Festival of literature to tackle illiteracy

Coalition doomed to be 'stillborn'

Barkat becomes Jerusalem's mayor

Iraqis reopen major bridge in Baghdad

Refugees languish in limbo

Gift-wrapped gadgets

Algeria lawmakers lift presidential term limits

Central bank floats property support plan

Els seeks a change of fortune in Singapore

Proof that schools think they teach well - but don't

Credit crisis throttles oil sector

Murray reaches last four

UAE visitors aid market in Europe

Revenge of the Penguins

Week of hype is ended in an hour by calf injury

Movement and identity

Nine injured in second Haiti school collapse

Is the men's tennis schedule too intense?

Nasr defeat Shabab 3-1

Lack of breastfeeding linked to diabetes risk

Police promote country based on safety

American forces to move out of Iraqi cities

Abdullah addresses interfaith meeting

Pakistan defeat West Indies by four wickets

Is he feeling her pain?

Gender-gap ranking still 105 despite advances

RAK cannot count on its numbers

Iraqi police say Baghdad car bomb kills four

Big air deals expected

The Meat Co: steak down

Iran test-fires new missle

Angola mobilises troops for 'pillaged' Congo

Future is bright for Emirates

Buick saddles up for UAE stable

Air Arabia orders ten new Airbus A320s

US aid worker shot dead in Peshawar

Cracks start to show in property market

Do you read your children bedtime stories? Are your teenagers more interested in playing computer games than reading books?

Bashir declares Darfur ceasefire

Dubai acts on property troubles

Injured Roddick pulls out of Masters Cup

Investing in an historical way of life

Shakira plans capital date

Pakistan on long road to olive farming

Communication key to central bank policy making

Cloudy skies for Masdar's solar project

Dubai court sentences five rapists to 10 years

Deans brings in his big players

Akhtar should cut his workload

Economic storms dampen plans

Abu Dhabi plans new bases for helicopters

Ajman targets bachelor housing

Satellites to track oil spills

Vaccines, prayer books, shoes - I'm almost ready for the Haj

Car bomb hits Afghan council meeting

UAE urges co-ordinated aid

Mansour backs Hughes

Child's play for Wenger boys

Consumer confidence begins to flag

Bank officials among five held in card fraud

A regional approach to Afghanistan

UAE youth hope to fly high against Uzbeks

Emaar to ease payment to boost sales

N Korea to close border in protest

Consumer confidence is slowing, so should the authorities loosen credit?

Del Piero keeps foot on gas

Housing donation fills dire need in Yemen

Lucas seals a stroll in the park

Mushy, England's spin doctor

Smith's team dilemma

Prices drop for first time on record

They will rock you

Erdogan struggles to keep image alive

Rwanda asks German envoy to leave

Djokovic's delight at progress

Hendry finds form at key time

Aliens live in fear of being taken away

Have you been stuck in traffic around Dubai Mall? What can be done to alleviate traffic jams in the area?

Paying the price for equities risk

Environmental course offered to 700 schools

Del Porto is living his dream

Schuster's brave face

Infrastructure push could increase ecological debt

UAE has always been close to Mushtaq's heart

All or nothing in talks on Palestine

Putin's deputy levels score in clan wars

Dubai Drums makes music in the desert under the moonlight

A taste of home

Pressure is on Abdulhaleem

Taking the fast route to success