Al Sadr's role will shape Iraq's political future

Catherine of Aragon: a victim of state

Australia floods cause months, possibly years, of damage

Dogs banned from Abu Dhabi's parks and beaches

Housemaids need more support

Oman's Renaissance set to ride crude's rise

Suicide bombers motivated by the devil: Saudi cleric

Know thyself must be Europe's first priority

Developer Eshraq considers first UAE IPO in two years

Marinous is Fallon's hope for success in Sheema

Energy efficiency needed for economy to grow

Blood banks step up donor drive

More US jobs boost stock markets across globe

At the last minute, al Bashir concedes to a divided Sudan

Motorcyclists handed 2,600 fines in capital

Elizabeth Markevitch: 'I take your eyes by the hand'

Digging up Dibba’s history sheds light on ancient days

Sharjah man leads revival of the games of yesteryear

Mohamad-Said Baalbaki: flights of fantasy

Navy gives Seychelles five patrol boats to fight pirates

A double delight for new trainer

World's largest parachuting championship opens today

Gordon Brown's Beyond The Crash

Many cultures fall short of making up one Malaysia

India weighs proposals on creation of a new state

The wait is finally over for Katanec

Clinton to embark on tour of Gulf nations this weekend

A quick smile and Ghassan's acting career is born

Woman is first pedestrian accident victim of new year

England seal Ashes series 3-1

Let the big World Cup rehearsal begin ...

Imams go back to school for sermon training

Republicans to put healthcare repeal to a vote

What does al Sadr's return mean for Iraq?

Roadworks delay capital's new Mushrif Mall until March

Talks with Iran over nuclear programme to resume this month

Afghan bathhouse suicide bomb toll hits 17

If banks can borrow cheaply, why aren't mortgages lower?

A masterclass in capitalism taken on a Polish train

Bad news gets through, even on garbled voice apps

Dubai-owned retailer Loehmann's closer to leaving Chapter 11

Fifa president expects 2022 World Cup to be in winter

Salman Taseer: Pakistan's progressive-minded advocate

Media companies flock to Dubai with more major deals in the works

Foetus dumped in airplane bin may have been miscarriage

Yemen ambush death toll reaches nine

Pakistan government wins back parliamentary majority

March for Palestinian protester who died from tear gas

Fire safety inspectors off to an early start in Northern Emirates

Fred Halliday's Shocked and Awed

Anticlimactic finish leaves things level

Falling interest rates to benefit banks, not customers

Jim Carroll's The Petting Zoo

Exonerated Indian property tycoon rallies back

Businesses unhappy with their City of London lots

Suicide attack kills 13 at Afghan public bath

India's fond memories have faded

Ciara Harris: Back to basics

Film productions reel in Dh200m for Dubai

Demographics in the Gulf are a threat

Views differ on whether cup will draw big crowds

Sheikh Nahyan condemns bombing of Egyptian church

Canadian government blamed over visa row

UK on alert for al Qa'eda attack on aviation network

Israeli troops kill Hamas man's neighbour

UAE team has high hopes for Asian Cup

Nadal and Federer dig deep to make quarter-finals

EU wants details of Gulf flight passengers

Israel's spy request strains relations with US

Yemen's $500m sukuk will be hard to sell, say analysts

A political career terminated

UAE in top six for air travel growth in November

Court delays verdict in cable theft murder case

'Turkish Hizbollah' men freed under new law

Pakistani brothers deny they were in UAE working for al Qa'eda

The atrocity exhibition

Sheikh Khalid wastes little time

Sudan's south already jubilant at prospect of split

Ancient history playing out today

Emaar takes DFM higher

Collingwood: Perfect time to retire

Herta Müller: a minimal interrogation

Al Qa'eda attacks Yemen army vehicles, five dead

Arab world dismayed by prospect of Sudan split

Cynthia Ozick's Foreign Bodies