Articles
How Iran broke all the rules with attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
When Iran allowed the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, it broke some of the most serious laws of diplomacy
Year in review 2015: The UAE mourned its martyrs with pride and sadness
In a single action, the UAE lost more men in warfare than at any time in its history. Before the sun had risen again, the first of the fallen returned home, flag-drapped, to an honour guard at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Air Base, and to a people whose grief was already stiffened with resolve.
Foundations of a great friendship: Sheikh Zayed’s 1990 visit to China
In 1990 Sheikh Zayed became the first leader of a GCC country to visit China.
Final push in polio battle
Africa has been declared polio-free, and thanks to valiant efforts the world may be next.
Unesco list gains three Gulf traditions
If you find yourself at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival this weekend, sitting in the majlis with a cup of gahwa and watching a display of al razfa dancing: Mabrouk! You are enjoying three of the world’s great cultural treasures.
1971: A year in history
Where terror takes its greatest toll
Terrorist attacks like the Paris shootings make headlines around the world, but the real victims of extremist violence are often ignored.
Not a precious drop of water to waste
Back to the Future: how Abu Dhabi has fast forward in 30 years
What if you had a DeLorean time machine in October 1985?
A Syrian family reunited in Germany - in pictures
The scandalous history of ‘hoverboards’
Is it a segway? Is it a hoverboard? Even the name of the latest craze to hit the UAE is controversial.
Colours of Palestine fly at the UN
After almost a century, the flag of Palestine will take its place alongside those of other states when it is raised at the United Nations on Wednesday, marking a pivotal moment in its people’s quest for nationhood.
