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      The Titan DS takes centre stage. Olga Voronova / Inkas
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      Idex 2019: Home-grown car armourer battles the big boys

      A UAE vehicle customiser is taking on international brands for orders at Abu Dhabi's defence exhibition

      UAEFebruary 20, 2019
      An Argentina Swat team competes during the UAE Swat Challenge 2019. Kamran Jebreili / AP
      Sheikh Hamdan attends UAE's Swat Challenge

      Elite police squads from across the globe took part in the five-day event, which tested team law-enforcement skills in a competitive environment

      UAEFebruary 14, 2019
      ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 17, 2019. EVRT Drag Race in Yas Marina Circuit. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: ADAM WORKMAN Section: SP
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      EVRT Middle East drag racers tear strip off Yas - in pictures

      The raw power of electric cars was on display at Abu Dhabi on Thursday as an opener to their 2019 tour of the region

      MotoringJanuary 20, 2019
      An Indian participant prepares to fly a kite during the 30th International Kite Festival near the site of the Statue Of Unity, the world's tallest statue, in Kevadiya some 200 kms from Ahmedabad in India's western Gujarat state on January 8, 2019. The festival started on January 6 and ends on January 14, 2019. / AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
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      Kite fliers duke it out around India's giant Statue of Unity

      India’s International Kite Festival has attracted competitors from around the world

      AsiaJanuary 08, 2019
      An aerial view shows ice sculptures during the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province on January 7, 2019. / AFP / FRED DUFOUR
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      China's spectacular snow and ice festival - in pictures

      The Harbin gala is the largest ice festival in the world and features a dramatic array of installations and activities

      AsiaJanuary 07, 2019
      Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente is the new World Champion after a fitting finale to a barnstorming UIM F1 H2O World Championship at the 19th Grand Prix of Sharjah on Khalid Lagoon on Saturday. Photo by Arek Rejs
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      Shaun Torrente wins 'Showdown in Sharjah' to take F1H2O title

      Team Abu Dhabi take top three slots at Grand Prix of Sharjah at Khalid Lagoon

      Other SportDecember 15, 2018
      Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia perform a flypast over the UAE. Emirates
      UAE's 'spectacular' National Day flypast wins praise from aviation experts

      The aviation showcase proved popular among both residents and aircraft experts

      HeritageDecember 04, 2018
      The Crown Prince of Dubai posted the image on Sunday afternoon. Instagram
      Sheikh Hamdan celebrates National Day with jet-propelled post

      The Crown Prince of Dubai has greeted his Instagram followers with a greeting featuring a powered wing

      HeritageDecember 03, 2018
      A steampunk enthusiast attends the sixth annual Haworth Steampunk Weekend in Haworth, northern England on November 25, 2018. The three-day alternative lifestyle festival features: music, dancers, entertainers, burlesque performers, vintage vehicles, a fashion show and a masquerade ball. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. / AFP / OLI SCARFF
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      Steampunk enthusiasts storm sleepy village - in pictures

      Fans of the fashion subgenre took to the streets to take part in an annual event celebrating a mix of 19th-century styling with an eye on the future

      EuropeNovember 27, 2018
      Inside the Bridge Gallery for brunch. Simon Wilgress-Pipe / The National
      Abu Dhabi GP: Early spectators get the party started with a well-placed brunch

      Formula One fans settle in for a little brunching as the action starts to heat up on track

      LifestyleNovember 23, 2018
      Dubai Expo 2020 under construction. Courtsey Dubai Expo
      WATCH: Drone footage released of Expo 2020 pavilions

      Graphic representations of the structures are featured in the latest images

      UAENovember 21, 2018
      Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons, 1989
      My favourite reads: Simon Wilgress-Pipe

      Here are five books that cover all bases - comedy, horror and something of a more literary nature

      November 15, 2018
      DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 12, 2018. The Dubai Metro Murals Project. This initiative, run by Brand Dubai, will see some of the pillars that hold up the Dubai Metro painted by two international artists, Peruvian Daniel Cortez and Dominican-born, Miami-based Elio Mercado, known as Evoca1. These two artists will paint the pillars in between the DIFC and Emirates Towers stations. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section: NA
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      Dubai's Metro Murals project - in pictures

      Some of the pillars holding up the city's transport system are being decorated with the works of two international artists

      TransportNovember 12, 2018
      Cars scorched by the Carr Fire rest at a residence in Redding, Calif., on Friday, July 27, 2018. The fire rapidly expanded Thursday when erratic flames swept through the historic Gold Rush town of Shasta and nearby Keswick, then cast the Sacramento River in an orange glow as they jumped the banks into Redding. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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      Californian wildfire blazes through US state

      A blaze has killed five and forced thousands to flee their homes

      The AmericasJuly 29, 2018
      Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., July 3, 2018. The Premier League trophy visits the National offices by former Manchester City striker Paul Dickov. Victor Besa / The National
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      The National welcomes Manchester City crew with silverware in tow

      Delegation is on international trophy tour that will take in 15 cities around the world

      UAEJuly 05, 2018

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