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          The story behind

          Welcome to The National's latest series The Story Behind, where we take a look into the UAE's favourite quirks and anomolies

          Shoppers at the bakery in the Spinneys Muraqqabat branch in 1988. Photo: Spinneys

          How popular UAE shops Spinneys and Jashanmal rose to prominence

          UAESeptember 25, 2023
          An Etisalat pay phone in Abu Dhabi in 2008. Andre Forget / The National

          Why we dial +971 to call the UAE

          UAESeptember 03, 2023
          The Burj Al Arab in Dubai. Photo: Mohd / Unsplash

          Why Dubai's Burj Al Arab isn't really a seven-star hotel

          UAEAugust 24, 2023
          Abu Dhabi International Airport, known as AUH under IATA's three-letter coding system, pictured from above. The airport opened in 1982. Wam

          The story behind ... airport codes and why Abu Dhabi is called AUH

          UAEAugust 22, 2023
          Packaged KitKats make their way to the loading area to be boxed up. Photo: Nestle

          How KitKats came to be made in Dubai

          UAEAugust 16, 2023
          A sign reading Sheikh Zayed Road along the newly-opened section of the E11 in Ras Al Khaimah in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Photo: Alittihad

          Why the UAE's national motorway is called the E11

          UAEAugust 12, 2023