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Abu Dhabi, UAEFriday 27 November 2020

Swedish-Iranian national Ahmadreza Djalali, who formerly worked in Stockholm at a medical university, was arrested in Iran in April 2016.

Iran threat to kill academic ‘is bid to pressure Belgium’
Members of the Iraqi forensic team exhume the bodies of soldiers killed by ISIS from a mass grave in the compound of the former president Saddam Hussein in Tikrit on April 6, 2015. Reuters

Hundreds of terrorists identified for ISIS genocide prosecutions

World
One benefit of the potential vaccine is that it does not need to be stored at extremely low temperatures. University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP.

AstraZeneca says more research needed on its Covid vaccine

Europe
Erica Elkhershi / The National

Watch: Abu Dhabi tears down towers in seconds for port regeneration

UAE
EDITOR'S PICKS
A bomb disposal expert searching the car of the alleged bomber team after it was stopped in Brussels. Reuters TV

The Pizza Hut Plot: How Iran groomed Paris ‘bombers’ for a failed terrorist attack

Europe
Saudi students walk at the exhibition to guide job seekers at Glowork Women's Career Fair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2018. Reuters

Saudi Arabia takes further measures to protect women from violence

GCC
Tariq Al-Sharabi with Diego Maradona in his Villa in Dubai. Courtesy Tariq Al-Sharabi

'My crazy life as Diego Maradona's translator in the UAE'

Football

Iran can't keep using foreign nationals as bargaining chips

Con Coughlin
Erica Elkhershi / The National

Watch: Abu Dhabi's Mina Plaza towers torn down in seconds
Composite of Mina Zayed Plaza demolition before and after, Friday morning, Abu Dhabi. SVictor Besa / The National

Gone in 10 seconds: Mina Plaza demolition - in pictures
A tribute to the late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona on the big screen at Zabeel Stadium  in Dubai during the Arabian Gulf League match between Al Wasl and Fujairahon Thursday. AFP

Al Wasl manager dedicates win to former coach Maradona
Omar Nour of Ventum bicycles, at the Al Qudra track, a region-made super fast bicycle. Antonie Robertson/The National

Egyptian brothers unveil Dh60,000 road bike as Ventum launches in Dubai
The trademark McLaren dihedral doors remain, although climbing in and out is easier thanks to the seats being mounted higher, a deeper cut in the side sill

McLaren GT 2020: test-driving the two-seater long-distance cruiser

All-inclusive National Day staycations. Courtesy Bab Al Shams / Meydan Hotels

National Day: 7 all-inclusive staycations you can still book for the long weekend
Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters

Clashes and rubber bullets in Buenos Aires as thousands pay respects for Maradona
epa08842919 Strike helpers hand out flyers in a parking lot near the Amazon logistic center in Rheinberg, Germany, 26 November 2020. Trade union Verdi said that workers in Germany -- in Rheinberg, Werne, Leipzig, Graben, Koblenz and Bad Hersfeld -- go on strike during the top-selling shopping day Black Friday on 26 November as part of their long-running campaign for better pay and conditions. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH

German Amazon workers strike to coincide with Black Friday

Coronavirus

epa08843411 German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech to the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 26 November 2020. Merkel delivered a government declaration to the members of the German parliament Bundestag on how to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic situation. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

Coronavirus latest: Germany becomes 12th country to top one million cases

World
Delta Air Lines is set to launch 'quarantine-free' flights between the US and Italy. AP Photo

Delta and Alitalia to launch first 'quarantine-free' flights between US and Europe

Travel
A shopper wearing a face mask due to the pandemic walks through the Christmas-decorated Royal Exchange shopping arcade in the centre of Manchester, northwest England. AFP

Don't hug your relatives at Christmas, Britons told

Europe
UK university student Alix Lockie said she is looking forward to spending time with her family in Dubai thanks to the removal of the 14-day quarantine on arrival in the UK for travellers from the UAE. Courtesy: Alix Lockie

British expats choose to stay in UAE for Christmas as family fly over instead

Transport

US Elections

US President Donald Trump held a Thanksgiving teleconference with members of the military and spoke to the press from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on November 26, 2020. AFP

Donald Trump inches closer to conceding US election to Joe Biden

The Americas
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Manhattan parade route was shortened. EPA

Joe Biden offers hope amid Covid as Thanksgiving celebrations are scaled back

The Americas
Mr Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. Reuters

US government agencies begin transition to Biden

The Americas
US President-elect Joe Biden stands with his nominees for his national security team at his transition headquarters in the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, November 24, 2020. Reuters

America is back, says Joe Biden as he unveils Cabinet

World

World

US President Donald Trump held a Thanksgiving teleconference with members of the military and spoke to the press from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on November 26, 2020. AFP

