enjoy fashion and food at one stylish event. Three summer designers will showcase their collections of resort wear, plus there will be live cooking demonstrations by the Spanish chef Ruben Romero. A special three-course menu for fashion foodies will be available for Dh99. From 11am to 8pm, La Postreria Dessert Studio and Lounge, Souk Al Bahar, Dubai, to book, call 04 442 1787
see the exhibition Travelers and enjoy works by three artists who have studied under the guidance of Joerg Madlener for a year, starting with sketching and drawing and progressing to oils. Bodytree Studio, near the corner of 11th and 26th streets,
Abu Dhabi, www.bodytreestudio.com, 02 443 4448
crack into some lobster at the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. For just Dh199 you can tuck into Cegali, Atlantic and Omani lobster prepared 25 ways. From 6.30pm until 11.30pm, Fairways International Restaurant, For reservations, call 02 616 9999, www.fairwaysabudhabi.com
sign up for Eton Institiute's free Turkish course and learn the exotic and expressive language Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 16 to July 27. From 5-6.30pm, Eton Institute, Abu Dhabi, www.eton.ac, 800 3866
head to Artizia at Mushrif Mall and create your own painted ceramic masterpiece. All the materials are provided and there are no studio fees. Start by choosing a plain white shape, paint your design with glazes and after firing in the kiln your piece will be ready in two to four days. Open from 9am to 11pm, from Dh25 to Dh250, Level 3, Sparky's, Mushrif Mall, Abu Dhabi, 02 491 4445, www.artizia.ae
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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The past Palme d'Or winners
2018 Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda
2017 The Square, Ruben Ostlund
2016 I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach
2015 Dheepan, Jacques Audiard
2014 Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu), Nuri Bilge Ceylan
2013 Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle: Chapitres 1 et 2), Abdellatif Kechiche, Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux
2012 Amour, Michael Haneke
2011 The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
2010 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat), Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2009 The White Ribbon (Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte), Michael Haneke
2008 The Class (Entre les murs), Laurent Cantet
