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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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Gobekli Tepe in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Luis Dafos / Alamy
Five sites hoping to make Unesco World Heritage List

To make the Unesco World Heritage list, a site mustbe shown to be of "outstanding universal value" and meet at least one of 10 criteria

UAEJune 25, 2018
UAE to set up an embassy in the Maldives

Decrees from Sheikh Khalifa also include trade deals with Russia and Tajikistan

UAEJune 25, 2018
A rocket Soyuz in the launch assembly on June 18, 2018 in Samara, Russia. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
First UAE astronaut is heading to the stars in April 2019

Flight on a Russian Soyuz spaceship is said to be April 2019

ScienceJune 20, 2018
Palestinian refugees attend school in the eastern Bekaa Valley town of Taalabaya, Lebanon, in May. AP
Emirati's Dh100m fund to educate refugee children

Dh100 million fund established by Emirati philanthropist Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

UAEJune 20, 2018
Wide-ranging changes to boost UAE's economy and Government revenues

Hotels are cheaper, housing and alcohol more expensive, plus a Dh50 billion boost for Abu Dhabi and red tape slashed for businesses

UAEJune 15, 2018
Korean waitresses play music at the Pyongyang Okryu-Gwan, a North Korean Restaurant in Abu Dhabi. AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili
Prime Okryu: a little corner of North Korea in Abu Dhabi

James Langton dines out at state-sponsored diner where loyalists serve barbecued beef and dumplings

UAEJune 14, 2018
Twenty-four hours after Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed announced a Dh50 billion stimulus for Abu Dhabi, the Executive Council met to begin implementing the plans. AP Photo / Andrew Harnik
Sheikh Mohammed announces Dh50bn stimulus for Abu Dhabi

Officials have been given just 90 days to create a detailed execution plan for the package

UAEJune 07, 2018
Abu Dhabi’s journey towards celebrating the last barrel of oil gathers pace

While Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's new plans are a game changer, the diversification of the capital’s economy has been in the making for decades

UAEJune 06, 2018
Apartment rents declined by 2 per cent quarter-on-quarter, while sales prices of apartments fell by 3 per cent.Christopher Pike / The National
Life in the UAE among the best in the world, UN report shows

In education, health, economic growth and female empowerment, the UAE is an international success story

UAEJune 05, 2018
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, stands for a photograph with UAE Space and Astronomy sector employees during an iftar reception at Al Bateen Palace on Monday evening. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed announces new social support programme

Measures designed to help promote cohesion and coexistence as well as providing financial assistance for families in Abu Dhabi

UAEJune 05, 2018
Ministers pledge to follow the true spirit of Zayed Humanitarian Work Day

Sheikh Zayed was remembered for his generosity and compassion on the anniversary of his death

UAEJune 04, 2018
A handout photo released by the ENEC on June 1, 2017 shows part of the Barakah Nuclear power plant under construction near al-Hamra west of Abu Dhabi in May 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ENEC / Arun GIRIJA / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ENEC / ARUN GIRIJA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
UAE's first nuclear power plant delayed until late 2019 or 2020

Operator says it must meet "highest standards" of safety and security

UAEJune 04, 2018
An Emirati man mourns Sheikh Zayed during the UAE Founding Father's funeral in Abu Dhabi on November 3 2004. Rabih Moghrabi / AFP
'Baba Zayed' remembered on anniversary of his death

Sheikh Zayed was mourned by his people and by all faiths from all nations

UAEJune 03, 2018
Sunny Varkey, founder of Gems Education and the Varkey Foundation, is a member of the UAE's tolerance committee. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company
Why would a billionaire give away half of their fortune?

Gems founder Sunny Varkey and the creator of Uber are among those who will give half their fortune to charity

UAEMay 31, 2018
Bill Gates pledged to give away half his fortune to good causes and co-founded The Giving Pledge, a project that encouraged more of the world's wealthiest people to follow suit. Ted S. Warren / AP
Meet the billionaires who plan to give their fortunes away

Led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, a group of the world's richest promise they won't take it with them or give it to their children

UAEMay 31, 2018
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