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          UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, presided over the first UAE National Day celebrations in 1972. Photo: Alittihad

          When the first UAE National Day celebrations were held in 1972

          CultureNovember 28, 2025
          US personnel in Sharjah during the Second World War with the ‘Sharja Mermaid’ – a six-wheel drive amphibious truck. Photo: John L Rato collection at the US Library of Congress

          Operation desert softball: How Sharjah's US base helped Second World War effort

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          City Centre Deira in 1995. Photo: Majid Al Futtaim

          When City Centre Deira was the largest mall in the UAE

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          The museum – the first of its kind in the Middle East – is one part of a much longer continuum. Photo: Natural History Museum

          Natural History Museum arrives at an exciting time for Middle East heritage

          EditorialNovember 21, 2025
          Artist James Cook uses typewriters to create intricate architectural drawings made entirely of letters and symbols. Photo: James Cook

          How the forgotten typewriter found new life in the age of touchscreens

          LifestyleNovember 14, 2025
          Prince Charles waving from the cockpit of a Eurofighter jet at the Dubai Airshow on November 18, 1999. AFP

          When Prince Charles climbed into a fighter jet at the Dubai Airshow

          CultureNovember 14, 2025
          The Arab Archive for Heritage Foundation is one of the oldest intergenerational book sellers in the Arab world. Antonie Robertson/The National

          Sharjah Book Fair stall allows you to 'live a thousand years in one lifetime'

          BooksNovember 09, 2025
          Dubai Tram began operations on November 11, 2014. Pawan Singh / The National

          Dubai Tram turns 11 - and its next destination is driverless

          LifestyleNovember 07, 2025
          Scientists say they have found more hidden secrets at Saruq Al Hadid. Photo: Dr Diana Francis

          Radar uncovers the potential hidden riches at Saruq Al Hadid archaeological site

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          Shadi's take on the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

          CartoonNovember 02, 2025
          The Abiel Coin dates from between 300 and 100 BCE. Photo: Zayed National Museum

          Alexander the Great's ties to UAE to be explored at Zayed National Museum

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          When the world's only Ferrari-themed park opened in Abu Dhabi

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          Date palm weaving at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ithra

          Ithra’s Khoos Initiative keeps palm weaving alive for the future

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          The Step Pyramid of Djoser is one of the ancient sites at Saqqara. AP

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          MENAOctober 06, 2025
          The ibex statue, a Mesopotamian treasure, is being returned to Iraq. It was a resident of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for more than 50 years. Alamy

          New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq

          MENAOctober 01, 2025
          Sarawak, above, was an independent entity on the island of Borneo for more than 100 years. Getty

          How a Malaysian state could help settle issues of identity

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