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A natural question: is there space for green in the plan?
The Urban Planning Council's programme lays stress on public transport but there is a need for the protection of, and enhancement of, the open spaces that exist in the capital.
Questions for the press to ask - and to ask of itself
Sheikh Zayed was of the view that the media not only had a role to play as a source of information for the public but also that it should seek to put forward comments, suggestions and - yes - criticisms.
The complexities of residency deserve debate
I read Sultan Al Qassemi's column this week, where he suggests that "some" long-term expatriate residents should be given permanent residency status, with interest.
Tourists need a place in the village to stop and spend
Luxury tourist developments are fine - well, sometimes - but they're not of much benefit to the people of the ordinary communities nearby.
On the trail of a mystery, from Peru to Fujairah
Billy's father came from a relatively poor Irish background in Manchester, in the northwest of England. He had educated himself and set out, like many before him, to make a new life in the Americas.
Gunmaker's royal tribute that backfires spectacularly
The concept of this rifle is an insult to the mosque, to the man who spurred its construction and to Islam itself.
Don't let Abu Dhabi's future bury its past
I have no objection to fine new buildings (although I wish more reflected an authentic Arabian architectural tradition), and I welcome, for example, the user-friendly gardens along the Corniche. But I fear that in a year or two Abu Dhabi will become a city that has virtually nothing left of its heritage.
The challenge for today's architects: match those of 300BC
Driving along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai the other day I was struck - and not for the first time - by some of the rather remarkable architecture
