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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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The Maqta bridge as seen from the air in 1975. Traffic is increasing, but the road to Dubai is still little more than a track
Maqta Bridge: memories of a crossing spanning 50 years

It is half a century since the Maqta Bridge became the first road out of the city

HeritageAugust 05, 2018
Julian Walker, the British Political Agent to the UAE at the Centre for Documentation and Research, pictured in 2008. Lauren Lancaster / The National
British diplomat who mapped the borders of the emirates dies aged 89

Julian Walker, who worked closely with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid, would later recall the “jubilation and chaos” as the Union was signed

UAEJuly 23, 2018
Dr Michele Bambling from the Lest We Forget exhibition-turned-book project. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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From brutal to beautiful, book charts remarkable architecture of UAE

Abu Dhabi's Lest We Forget history project condenses its Venice Biennale of Architecture exhibition into a set of books for the public

HeritageJuly 23, 2018
Man covering himself with a magazine to avoid heat stroke from the intense summer sun at Karama in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Want to know when summer will be over? Look to the stars

Rain, wind, dust, humidity and heat — it's all part of your typical UAE summer. But forecasting traditionalists believe the hottest part of the year will be over in sooner than you might think

UAEJuly 09, 2018
Women and children play in the water fountains at the Place des Arts in Montreal. A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 17 people in the past week. Eva Hambach / AFP
Think it's hot in the UAE? Here's where else is sweltering

Britain and Canada hit record heights this summer but nowhere - in the world - was hotter than a small village in Oman

UAEJuly 07, 2018
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed pictured with Mubarak bin Qarran Al Mansoori during the Abu Dhabi awards ceremony at the Sea Palace. Ryan Carter for the Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
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Tributes as 'loyal and great' Sheikh Zayed adviser dies

Described by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed as a 'loyal and great figure'

UAEJuly 02, 2018
Patrick Moody, the British ambassador to the UAE. Courtesy Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Britain appoints new ambassador to the UAE

Patrick Moody previously worked in Pakistan and Afghanistan

UAEJuly 01, 2018
New sustainable standards save Abu Dhabi municipality more than Dh1bn

Longer lasting roads and better street lighting are among the cost cutting improvements

UAEJuly 01, 2018
Image of sulphur crested cockatoo from On the Art of Hunting with Birds
How did a parrot get to the Middle East from Australia, 800 years ago?

New research shows the exotic bird made a 12,000 mile journey down the Silk Road

UAEJune 30, 2018
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre announced that 39 out of 95 candidates passed the physical and psychological tests to qualify for the preliminary list of the UAE Astronaut Programme. Courtesy: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Race to be the first Emirati in space narrowed down to 39 hopefuls

Tests begin this week to decide who will fly to the International Space Centre in April 2019

UAEJune 30, 2018
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, greets Suhail Mubarak Al Dhaheri, at NMC Royal Hospital. Saeed Al Muhairi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed visits Suhail Mubarak Al Dhaheri in hospital

Crown Prince wishes good health and a speedy recovery

UAEJune 30, 2018
Petrol prices have been announced for June in the UAE. Victor Besa / The National
First day of pump your own petrol or go premium in Abu Dhabi

Choice of self-service or Dh10 charge to have attendent fill your tank

UAEJune 30, 2018
Dr Abdulrahman Makhlouf and Sheikh Zayed in 1974, planning how Abu Dhabi should look as it develops from a small coastal settlement into the UAE capital. Photo: Courtesy National Centre for Documentation and Research
Essay: in recognition of the country builders

Coming to this country in the 1960s and 1980s required determination, courage and no small measure of good humour. Many who did so left their mark on the UAE, writes James Langton

CommentJune 29, 2018
Abdulla Al Kaabi, a coastal heritage archaeologist at TCA Abu Dhabi, excavates inside Room 2 at site MR11 on Marawah Island. Courtesy Abu Dhabi TCA
Uncovering the life and death of the UAE's real life Flintstones

On Marawah Island a stone age tribe found a place where they could Abu Dhabi doo

HeritageJune 27, 2018
A hypothetical computer reconstruction of Marawah 8,000 years ago. Courtesy Image Nation - Abu Dhabi
Stone Age village discovered in Abu Dhabi after 8,000 years

Experts believe trading settlement on the island of Marawah was the first of its kind in what is now the UAE

HeritageJune 26, 2018
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