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Children often form a strong bond and connection while sharing a room, though prioritise privacy as they grow older, say experts. Getty Images

Experts reveal benefits and drawbacks of siblings sharing a bedroom

Firm boundaries, personal space and a sense of agency are all important, say UAE parents and experts

Famous Met paintings turned into wallpaper and cushions

Art from The Met as home decor – in pictures

CommentThe bedroom clothes chair: A messy heap or a vital wardrobe management system?

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Iranians in German exile protest in Berlin against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be designated a terrorist organisation. Reuters

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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli racing yacht took part in this year's America's Cup in Barcelona. Photo: Prada

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Emirates airline offers a five-year training course on a monthly stipend that can transition into a full-paid role. Photo: Emirates

The UAE companies favouring on-the-job training over university degrees for Emiratis

David Reche, left, and Akeed Azmi, co-founders of the Dubai-based start-up Cercli. Photo: Cercli

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People attempt to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. REUTERS / Ramadan Abed

'No one could save them': Witnesses describe horror of Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

Muskkan Chelani sets aside up to to 15 per cent of her monthly earnings as an emergency fund. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: 'I set aside 5% of my Dh13,500 earnings to invest in gold'

Caio of the UAE appeals for a free kick in the World Cup qualifying match against North Korea at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Key talking points as UAE face Uzbekistan in crucial World Cup qualifier

Radhika Apte stars in Sister Midnight, a British-backed film by Karan Kandhari. Photo: Protagonist Pictures

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Iranians in German exile protest in Berlin against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be designated a terrorist organisation. Reuters

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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli racing yacht took part in this year's America's Cup in Barcelona. Photo: Prada

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Emirates airline offers a five-year training course on a monthly stipend that can transition into a full-paid role. Photo: Emirates

The UAE companies favouring on-the-job training over university degrees for Emiratis

David Reche, left, and Akeed Azmi, co-founders of the Dubai-based start-up Cercli. Photo: Cercli

How Dubai's Cercli is transforming payroll management for businesses

People attempt to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. REUTERS / Ramadan Abed

'No one could save them': Witnesses describe horror of Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

Muskkan Chelani sets aside up to to 15 per cent of her monthly earnings as an emergency fund. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: 'I set aside 5% of my Dh13,500 earnings to invest in gold'

Caio of the UAE appeals for a free kick in the World Cup qualifying match against North Korea at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Key talking points as UAE face Uzbekistan in crucial World Cup qualifier

Radhika Apte stars in Sister Midnight, a British-backed film by Karan Kandhari. Photo: Protagonist Pictures

Radhika Apte makes a career turn with genre-bending Sister Midnight

Iranians in German exile protest in Berlin against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be designated a terrorist organisation. Reuters

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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli racing yacht took part in this year's America's Cup in Barcelona. Photo: Prada

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Emirates airline offers a five-year training course on a monthly stipend that can transition into a full-paid role. Photo: Emirates

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David Reche, left, and Akeed Azmi, co-founders of the Dubai-based start-up Cercli. Photo: Cercli

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