of stellar success for Emirates
10 things to do today: Take part in the vertical training at TrainZSC, check out the Winter Village at Marina Mall, and more
Spice up your life at Veri Peri’s first UAE restaurant in Dubai
Dubai luxury loft living at the top of Business Bay – in pictures
Friday’s cover: Rafael Nadal returns, and his opponents should beware
US slaps sanctions on Russia in retaliation for hacking
2016 in review: a year of unprecedented diversity in literature
Skills to avoid an outburst at the workplace
One in five UAE girls face cyber blackmail
Back on track: 8 New Year’s resolutions for Kim Kardashian West
Six techniques to declutter your home for a satisfying start to the new year
Off hours: Nokia regional chief wonders what it would be like to be a labourer in Dubai
Abu Dhabi police to patrol deserts
Hotel review: Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali
Oman to join Islamic antiterrorism coalition
In memoriam: the Arab stars we lost in 2016
Thursday cover: Work ethic will sustain Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo
Business obituaries: These men made their mark – and in one case their euro
2016 in review: is it left to Germany to save Europe?
2016 in review: a year of losing great musical talent including Bowie and Prince
My kind of place: Hull is a worthy port of call
Counting the days of the year
Saudi and UAE stock markets end near year’s high after bumpy ride
2016 in review: Duterte courts controversy over change
DP World increases its holding in Korean port
John Everington: A payoff for GCC economies came at the end of 2016, but more hard work lies ahead
China’s bullet-train network to get Dh1.8 trillion cash boost
UAE leaders 2016 — in pictures
Suspicion of Muslim women has returned to western scholarship
From Filipino beauty queens to winners of The Amazing Race Asia
Chelsea make it 13 wins in a row; Liverpool and Manchester City are even: Premier League predictions
Friday sermon: Let the new year begin with good deeds
Year in review: How Saudis reclaimed energy’s centre stage
Campaigners want middlemen cut out of remittances home
Milos Raonic speaks ahead of his MWTC match with Rafael Nadal: ‘I’m grateful to be back in Abu Dhabi’
Man who raped maid jailed for six months
Exclusive: Omar Abdulrahman on Rafael Nadal, inspiring Emirati youth and scoring against Barcelona
High-scoring striker Makhete Diop joins AGL champions Al Ahli from Al Dhafra
Breakthrough for long-awaited Iraq-Kuwait energy supply deal
The biggest technology failures of 2016 – video
Life lessons: Let us – Emiratis and expats – join together as friends
Trend: labels we’re loving
Nadal tops Berdych and looks sharp in return at Mubadala World Tennis Championship: ‘I created a lot of damage with my forehands’
Traffic accident on busy road in UAQ
Fashion notes: Begin the new year afresh with a dress
Industrial companies in Abu Dhabi to face higher gas bill
UK house prices beat forecasts but sharp slowdown expected next year
A look back at the 10 biggest newsmakers of 2016
Year in review: Why economic reform was the Middle East’s business story of the year
Colombian lawmakers pass Farc amnesty law
World in focus — best photos for December 29, 2016
Qatar Airways looks to South America with Latam stake purchase
The science that makes marathon runners move
2016 in review: Bob Dylan’s bizarre Nobel Prize in Literature for song lyrics
The National’s staff share their best travel tips and hacks
Finland jails drugs squad chief for smuggling hash
Man killed after car falls from multi-storey parking
Portrait of a Nation: No-one said art was going to be easy
2016 in review: climate change continues its deadly march
2016 in review: Suu Kyi shows no sign of bringing peace to Myanmar
Top 10 travel tips from The National staff members
How the burkini sparked an important conversation
Dubai house prices are flatlining, says ReidIn
A loft going for Dh3.75m in Dubai
So far, so good as Rafael Nadal victorious in return to court at Mubadala World Tennis Championship