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      James Langton

      James Langton

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      James was one of the original founding editors for The National back in 2008, responsible for news features. Now back in the UK, he contributes to The National on a wide range of topics from space flight to heritage. In a long career in journalism, he worked for the London Telegraph and Evening Standard, and as a correspondent in New York.
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      JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - August 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R) bids farewell to with HRH Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia (L), at King Abdulaziz International Airport. ( Mohammed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs ) ---
      Ties between UAE and Saudi only grow closer with time

      Tourism, finance and housing among the latest joint measures under consideration

      GovernmentNovember 28, 2019
      will.i.am is the face of the Expo 2020 Dubai ad campaign
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      will.i.am tells the world to come to Expo 2020 Dubai

      Rapper is the face of Dubai's massive new international ad campaign

      UAENovember 21, 2019
      Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Bill Gates pledged tens of millions of dollars to fight disease in 2017. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court
      Reaching the Last Mile: Fight against world's worst diseases comes to UAE

      The forum brings together over 250 global health experts to tackle preventable diseases

      HealthNovember 19, 2019
      The 15 Reach award nominees are to be recognised for their work on the front lines of disease prevention in Abu Dhabi this week. Courtesy: Reach Awards / Reaching the Last Mile
      Unsung heroes to be recognised in the battle against disease and poverty

      The Reach Awards in Abu Dhabi celebrate courageous health workers and brilliant researchers

      HealthNovember 18, 2019
      Kalashnikov, who would have turned 100 on November 10, died in 2013 at the age of 94. Getty Images
      Was Kalashnikov really racked with regret for creating the AK-47?

      On what would have been Mikhail Kalashnikov 100th birthday, we explore the legacy of a man who showed remorse over his ‘creation’ in the years before his death

      EuropeNovember 14, 2019
      A picture made available by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM shows Egyptian Defense Minister and Military Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) saluting as he is welcomed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (R) upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi on March 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/WAM/HO == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / WAM" == NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by HO / WAM / AFP)
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      UAE and Egypt's relationship 'deeply grounded in history'

      The two countries have been close since the time of Sheikh Zayed

      GovernmentNovember 13, 2019
      The Silver Spitfire. Courtesy: IWC
      How the Arabian Gulf helped defeat Hitler's airforce

      Gulf countries raised funds to buy a squadron of Spitfires

      UAENovember 10, 2019
      Undated photograph showing (right-left) Sheikh Zayed and his son Sheikh Khalifa. Courtesy Al Ittihad.
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      As we celebrate Flag Day, how the winds of change have blown through the UAE

      Sheikh Khalifa became president on November 3, 2004 and the UAE of 2019 is a very different place

      GovernmentNovember 02, 2019
      Artificial intelligence is already playing a key part in everyday life in the Emirates, with its influence only set to grow. AFP
      Artificial intelligence isn't coming to the UAE - it is already here

      Viewed as a hi-tech tool of the future, AI is already helping to track down criminals, make roads safer and cut down food waste in the Emirates

      ScienceOctober 17, 2019
      Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow in 2017. Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
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      Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Abu Dhabi

      It will be Mr Putin's second visit to the UAE since 2007

      GovernmentOctober 11, 2019
      Flight Lieutenant Mathew Stannard is to become the RAF's first rocket man. Courtesy Ministry of Defence
      One small step for Britain as it gets back into the space race

      RAF pilot Mathew Stannard will fly a converted Virgin jumbo jet - called Cosmic Girl - to launch a satellite into orbit

      ScienceOctober 04, 2019
      The astronauts give a final wave as they ascend the steps of the Soyuz. AFP
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      Emirati astronaut: In a flash of light history was made

      The blast-off from a remote Kazakh space base into the dark night sky is just the beginning for Hazza Al Mansouri, writes James Langton from Baikonur Cosmodrome

      UAEOctober 01, 2019
      Hazza Al Mansouri and the rest of the astronauts at the ISS. NASA
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      Hazza Al Mansouri's first day in space

      The Emirati made history as he arrived at the International Space Station early on Thursday morning

      UAESeptember 26, 2019
      Hazza Al Mansouri and his fellow astronauts will journey to the International Space Station on a Soyuz craft from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday. AP
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      The 'secret' city where UAE astronaut will reach for the stars

      Baikonur was once banished from the map but will now forever have a place in UAE history as the launch pad for a nation's long-held dream to soar into space

      ScienceSeptember 26, 2019
      From left, U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), take a selfie photo during a news conference in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The new Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled on Wednesday, Sept 25. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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      'Sheikh Zayed’s dream is coming true': Major Hazza Al Mansouri

      Astronauts describe their overwhelming support from members of the public

      ScienceSeptember 25, 2019
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