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          Take a leisurely stroll down memory lane for moments that shaped the UAE

          One Direction performs for screaming fans at Dubai's Sevens Stadium in Dubai on April 4, 2015. Sarah Dea / The National

          When One Direction lit up Dubai in 2015

          Music & On-stageMarch 28, 2025
          The lobby of the InterContinental Dubai in 1975. Photo: Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek

          When Dubai’s first five-star hotel opened in 1975

          TravelMarch 21, 2025
          UAE Founding Father the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing waving from a balcony in Abu Dhabi in 1980. Getty Images

          When Giscard d'Estaing met Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi in 1980

          CultureMarch 14, 2025
          Roger Federer and Andre Agassi playing tennis on Burj Al Arab in February 2005. Getty Images

          The 2005 Burj Al Arab Guinness World Record that still stands

          LifestyleMarch 07, 2025
          UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, receiving Sir Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Wam

          When Sheikh Zayed honoured Sir Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi

          CultureFebruary 28, 2025
          Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi opened its permanent campus on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi in February 2011. Delores Johnson / The National

          When Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi opened its campus in 2011

          LifestyleFebruary 21, 2025
          Pope Francis arriving to lead a public Mass at Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, in 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          When Pope Francis made his landmark visit to Abu Dhabi

          LifestyleFebruary 14, 2025
          Using only his bare hands and some chalk, Alain Robert scales the National Bank of Abu Dhabi headquarters in February 2003. Reuters

          When the ‘French Spider-Man’ scaled an Abu Dhabi skyscraper

          LifestyleFebruary 07, 2025
          Emirates Palace pictured about a month after it opened to the public. Getty Images

          When Abu Dhabi’s opulent Emirates Palace opened its doors in 2005

          LifestyleJanuary 31, 2025
          Rafael Nadal at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi in 2011. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National

          When sporting greats descended on Abu Dhabi for Laureus Awards 2011

          SportJanuary 24, 2025
          Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Princess Masako and Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed, deputy ruler of the Eastern Province of Abu Dhabi, watch a camel race in Al Ain during their four-day visit in 1995. AP

          When Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako enjoyed a camel race in Al Ain

          LifestyleJanuary 17, 2025
          Blake Lively visited Dubai Mall in 2014 to promote her new Gucci Premiere fragrance. Sarah Dea / The National

          When Blake Lively came to Dubai in 2014

          Pop CultureJanuary 10, 2025
          During his official visit to the United Arab Emirates in 2008, US President George W Bush met with the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE. Photo: Reuters

          When George W Bush visited the UAE in 2008

          CultureJanuary 03, 2025
          Barcelona's Lionel Messi holds the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup trophy as he celebrates the Spanish club's victory at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on December 19, 2009. Photo: AFP

          Lionel Messi and Barcelona triumph in Abu Dhabi in 2009

          FootballDecember 27, 2024
          The Christmas tree made use of a jewellery collection held by a retailer at the hotel to set the record. Delores Johnson / The National

          When Emirates Palace built the most expensive Christmas tree

          LifestyleDecember 20, 2024
          UAE Founding Father the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan honours France's Jacques Chirac with the Order of Zayed in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 1997. AFP

          When Sheikh Zayed honoured Jacques Chirac in 1997

          CultureDecember 13, 2024
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