Articles
Could this be the oldest known photograph of the land now known as the UAE?
A grainy image thought to be of Sharjah in 1873 predates previously recognised picture of Qasr Al Hosn from 1901
History of the leap year – the reason Christmas stays in the winter
First introduced by Julius Caesar, leap years remain crucial to how we operate
How direct dialling transformed phone calls in the UAE
What now seems a simple task was made possible 50 years ago this month with a call between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
After the Danish abdication, who are the world's longest-serving rulers?
Abdication of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II puts rulers of Sharjah, Fujairah and Ajman in top five
Are we about to see an airship comeback in Abu Dhabi?
Carbon-neutral flying has revived a technology first developed more than 100 years ago
Will 2024 be an improvement on the past year? Let's hope so
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon, along with the Paris Olympics, a return to the Moon and a reboot of Gladiator
UAE Union Day: The day the Emirates came of age
Postage stamps and the dirham made their debut in 1973, along with the Hawk of Quraish
Eight significant Cop summits - in pictures
From the first conference in Berlin to the plans ahead of Cop28 in Dubai
A timeline of UAE history since its founding in 1971
Key dates span politics and economics, life and death, war and peace
The terminal A-list: How Abu Dhabi's new experience ranks alongside the best
Glittering travel centres around the world have shown the departure lounge can be as much a part of the holiday experience as the destination
From camels on the runway to Tom Cruise on the roof – a history of Abu Dhabi's airports
New Terminal A takes a journey that began in the 1950s into the 21st Century
The school that grew from just two pupils to educating a king
School was founded on principles of Jewish educator who fled from Hitler's Germany
Will a new generation of Concordes fly us back to the future?
Twenty years after the world's only supersonic passenger jet touched down for the last time, plans are under way for its successor
Memories of 1973: war, an oil embargo, and Americans forced to queue for fuel
The Israel-Gaza crisis has evoked comparisons with a seismic year for geopolitics
How fake news is thickening the fog of war in Israel and Gaza
Hundred of deceptive or manufactured social media posts mean sites like X can no longer be fully trusted
