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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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Paul McCoy, from Ireland, says he does not regret his decision to move to the UAE during a pandemic. Christopher Whiteoak / The National
Meet the expats who moved to the UAE during the pandemic

Often arriving without jobs, many found new careers, friends and a new place to call home

UAEDecember 12, 2021
Gillian Murray, deputy principal of business and enterprise at Heriot-Watt University, speaks at Expo 2020 Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Today's workforce must upskill to secure jobs, say university leaders

Along with academic qualifications, skills-focused courses are also important

EducationDecember 10, 2021
Ananda Shakespeare, founder of Shakespeare Communications in Dubai, will change the work schedule of her employees in the New Year. Antonie Robertson / The National
Small businesses in UAE commit to new working week

Business owners say liaising with international clients and employees will become easier

GovernmentDecember 08, 2021
Officials said the world’s fair recorded 5,663,960 visits since its doors opened to the public on October 1. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai
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Expo 2020 Dubai hits 5.6 million visits

Nearly 900,000 visits were recorded in a week

Expo 2020December 06, 2021
A woman uses Dettol hand sanitiser, produced by Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, in an arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Reckitt are due to report third-quarter sales on Oct. 20. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Fake Dettol factories raided in battle against counterfeit trade

Fraudsters ramped up the manufacture of fake masks and sanitiser during the pandemic - and authorities are clamping down hard

GovernmentDecember 06, 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -A girl and a boy with UAE flag colors at Kite Beach, Jumeirah Beach Road. Ruel Pableo for The National for Kelly's story
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UAE at 50: families in the Emirates make December 2 a day to remember

From beach parties to staycations, UAE residents celebrated in style

UAE at 50December 02, 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Servhub treated their employees with the UAE National Day celebration at their accommodation in Jebel Ali. Ruel Pableo for The National for Kelly Clarke's story
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Expo workers celebrate UAE’s Golden Jubilee with giant cake

Gifts were also distributed at their accommodation complex in Jebel Ali

UAE at 50December 02, 2021
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Expo construction workers celebrate UAE National Day

Some of the builders, electricians and plumbers who worked on Expo 2020 Dubai celebrate National Day with cake, flags and dancing

UAEDecember 02, 2021
Passengers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport in London. The new, potentially more contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in more European countries, days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world rushing to stop the spread. AP
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UK's close contact rules weigh heavily on expat travellers' minds

Travellers will have to self-isolate for 10 full days if identified as a close contact of someone with new variant

TransportNovember 30, 2021
Big crowds are expected for the Dubai Rugby Sevens this coming National Day weekend. Antonie Robertson / The National
What are the Covid rules at the Dubai Rugby Sevens 2021?

The three-day sports festival will start on December 2

UAENovember 24, 2021
Street dancers entertain the crowds at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai
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Expo 2020 to entertain crowds with spectacular Jubilee celebrations

Visitors will be able to watch fireworks and specially curated shows celebrating the UAE's 50th anniversary

Expo 2020November 24, 2021
The new Al Maktoum family portrait released by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai.
Dubai's Sheikh Hamdan unveils Al Maktoum family portrait

Painting features three generations of the emirate's ruling family

HeritageNovember 22, 2021
Ruwwad Najib, 10, from India with his Expo 2020 Dubai Passport. Victor Besa / The National
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Expo 2020 Dubai records 4.1 million visits in seven weeks

The number of virtual visits to the world fair have passed 22 million

Expo 2020November 22, 2021
Khawla Al Blooshi (far right) during the camel race in Dubai. Photo: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre
Meet the Emirati woman camel rider who races side-by-side with men

Khawla Al Blooshi only started riding in the summer

HeritageNovember 21, 2021
Vince Reffet, left, and teammate Fred Fugen. Clint McLean / The National
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Tributes paid to Dubai Jetman Vince Reffet on anniversary of fatal crash

The Frenchman died during a training accident on November 17 last year

UAENovember 19, 2021
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