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Kelly Clarke

Kelly Clarke

Senior News Reporter
Location
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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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Pupils from The English College Dubai received a surprise visit from their teachers ahead of virtual graduation ceremony. Courtesy: The English College Dubai
Play55:49
Watch: Dubai teachers visit pupils at home ahead of graduation

Sixty two pupils from The English College Dubai will graduate this year in a virtual ceremony on June 24

EducationJune 14, 2020
Swab tests, rapid blood testing and temperatures checks are carried out on passengers on site at the airport.Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Government Media Office
Play34:24
35,000 passengers pass through Abu Dhabi airport

So far, 3,300 residents and citizens have arrived back in the country after they were stranded abroad due to Covid-19

GovernmentJune 10, 2020
The primary school opened in 2017 and had a capacity of about 600, though enrolment numbers were understood to be lower. The National
Dubai school closes down blaming Covid-19 impact

Rising School in Nad Al Sheba will close on July 2, the last day of term

EducationJune 08, 2020
Repatriation flights will leave Dubai on June 12 and 16 for Accra, Ghana. Christopher Pike / Bloomberg
Ghana embassy announces two repatriation flights from Dubai

Flights will leave on June 12 and June 16 at a cost of Dh2,500 per ticket

GovernmentJune 07, 2020
A Dubai charity has set up a donation drive to help raise money to fly families from Ghana home. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai charity steps in to help fly Ghanaian families home

The group were sleeping in a park in the city’s Satwa district before Dubai Police took them in

GovernmentJune 06, 2020
The homeless and jobless people from Ghana gather at a park in Dubai's Satwa district. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai Police take in families from Ghana after dozens found homeless

Up to 50 residents found sleeping in Satwa park, officials say

GovernmentJune 03, 2020
Shoppers at Mall of the Emirates. REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah
Play57:52
Shoppers return to Dubai malls as restrictions eased further 

Retailers said they were confident customers would soon be back en masse

GovernmentJune 03, 2020
Due to the earlier flight suspensions, Mohammed Jamal was stuck in the UK for more than 65 days. Courtesy: Mohammed Jamal
UAE resident details journey home after two months stuck in UK

Mohammed Jamal says the journey from the UK to Dubai was surreal, but it's a relief to be back

GovernmentMay 29, 2020
Ahmed Tony uses a weights machine at GymNation in Al Quoz. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Play44:42
Dubai gyms reopen as Covid-19 restrictions ease

On Wednesday, the emirate's gyms welcomed customers for the first time since March

HealthMay 28, 2020
Stephen Finnegan and Tara Powderly (L-R) from Ireland shop for bicycles and accessories at Revolution Cycles store in Dubai's Motor City. With quieter streets and roads, some residents have swapped their gym routines for a leisurely bike ride instead. Pawan Singh / The National
Coronavirus: bike rentals soar as UAE residents turn to cycling

Rental stores report high demand as residents look to get out of their homes

TransportMay 26, 2020
Eve Quirante's parents, far right, are looking after her children in the Philippines. Courtesy: Eve Quirante
Families of UAE's migrant workers suffering during pandemic

Many workers have had their salaries reduced or have been put on unpaid leave due to the pandemic

HealthMay 25, 2020
Khalid Abdelkareem, a student at the University of Bath in the UK, at his home in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh/The National
UAE students braced for muted graduation during virtual ceremonies

University graduates admit it is a bittersweet moment as they cannot celebrate with friends and family as planned

EducationMay 25, 2020
Abu Dhabi residents take a stroll along the Corniche to watch the sunset on the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Victor Besa / The National
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First day of Eid lifts the mood for UAE residents

Friends and families venture out on first day of Eid Al Fitr holiday in search of respite from life under cloud of pandemic

UAEMay 24, 2020
Baby Selim was born just after midnight on Sunday, the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Courtesy: Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi
Parents welcome healthy babies on Eid Al Fitr

For some it was a muted celebration as family and friends were not permitted to visit hospitals

HealthMay 24, 2020
Ghena Aswad, left, pictured here with her father, Saad, landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport on May 13. Courtesy - Ghena Aswad
UAE residents reunite with loved ones for Eid

Abeer Raza, 20, was reunited with her family on May 13 more than six weeks after the UAE closed its borders

GovernmentMay 22, 2020
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