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Al Ain Zoo launches new veterinary care service

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Rahat Ali’s reverse swing helps Pakistan to huge lead in Abu Dhabi

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FNC member with law background fights for child rights

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Seven Fujairah families struggle to improve harsh living conditions

US dollar strengthening against major currencies

Clashes in Sanaa as Houthis interfere with airport control

South Korean ferry captain gets 36 years in prison

Vanessa-Mae banned from competitive skiing for fixing Olympic qualification

Spice Mela’s new dishes include must-try lamb like you’ve never had before

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Assad considers local ceasefires as shelling continues in Aleppo - video

US troops deploy in Iraq’s front-line Anbar province

Parliamentary polls by end of March, says Egypt’s Sisi

UAE Minister of Energy: Opec has not contributed to oversupply

Former Australia captain Allan Border says no need for T20 internationals

Driss Ouadahi’s latest show addresses urban alienation through real and imagined cityscapes

Parents to get text alert if a child is absent from class

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Former Arabtec chief Hasan Ismaik sells stake worth close to $1bn to Aabar

Qatari emir names half-brother as crown prince

Nigeria’s Victor Anichebe ready to ‘come back fit as possible’ for West Brom after break

Sheikh Nahyan praises contribution of Indian expatriates to UAE’s success

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Bulgarian couple gets engaged at The Dubai Helishow 2014

A facial for men gives the glow of youth

Inaugural Dubai Tram ride has distinguished first passenger

Symphonies of Queen to rock Dubai

Passenger pickup lifts Air Arabia profit 22 per cent

Winter’s onset is a great cure for summertime blues

Chinese drug dealer who attacked police officer is jailed for life in Dubai

Quiet heroism evaporates in ‘who killed Osama?’ row

Emirati woman Shafaa Hassan and compatriots aim to fly UAE high

UAE and ICC to send two bowlers for testing illegal bowling action

Ten years on from tsunami, Asian Beach Games show off revitalised Phuket

Manchester City’s ‘disappointed’ Edin Dzeko out for up to three weeks

Palestinian politician calls for Arab states to come together

Klinsmann says Spurs need to give Pochettino at least ‘a couple transfer windows’

New categories announced for Salomon Wadi Bih Run

RAF personnel remember fallen pilot in Fujairah

Blurry figures make a strong statement on freedom in Steve Sabella’s exhibition at Meem Gallery

Dubai developer Union Properties reports sharp profit drop

Celebrate street culture at Sole DXB with trendy sneakers, live music, art and sport

Gulf Cup title win of 2007 one of UAE’s great sporting moments

US secretary of state John Kerry in Oman for Iran nuclear talks - in pictures

2007 Gulf Cup revisited: UAE’s lost generation still has not been found

La Mer launches bridal skincare regime

Mark Sanchez shows old stuff in leading Eagles past Panthers

Family’s anger over Arab killing by Israeli police - in pictures

Sharjah Police seize 62 vehicles

Palestinian war of words mars Arafat’s 10th death anniversary

Chicago Bears’ Jared Allen sums it up: ‘We just aren’t obviously a good team’

2007 Gulf Cup revisited: UAE’s Ismail Matar scored early and late for champions

Eight women dead, 50 ill after sterilisation surgery in India

Volunteers learn to deal with emergencies at training day

Bidding reforms for big oil projects urged over spiralling costs

It’s My Birthday singer Cody Wise to play at White Dubai

Essa launches pop-up store in Dubai’s Al Quoz

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Ibrahim Abdullah inspires Al Shabab to Arabian Gulf Cup victory over Al Jazira

Israel’s folly: one more Arab killed, one more boy radicalised

Football round-up: Al Ain’s Ismail Ahmed up for top AFC award

Houthi advance in Yemen threatens Saudi border

China wins support for Asia Pacific trade pact

The survey says: Smoking in public places in the UAE

‘Creative and fun’ workplaces needed to encourage Emiratisation

Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss International 2014 — in pictures

Young Emirati recruits learn realities of a career in oil and gas

L.K.Bennett’s festive red collection hits UAE

Cash on delivery demand still holding back e-commerce growth in GCC

Suicide bomber kills dozens at school assembly in Nigeria - video

Nearly 500 incidents reported to police after wild weather in RAK

UAE safer for women than many countries

Morocco kicked out of African Cup of Nations for standing firm on Ebola fears

Move to speed up travel ban and asset freezing process at Dubai Courts

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Kufpec sets 2020 target to more than double oil production

Joe Marler says England must ‘use that frustration’ from All Blacks loss v Springboks

Etihad’s $20,000 Residence fully booked for first 10 A380 trips

New York’s 2015 Armory Show has an impressive Middle Eastern focus

Minister of Health warns that expat workers are forging medical results

Novak Djokovic ‘neutralises’ Marin Cilic in dominant Tour Finals opener

Al Noor Hospital expands cardiology department

Predators playing a new tune in America’s Music City

UAE schools are struggling to fill thousands of vacancies for teachers

How to tackle a colleague who cries when criticised

Umm Lulu field to support UAE output goals

Adec releases private schools policy manual

Struggles of polio vaccination teams captured in Image Nation’s ‘Every Last Child’