Archive: April 16, 2014
UAE special-needs driver honoured for accident-free record
Struggle to attract young Emiratis to offshore careers
Counter intelligence: the West’s silly and sinister approach to radicalism
Turkish Airlines has ambitious expansion plans
Animal magnetism: PEN/Faulkner winner Karen Joy Fowler discusses ethics, experiments and the novel she was always meant to write
Lao-inspired restaurant opens at Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
4 things you probably don’t know about Lionel Richie
Umar Akmal in trouble over wedding celebrations
In pictures: Sheikh Hamdan plays wheelchair basketball for government against UAE national team
Barcelona, Doha and Eugene launch bids to host 2019 world athletics championships
Hundreds learn sign language thanks to travelling UAE roadshow
Irena chief warns Dubai conference delegates about climate change threat
Half of Emirati households in Abu Dhabi expect to spend more this year
Video: ‘Boston Strong’ but painful memories remain
80% of Emiratis want their culture portrayed in more films, study shows
F1: Jenson Button thinks McLaren have a point to prove in China
Lack of rain and feeder fish are issues for UAE fishermen
South Korea says 295 missing in ferry disaster
The National’s picture caption competition winners
It’s a funny business, as Saudi Arabian comedians get ready to visit the capital
Building schools is the easy part of the equation
Saudi Prince Bandar promised a victory he could not deliver
Shorter and sweeter: Mai Al-Nakib’s debut collection of short stories hits the mark
Islamic lenders lead the day on UAE bourses
Mers coronavirus: first death recorded in Asia, Filipino health worker isolated
Amir Khan says bout with Luis Collazo ‘will steal the show’ in Las Vegas on May 3
Zuma bans cigar smoking
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UAE uncovered 85 cases of diesel fuel smuggling last year
Kroos to turn down potential Manchester United offer to stay at Bayern
Bring IPL here again, says Sheikh Nahyan
Dubai Customs inspectors attend anti-smuggling course
Late strike qualifies Al Jazira for last 16 of Asian Champions League
Al Ain police seize 152 driving licences in March
Libya’s militias play their captive cards
Emirates Foundation sets out to teach youth about financial literacy
In pictures: Special needs driver an exemplary example in the UAE
True Story – Saeed bin Suroor saddles another winner this week
Video: Five students killed in Calgary mass stabbing at college party
Abu Dhabi set to emerge as cultural citadel as tourist numbers soar
HTC and Samsung square off in battle of the Androids
NBF Capital sets up shop in DIFC
Box set of the seminal Spiderland by Slint blows away the cobwebs
In pictures: IPL 7 kicks off in Abu Dhabi
Dubai hotel room rates rise 10 per cent
Carlos Tevez denies reports of rift with Lionel Messi keeping him out of Argentina squad
Maid accused of burning and knifing employer’s children to face attempted murder charge
Man on trial for killing wife says she stabbed herself while drunk, Dubai court hears
New York University Abu Dhabi maps date palm genome
Time is almost up for Barcelona ahead of Copa del Rey
Anfield holds memorial to mark 25th anniversary of Hillsborough disaster
Ukraine ‘on brink of civil war’ as sides square off in the east
We’ll provide every opportunity for deaf people, Sheikh Nahyan vows
Handcrafted bespoke Easter eggs at Waldorf Astoria RAK
Companies face fines for UAE labour law offences
Video: Jackson, AEG Live reach agreement; Flavor Flav pleads guilty
In pictures: Fast & Furious 7 filming in Abu Dhabi
Bank of America forecasts increase in Middle East M&A deals
Abu Dhabi commuters feel the heat as air-con bus shelters fall into disrepair
Updated curriculum for public school students
Three separate drug-smuggling attempts stopped by Abu Dhabi customs
Deaf mother of four conquers disability to raise children
India’s Supreme Court refuses Srinivasan return as BCCI chief
In pictures: Fishing communities in the Northern Emirates
Injured Kevin Pietersen ruled out of Delhi’s opening IPL match
Video: Local reactions to a national fishing ban
Four years on, DIFC ticker springs back to life
Coming soon: A4 community space
Teenager takes steps to increase number of Middle Eastern bone marrow donors
First phase of Kizad logistics park near capacity
Dubai on housing building spree in ‘secondary locations’, CBRE says
Hrithik and Katrina heading to the UAE
Banking on Facebook?
Australia rugby to test World Cup campaign on tour
Arsene Wenger gamble on Arsenal’s golden oldies pays off
No words can describe this April 17, your captions will
In pictures: Miele puts art in coffee making
Officers run over after trying to break up fight in Ajman
United Arab Shipping unit adds four tankers
The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.
Etihad signs interline agreement with Fiji Airways
Activists cautiously welcome end of NYPD Muslim spying programme
Bitter sweet: how small Cambodian farmers are paying the price for the West’s sugar policies
In pictures: Some common words in Emirati sign language
The knowledge economy: Zia Haider Rahman’s debut novel is epic in scale and reach
Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys calls for US attention
Sass Café opens in Dubai: Q&A with owner Samy Sass
Gaza’s Zayed City development provides solace to Palestinians
Manchester City’s Yaya Toure could miss up to three games
Mohammed bin Zayed discusses future projects with US delegation
Lionel Richie says hello in Dubai
Barcelona or Real Madrid? Copa del Rey result too close to call
What to consider when spending Dh6m on a luxury Dubai apartment
Dubai court upholds life sentence of labourer who killed over loss of Dh6,000
New Dubai mum’s big embrace of entrepreneurship with Bear Hugs by Cat
Sharjah ‘hostage’ school owner banned from operational position and its premises
How Ukraine’s crisis could give momentum to Europe’s separatists
Match-fixing’s persistence illustrates need for football to examine relationship with gambling
Nadal, Federer and Wawrinka through to third round at Monte Carlo