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      Kelly Clarke

      Kelly Clarke

      Senior News Reporter
      Location
      UAE
      Kelly is a senior reporter and covers a wide range of news from environment to education and travel. Whether it be overcoming adversity, acts of bravery or unsung heroes, she loves to delve deep and tell human interest stories. A graduate of Middlesex University in the UK, she joined The National in 2019. She visited the UAE in 2012 with plans to stay for a month and hasn’t left since.

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      Dubai's property market has this year recorded its strongest start in more than a decade. AP Photo
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      Rera rent calculator explained: What rights do tenants have?

      Property type and size, the location and current market value limit how much landlords can raise rental prices

      UAEJuly 29, 2023
      The first GCC Summit, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi in 1981. Photo: Intercontinental Hotel
      Abu Dhabi hotel that became birthplace of the GCC

      At 7.55pm on May 25, 1981, six rulers came together for the first Gulf Corporation Council summit in the UAE capital

      HeritageMay 25, 2023
      Morning prayers held at Al Khayle Mosque in Khalifa City on the first day of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
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      Muslims set to observe two Ramadans in 2030

      The Islamic Hijri calendar is based on lunar cycles and it takes 33 years to complete a full cycle

      RamadanMarch 21, 2023
      Mina Plaza in Abu Dhabi was demolished on November 27, 2020. Victor Besa / The National
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      Seven of the biggest building demolitions from around the world

      As Dubai takes down unfinished real estate project The Pearl, The National looks back at other buildings turned to rubble from years gone by

      WorldJanuary 24, 2023
      Once complete, the network will connect all of the emirates. Photo: Etihad Rail
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      Full guide to Etihad Rail, the region's biggest train project

      Full fleet of trains and wagons running on the network will replace 5,600 heavy road vehicle trips per day and carry passengers across the UAE

      TransportOctober 13, 2022
      Expat families face high autumn travel costs from the Emirates to the UK in particular. EPA
      UAE residents on waiting lists for UK flights as prices stay sky high

      Demand and high fuel costs mean autumn prices are higher than usual

      TransportSeptember 15, 2022
      Tributes have poured in from the UAE for Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday. AP
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      UAE residents pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II

      Some residents were included in her birthday honours lists in years gone by

      UAESeptember 09, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed pictured during the British monarch's visit to Abu Dhabi in November 2010. EPA
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      Queen Elizabeth death: President Sheikh Mohamed leads UAE tributes

      UAE and Gulf leaders have sent their condolences after the UK monarch's death

      GovernmentSeptember 08, 2022
      The endurance event is expected to last 10 months, during which the boat will bear the number 71, in recognition of the UAE’s founding in 1971. Photo: AFP
      UAE-registered sailboat to embark on 48,000km race around the world

      Boat will bear the number 71, in recognition of the UAE’s founding in 1971

      TransportSeptember 03, 2022
      A screengrab from a video posted on Nimsdai Foundation's Facebook page showing the rubbish left behind on K2. Photo: Nimsdai Foundation
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      Dismay over mountains of rubbish left on Pakistan's K2

      Two hundred people have reached the summit of the second-highest mountain in the world so far this year

      AsiaAugust 31, 2022
      Yevheniy Semenov says it is a bittersweet moment marking Ukraine's Independence Day as war rages back home. Photo: Victor Besa / The National
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      Ukrainians living 3,500km from home in UAE mark bittersweet Independence Day

      Refugees in the UAE who fled their homeland or abandoned plans to repatriate wonder when they can return to a free country

      UAEAugust 24, 2022
      Repton School in Dubai is looking to appoint an English teacher ahead of the new academic year. Photo: Repton Dubai
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      Scores of teaching and school staff jobs on offer as new school term nears

      Start dates for vacancies are from September through to January next year

      EducationAugust 17, 2022
      In the first three months of the year, Sharjah noted a huge reduction in traffic accidents and fatalities compared with the same period in 2021. Photo: The National
      Sharjah’s four-day work week cuts road-related accidents and deaths

      Study showed government employees were also more productive since the change on January 1

      GovernmentAugust 09, 2022
      Calgary was named the most liveable city in North America and the third most liveable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global survey. Bloomberg
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      Canada has some of the most liveable cities in North America

      Country ranks highly in Economist Intelligence Unit’s global survey

      UAEAugust 07, 2022
      Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., February 10, 2018. Chinese tourists, Zoe Yang and best friend Ziwei Wan, enjoy the sights at the UAE Heritage Village. Victor Besa / The National National Requested By: Olive Obina
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      UAE poised for potentially 'swift and robust' influx of Chinese tourists

      A recent easing of quarantine restrictions returning Chinese nationals offers hope but uncertainty remains

      UAEAugust 03, 2022
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