Archive: May 18, 2017
Damac Properties managing director Ziad El Chaar resigns
The politics of time reveals deep fault lines in the harmony of society
The best of the summer culture festivals around the world in 2017
Rocker Chris Cornell has died at age 52
Tyga, Busta Rhymes and Jeremih to perform at Base Dubai season finale
Abu Dhabi Government fortifies data systems against attack
A sense of optimism takes hold in Riyadh
Rouhani gets a boost from US sanctions waiver ahead of election
Here’s an idea: take the shopping out of shopping malls
Awards give hope to unsung heroes
At Hong Kong death expo, Asian funerals go from green to high-tech
Regional bourses buck the global drop
Taiwan man arrested over public beheading of sister
The majlis: fellowship stokes new education ideas
Global Talk podcast: Meet the Palestinian trying to set up Gaza’s first English-language library
Pakistan ordered to halt execution of Indian ‘spy’
Boeing dogfight with Bombardier goes to next level
People and Politics: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid attends football club merger meeting - in pictures
Ligue 1 champions Monaco ‘going to do everything’ to keep Barcelona and Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe
Royal Jordanian quick to act after claim of suspicious object on airliner
Date dough burglars have five-year sentences upheld at appeals court
Shop HSY and other South Asian designers at Boulevard One’s Ramadan trunk show
President’s Cup final: Al Wahda and Al Nasr are evenly matched
44 years since the dirham became the UAE’s currency of choice
Newsmaker: Laetitia Avia
Beauty review: Glamglow Dreamduo Overnight Transforming Treatment
Sebastian Tagliabue: Newly-formed Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club will ‘challenge for every title’
One down, two to go as treble-chasing Juventus beat Lazio to clinch Coppa Italia — highlights
Ronaldo double at Celta Vigo puts Real Madrid on brink of Primera Liga title — highlights
Amid much anticipation, Trump begins his first foreign trip in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
Diego Forlan: Unless there’s something to play for, like Arsenal and Liverpool, final day games are often rubbish
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz suspended for two months for not reporting approach
Mawazine Festival 2017: Najwa Karam talks Arabs Got Talent finale and the characteristic of Lebanese music
Alabbar takes stake in regional VC fund
Emirates SkyCargo helps Jaguar sharpen teeth in the US
Wave of deals expected during Trump’s Saudi visit
Day in the Life: Keep the camera rolling for CNBC anchor
What are lunar sightings for?
Liverpool’s imminent return to top four all the more impressive given absence of Sadio Mane
Omar in the running to be crowned the world’s longest cat — video
Saturlaze: at Finz at the Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi
Book review: Hassan Daoud’s No Road to Paradise – a prize-winning exploration of human struggle
Holly to Bolly: Kimmel will host 2018 Oscars, Will Smith brings West Philly to Cannes and more
Expect goals as Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City finish in style — Premier League predictions
Portrait of a Nation: The Emirati woman whose primary job objective is to make people happy
Dutch king Willem-Alexander was ‘guest pilot’ on KLM flights for 21 years
Dinner at: QWERTY, Media One Hotel, Dubai
Pay trickles from Egypt for Dana Gas
Shadow lives: failed asylum seekers live on the margins of Dutch society
Gaza’s first English library one step closer to reality
Health inspectors close 61 Dubai food venues after hundreds of complaints
Chris Cornell performs Wild World with Yusuf - video
Singapore Airlines’ operating profit dives
Why Jerusalem is vastly different to the fantasy city described in my youth
Reema Lagoo, screen mother to top Bollywood stars, dies
Sometimes a little space in the workplace is good
Jose Mourinho frustrated by lack of ‘care’ from Premier League towards English teams in Europe
Dubai’s Super Sale boosts retailers as consumers spend at the malls
There is no magic wand for Europe’s problems
5 healthy things to do this weekend: pop-up yoga at Bodytree, learn about fitness during Ramadan, free classes at Boxpark
10 things to do today: Take part in Do Art, Do It Now!, have some fun with the Yalla Laughs crew and more
Man who gave fatal dose of drugs to girlfriend loses appeal against five-year sentence
Government employee pocketed Dh154,000 by altering court rulings, Dubai court hears
Man who killed friend with a rock has life sentence upheld by Dubai court
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller abruptly named to investigate Trump-Russia ties
My perfect Ramadan thirst quencher: Nai’s hibiscus flower tea
Sami aims to fulfill military needs at home
World in focus — best photos for May 18, 2017
My UAE: Lubna Qassim on her varied legal and political career
Parking is prime in Hong Kong property market
Meet artists and discover more at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi exhibition
UAE weather: Skies to clear over the weekend as temperatures push 40°C
Book review: Hala Alyan’s Salt Houses is an epic tale of one Palestinian family’s displacement
In Indonesia, moderate Muslims call for blasphemy law to be repealed
Indian environment minister Anil Madhav Dave dies
Star Trek: Discovery boldly going to Netflix
UAE Team Emirates captain Rui Costa finishes runner-up on Giro d’Italia Stage 11
Meet the real stars of Morocco’s Hollywood in the desert
Philippines to reject grants from ‘interfering’ Europe
Central Bank turns attention to complaints of mis-selling investment products
Fujairah hosts launch of new Nissan Pathfinder
UAE Friday sermon: Zakat, the third pillar of Islam
Arab heroes who change lives
Fox News founder Roger Ailes dies aged 77
What we can learn from the innovation scene in Japan
Mali couple stoned to death by ‘Islamists’
Disruptive future for Mena jobs, according to WEF
Clone Cosy proved that two into one works