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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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