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How a Kuwaiti artist in Louisiana is realising his Khaleeji rock dream
+Aziz speaks about blending cultures through his genre-hopping band Kuwaisiana
What one photo says about Abu Dhabi's Khalidiya neighbourhood 50 years on
Writer Ali Khaled looks back on growing up in Khalidiya, and what it means to see an aerial image of the place taken by his late father in 1974
'It was all gone': Beirut painter Farah Malhas defies tragedy to exhibit in Dubai
The artist explains how she found solace in creating pieces for World Art Dubai after the port blast destroyed her studio
This is the Saudi podcast king chronicling rapid change in the Gulf
He started his successful culture podcast ‘Fnjan’ from his bedroom about five years ago
Move over Mo Salah, here's Egypt's Queen of football
As the first and only Arab female footballer playing the sport professionally in Europe, Egyptian athlete Sarah Essam is breaking boundaries from afar, finds Ali Khaled
The Dubai gym helping women become more comfortable with boxing
Founder Michelle Kuehn has built a community around 'no flash, just real boxing'
Sonu Shivdasani: the man who put the Maldives on the luxury tourism map
Soneva Fushi, a celebrity honeymoon favourite, has now been operating for 25 years. We sit down with its founder
Heading off for the summer? Earn money on your home while you are away
Dubai owners can rent out their properties as short-term holiday lets on sites such as Airbnb to secure extra income
The Syrian teen refugees living their sporting dreams in Brazil
Four teenage boys from Syria have been plucked from a refugee camp in Jordan to be a part of a football club in Brazil, and their heartwarming journey is being made into a documentary
UAE's Yahsat satellite spreads opportunities in Africa
New Al Yah 3 satellite gives broadband service YahClick to eight new markets, including Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe
Wozniacki, Radwanska and Ivanovic through to Dubai Tennis Championships third round
Agnieszka Radwańska maintained her bid for a second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after battling past Caroline Garcia in her second round match.
Song remains the same: the appeal of anniversary tours is growing
As U2 embark on their Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour, we take a look at the trend of bands banking on back catalogues to sell tickets.
Forget flying cars, motoring’s future lies deep underground
Ali Khaled discusses about the genuine prospects for flying cars dotting our skylines
Social media and the polluted waters of public discourse
Author Jon Ronson reminds us that there is nothing funny about public shaming, writes Ali Khaled
UAE club football’s finances need urgent attention
Since the sport here turned professional, heavy financial support meant clubs had little reason to operate on a strict commercial basis – but talks held on Wednesday may help to avert a potentially devastating crisis in the game.