Donald Trump inches closer to conceding US election to Joe Biden

The Americas
More than 20 of the Queen's swans from her Windsor flock are feared to have died from the new strain of bird flu. Getty

'Highly pathogenic' bird flu strain erupts in Europe

Europe
A Palestinian man carries boxes of food out of an aid distribution centre run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the central Gaza Strip refugee camp of Bureij. AFP

UN Palestinian refugee agency unable to pay bills

World
Google has been told to hand over emails in an ongoing legal dispute between oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov and his former wife Tatiana Akhmedova (pictured).  AP

Google ordered to hand over emails in multimillion-pound Akhmedov divorce battle

Europe

UAE

Police have urged swimmers not to venture into the waters in low light or when the seas are rough. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Family vacation turns to tragedy as Indian father and daughter drown in Sharjah

Environment

Sleepless nights for Dubai families as boy racers use road as drag strip

Transport

Abu Dhabi resident shocked to discover she is the star of an online 'clickbait' advert

Environment

Abu Dhabi conservationists sign Israel agreement to protect houbara

Environment

Business

The earlier young people invest, the more time they have to reap the benefits of compound interest. Getty Images

The best money advice I'd tell my 20-year-old self

Money

What's in store for investors in 2021?

Money

Smart Dubai will soon let people pay using facial recognition

Technology

How to apply for a 10-year golden visa in the UAE - Pocketful of Dirhams

Money

Exclusives

Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister Ghazi Wazni says the country has lost faith in the banking system. AFP

Lebanon: caretaker finance minister warns of 'the end' of the country

World
SoftBank Group's profit rebounded after a global rally in tech shares helped it improve its start-ups' valuations. AFP 

SoftBank Vision Fund to boost tech investments and eyes more IPOs

Technology
Al Batool Hospital in Mosul, where many war-damaged medical facilities are operating out of caravans. Courtesy: Facebook

‘We’re treating patients in caravans’: corruption and neglect intensify Mosul’s coronavirus crisis

MENA
Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States. Evelyn Hockstein for The National

Yousef Al Otaiba: 'The biggest fault line right now is how to deal with Iran'

World

Opinion

In this frame grab from Iranian state television video aired November 25, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, is seen in Tehran, Iran. Iran has freed Dr Moore-Gilbert, who has been detained in Iran for more than two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad. Iranian State Television via AP

Iran can't keep using foreign nationals as bargaining chips

Islam is not at odds with secular government - it celebrates it

Breaking the camel's back

Far-right terrorism and what to do

How Mina Plaza is making way for progress

Lifestyle

Salt Bae has reserved Maradona's favourite table at Nusr-et Dubai 'forever'. Salt Bae / Instagram

Salt Bae permanently reserves Maradona's favourite table at Dubai restaurant

12 of the best beauty advent calendars you can get in the UAE

McLaren GT 2020: test-driving the two-seater long-distance cruiser

Delta and Alitalia to launch first 'quarantine-free' flights between US and Europe

National Day 2020: all the firework displays taking place in the UAE

Arts & Culture

Argentine football star Diego Maradona, 60, died in his home near Buenos Aires on Wednesday, November 25. AFP

Separating Diego from Maradona: five documentaries about the late football legend

‘We are in your hands': 10 songs that pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature outlines plans for 2021 event

How Massaoke plan to bring the region’s biggest singalong session to Dubai

Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald: 9 huge concerts that took place in the Arab world

Podcasts

Opening up the air corridor will allow Britons to enjoy some winter sun in the popular holiday destination. Getty  

How to apply for a 10-year golden visa in the UAE - Pocketful of Dirhams

Mina Zayed demolition, Abu Dhabi quarantine change, IATA Covid app - The Daily Update

What changes to UAE company foreign ownership rules mean for you

Mosques to reopen, National Day car rules, 1,310 new cases - The Daily Update

Meet the three female artists from Abu Dhabi Art’s commissions programme

IPL

Trent Boult of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Marcus Stoinis of Delhi Capitals during the final of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 10th November 2020. Photo by: Ron Gaunt / Sportzpics for BCCI

How Mumbai Indians became one of the greatest T20 teams of all time

Cricket
Robin Singh, right, watches the IPL 2020 final unfold in his role as Mumbai Indians' batting coach. Sportzpics for BCCI

Robin Singh returns to UAE duties after role in Mumbai's IPL title triumph

Cricket
Mumbai Indians owners Nita Ambani and Akash Ambani with Rohith Sharma during the final of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 10th November 2020. Photo by: Samuel Rajkumar / Sportzpics for BCCI

Calls grow for Rohit to replace Kohli as India's T20 captain

Cricket
Mumbai Indians players with the trophy during the final of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 10th November 2020. Photo by: Vipin Pawar / Sportzpics for BCCI

IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians crowned champions for the fifth time

Cricket

Sport

Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters

Clashes and rubber bullets in Buenos Aires as thousands pay respects for Maradona

Football

Al Wasl manager dedicates win to former coach Maradona

Football

Newcastle in the comfort zone but that doesn't stop the disquiet

Football

'My crazy life as Diego Maradona's translator in the UAE'

Football

Diego Maradona's time as Dubai Sports Council Ambassador - in pictures

Football

LONG READS

Bodo/Glimt, in yellow, took on AC Milan in the Europa League third qualifying round and narrowly came up short. Next season, the soon-to-be Norwegian champions will have the chance to compete in the Champions League. Getty Images

The Big Read: Remarkable rise of Norway's next champions Bodø Glimt

Football
The threat of ISIS has been reborn in Africa. The National

ISIS regenerates in Africa to deadly effect

World
Khabib Nurmagomedov at the weigh-in for UFC 254. Courtesy UFC

UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov, a 'crazy' destroyer from the very first day

Sport
Construction worker Sabah Abdulamir Al Sultani had just completed vocational training when he was killed in the Al Qa Qaa explosion. He had been married just over a month. Courtesy Safa Al Ameedee

'Like a nuclear bomb': the untold story of Iraq’s Al Qa Qaa disaster

MENA

MONEY

The earlier young people invest, the more time they have to reap the benefits of compound interest. Getty Images

The best money advice I'd tell my 20-year-old self

How to apply for a 10-year golden visa in the UAE - Pocketful of Dirhams

What's in store for investors in 2021?

Eight in 10 UAE millennials struggle to manage money amid Covid-19

Money & Me: ‘My mother wanted me to be strong, independent and have my own money’

Travel

Delta Air Lines is set to launch 'quarantine-free' flights between the US and Italy. AP Photo

Delta and Alitalia to launch first 'quarantine-free' flights between US and Europe

National Day: 7 all-inclusive staycations you can still book for the long weekend

US tourist returns marble artefact stolen from Rome with note of apology

Moving abroad: Which countries people want to live in and why

16 National Day staycations under Dh1,500: Getaways across the emirates

Technology

A man tries a new facial recognition system that can be used with masks at a booth operated by Chinese technology company Baidu at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zheijang. Smart Dubai hopes to roll out facial recognition to authenticate transactions. EPA

Smart Dubai will soon let people pay using facial recognition

Mubadala looks to step up tech investments in Europe and India

Abu Dhabi Global Market rolls out new digital lab

FinTech agreements with Israel to expand market access and funding, ADGM exec says

ADGM to sign MoU with Israel Securities Authority to develop FinTech sector

Motoring

The trademark McLaren dihedral doors remain, although climbing in and out is easier thanks to the seats being mounted higher, a deeper cut in the side sill

McLaren GT 2020: test-driving the two-seater long-distance cruiser

Porsche Taycan Turbo: Road testing the luxury electric vehicle

Artwork or automotive? Emirati designer reimagines one-off Land Cruiser

Lighter but mightier: Road testing Lamborghini's Huracan STO

Testing the Rolls-Royce Ghost: Less is more when it comes to the luxury ride
Erica Elkhershi / The National

Watch: Abu Dhabi's Mina Plaza towers torn down in seconds
Composite of Mina Zayed Plaza demolition before and after, Friday morning, Abu Dhabi. SVictor Besa / The National

Gone in 10 seconds: Mina Plaza demolition - in pictures
A tribute to the late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona on the big screen at Zabeel Stadium  in Dubai during the Arabian Gulf League match between Al Wasl and Fujairahon Thursday. AFP

Al Wasl manager dedicates win to former coach Maradona
Omar Nour of Ventum bicycles, at the Al Qudra track, a region-made super fast bicycle. Antonie Robertson/The National

Egyptian brothers unveil Dh60,000 road bike as Ventum launches in Dubai
The trademark McLaren dihedral doors remain, although climbing in and out is easier thanks to the seats being mounted higher, a deeper cut in the side sill

McLaren GT 2020: test-driving the two-seater long-distance cruiser

All-inclusive National Day staycations. Courtesy Bab Al Shams / Meydan Hotels

National Day: 7 all-inclusive staycations you can still book for the long weekend
Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters

Clashes and rubber bullets in Buenos Aires as thousands pay respects for Maradona
epa08842919 Strike helpers hand out flyers in a parking lot near the Amazon logistic center in Rheinberg, Germany, 26 November 2020. Trade union Verdi said that workers in Germany -- in Rheinberg, Werne, Leipzig, Graben, Koblenz and Bad Hersfeld -- go on strike during the top-selling shopping day Black Friday on 26 November as part of their long-running campaign for better pay and conditions. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH

German Amazon workers strike to coincide with Black Friday