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Kelly Clarke

Kelly Clarke

Senior News Reporter
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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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The Palm Jumeirah as seen from space. Photo: Dubai Media Office
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KhalifaSat beams back impressive pictures of Dubai from space

Several images of the Dubai Canal also featured among the images shared online on Friday

UAE in SpaceJanuary 07, 2022
Sharjah Police seize hundreds of motorcycles and bikes in a safety drive. Photo: Sharjah Police
Sharjah Police seize more than 6,700 motorbikes in 2021

Officers say many of the accidents reported in the emirate involved delivery drivers

GovernmentJanuary 07, 2022
Morning commute for Dubai residents on the first working Friday of 2022. Antonie Robertson / The National
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UAE residents wake to first Friday of the new working week

The usual rush hour failed to materialise as many worked and studied from home

GovernmentJanuary 07, 2022
Zara Rutherford, 19, has been on a mission to break records as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a microlight aircraft. She touched down in Dubai this week before flying to Saudi Arabia.
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Daredevil teen pilot touches down in Dubai

Zara Rutherford, 19, touched down in Dubai this week before the final leg of an incredible journey

Expo 2020January 04, 2022
Pupils arriving at the Jumeira Baccalaureate School in Dubai after the winter break. Pawan Singh / The National
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Dubai and Sharjah head teachers predict rapid return to normal classes

Despite some closures, many schools in Dubai had more than 75 per cent of pupils back in classrooms

EducationJanuary 03, 2022
More than two dozen schools in Dubai are starting the new year with online classes after high numbers of Covid-19 infections among staff. AP
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Dubai principal says teachers with Covid-19 not to blame for switch to e-learning

School head says a minority of parents claimed teachers should not have travelled abroad over holidays

EducationJanuary 03, 2022
People wait outside the Covid-19 testing centre at Heathrow's Terminal 5. Photo: AFP
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UAE residents abroad turned away from flights after PCR delays and rule changes

Passengers travelling from UK had to reschedule flights or pay for fast-track PCR tests at last minute

TransportJanuary 03, 2022
Mike Lambert, principal at Dubai College, said the school community had pulled together to open as planned. Photo: Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Parents step in to help amid teaching shortages at Dubai school

Dubai College says community pulled together to ensure classes could start after several teachers tested positive for Covid-19

EducationJanuary 03, 2022
Pupils prepare to board the school bus at Jumeirah Baccalaureate School in Dubai. Amy Leang / The National
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UAE's back-to-school checklist for parents and pupils

Requirements for pupils vary between the emirates

EducationJanuary 03, 2022
Students arriving at the Jumeira Baccalaureate School after the winter break in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Longer days for many Dubai schools as new term and shorter working week start

Schools across the country are altering lesson timetables and breaks

EducationJanuary 03, 2022
At least a dozen schools will return to remote learning this week owing to Covid-19 among teachers and pupils. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Nearly 30 private schools in Dubai return to e-learning

Gems Education says 26 of its 28 schools will take remote classes from Monday after Covid-19 testing

EducationJanuary 02, 2022
Passengers travelling from the UK to Dubai will need to take a pre-departure PCR test a maximum of 48 hours before flying. Reuters
PCR test validity reduced to 48 hours for UK to Dubai travellers

New rule came into effect at 4am on Sunday

UAEJanuary 02, 2022
Antonio Yat couldn’t believe his luck when he matched five of six numbers in the Mahzooz draw, bagging him a hefty Dh1million.
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Meet some of the UAE's Mahzooz millionaires for 2021

Some Mahzooz winners paid off debts, others got married, and one has her sights set on win number two

UAEDecember 31, 2021
Abdul Fattah, who recently received a 10-year golden visa, says Arabic calligraphy should be an art form celebrated by all cultures around the world. Photo: Erika Rasmussen for The National
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Meet the calligrapher behind Dubai's first street signs

In 1980, Abdul Fattah came across a job advertisement in a local newspaper in his native Egypt to work for Dubai Municipality

HeritageDecember 19, 2021
Meet the man who helped pen some of Dubai's first Arabic street signs
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Meet the man who helped pen some of Dubai's first Arabic street signs

The father-of-four says Arabic calligraphy should be an art form celebrated by all cultures around the world

Expo 2020December 19, 2021
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