<b>Hello and welcome to Weekender - the newsletter that guides you through all the highlights of our Weekend edition.</b> <b>COVER STORY</b> An artistic space to celebrate <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2024/10/18/islamic-astronomy-uk-national-space-centre/" target="_blank">Islamic astronomy</a> and its out-of-this-world contribution to our understanding of the cosmos. <b>WEEKEND READS</b> Up, up or away? Europe’s <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2024/10/18/europe-flight-tax-frequent-flyers/" target="_blank">air-tax divide</a> - and what it means for Gulf travellers. Allentown's <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2024/10/18/arab-businesses-allentown-us/" target="_blank">Arab businesses </a>torn between the state of the economy - and the state of the Middle East. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2024/10/18/solar-power-plants-climate-change/" target="_blank">Solar power </a>set for its moment in the sun as climate change fight heats up. <b>THE ESSAY</b> <b>CULTURE</b> The awkward comedy of <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2024/10/18/romesh-ranganathan-show-dubai/" target="_blank">Romesh Ranganathan </a>is deliberate – and it's working. I realised what <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/2024/10/18/fatherhood-kawasaki-disease/" target="_blank">true fatherhood</a> means after my son had a rare disease diagnosed. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/pop-culture/2024/10/18/first-apple-store-uae/" target="_blank">Timeframe</a>: When Apple stores landed in the Emirates. <b>MONEY</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2024/10/18/money-me-getting-back-on-track-after-a-financial-setback-in-my-40s-is-a-milestone/" target="_blank">Money & Me</a>: 'Getting back on track after a financial setback in my 40s is a milestone.’ <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/newsletters/future-beat/" target="_blank">Future Beat </a>newsletter: The stories shaping tomorrow's world. <b>PLUS</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/10/18/cairo-grand-egyptian-museum/" target="_blank">Postcard from Cairo</a>: Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum's stunning new galleries. Find out how well you've kept up with the news in our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2024/10/18/quiz-of-the-week/" target="_blank">Quiz of the Week</a>. Plus much, much more in our latest <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/" target="_blank">Weekend edition</a>. And in case you missed it last week: From Syria to Calais to Britain (in a suitcase) - <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2024/10/11/from-syria-to-calais-to-britain-in-a-suitcase-powerful-portraits-of-refugees-and-their-journeys/" target="_blank">powerful portraits </a>of refugees and their remarkable journeys. <b>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS</b>