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          History

          The latest history stories from The National

          President Sheikh Mohamed, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, with then President Sheikh Khalifa pictured with officials in front of an Etihad Airbus A330-200 in 2003, two days before its first flight. Photo: Etihad Airways

          When the first Etihad Airways flight took off in 2003

          TravelNovember 15, 2024
          The rare photograph will be on display in Sharjah until Sunday, November 17. Photo: Inlibris

          Rare photo of UAE from 1903 on display for the first time at Sharjah International Book Fair

          UAENovember 09, 2024
          A stall owner waits for customers at the annual pomegranate festival in the Tunisian city of Testour. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National

          How pomegranates became a symbol of Tunisia's Andalusian heritage

          MENANovember 08, 2024
          Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi's appointment was a landmark moment for the country and the wider region's politics. Pawan Singh / The National

          When Sheikha Lubna became the first female UAE minister

          LifestyleNovember 01, 2024
          A team from the Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture scans books in a village north of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region. Aymen Al Ameri / The National

          The four-wheel drive to save Kurdish heritage

          MENANovember 01, 2024
          The programme is established to advance research in art history, museum and collection studies. Photo: DCT – Abu Dhabi

          Louvre Abu Dhabi launches fellowships and grants programme

          CultureOctober 28, 2024
          A scale model of a Stegotetrabelodon elephant displayed will be part of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi's collection. Victor Besa / The National

          The Abu Dhabi 'time machine' going back seven million years

          Art & DesignOctober 28, 2024
          The grant programme will make use of Etihad Museum’s extensive archive, which includes artefacts, as well as historical photographs. Photo: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

          Research into Emirati history bolstered by new museum grant

          CultureOctober 27, 2024
          A model of a red fox skull is on display at the Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival. Victor Besa / The National

          Sneak preview of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi collection

          Art & DesignOctober 25, 2024
          The sculpture is in a 'remarkable state of preservation' despite its 1,200-year history, experts said. Getty Images

          Umayyad era sculpture fetches £4.2 million at Sotheby's auction

          CultureOctober 23, 2024
          Author David Heard has lived in Abu Dhabi since 1963 and has witnessed the decades of deepening ties between his native country and the one they call home. Christopher Pike / The National

          David Heard, long-time Abu Dhabi resident and Gulf oil historian, dies aged 85

          UAEOctober 22, 2024
          The Volcano Fountain in Abu Dhabi. The landmark was removed in October 2004 but its memory lives on. Photo: Al Ittihad

          Why Abu Dhabi's lost 'volcano' is burnt into the memory 20 years on

          UAEOctober 06, 2024
          UAE Stamps. Photo: Professor Stanley Brunn

          What five decades of stamps tell us about the UAE

          UAESeptember 27, 2024
          Colossal Head No 5 is carved out of a large block of basalt and weighs about six tonnes. Victor Besa / The National

          How a six-tonne Olmec head made its way from Mexico to Abu Dhabi

          Art & DesignSeptember 20, 2024
          UAE map on display during the 200 Years of UAE Charts exhibition between UK Hydrographic Office and Abu Dhabi Police held at Al Murabaa Police Museum in Al Ain. Pawan Singh / The National

          'Abu-Thabi': centuries-old charts are a journey through time

          UAESeptember 11, 2024
          Civilians living under military occupation are entitled to protection under the Geneva Conventions but Israel is accused of breaching their terms with its campaign in Gaza. EPA

          'Strained' laws of war face Gaza test as Geneva Conventions turn 75

          EuropeAugust 12, 2024