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Army and police officers' Dh100,000 pension gap
Former officers call for reform of the system as those who retired recently are paid six times as much as colleagues who left before 2008.
Abu Dhabi Government departments to be inspected
Evaluation programme designed to make them more accountable and transparent.
Arab League to bolster its ties in the Pacific
The Arab League has endorsed a UAE initiative of holding a forum in Abu Dhabi to promote co-operation through trade and investment.
Abdullah swears in Emirati diplomats
More than 100 Emirati diplomats have been sworn in by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in a step towards bolstering staff at the country's expanding number of missions.
Let us keep Ramadan all year round
The better angels of our nature should not be constrained by any time limit.
Safe driving emphasised before learners are even on the road
In his quest for a driving licence, The National's Kareem Shaheen discovers that a mistake in the learners' compound can have severe consequences.
UAE 'wants to be more self-reliant'
A military trade mission will be organised here next month as the nation looks at creating local jobs and manufacturing through bolstering its defence industry.
Park51 debate is about Islam in America
Imam urges the need for multiculturalism and says reaction to an Islamic centre near Ground Zero moves beyond issue of property.
Fear blunts my driving ambition
The rash of car crashes during Ramadan gives our driver in training second thoughts about taking to the road. But fear aside, he knows he must press on.
There is no struggle between Islam and America, imam says
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf says opposition to the plan to build an interfaith centre near Ground Zero was being led by a "tiny, vociferous minority".
'Transparency' is a watchword for residents of nuclear site in Braka
Efforts to educate residents about the UAE's nuclear programme are set to intensify over the coming months, and so far officials say they have had receptive ears.
No fossil fuel problems for UAE's nuclear project
Nuclear power plants like those to be built in the UAE do not produce greenhouse gases or nitrogen and sulphur oxides.
Parking puts me in a tight spot
The early-morning lessons begin to take their toll on our learner driver. But with gear changes under his seat belt, he gets a chance to accelerate to a speedy 10kph.
Blackwater founder questioned in Abu Dhabi
Erik Prince, who faces a civil lawsuit by two former employees of his notorious private security company, says he moved to Abu Dhabi for "business climate".
Zakat Fund to give Dh1 million for 100 converts
New converts are one of eight broad categories defined as deserving recipients of zakat or mandatory tax in Islam.
