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Student who upstaged Colin Firth is identified
21-year-old Emirati from Zayed University fainted on stage as star of The King's Speech was giving talk at Diff.
Rescued from poverty by a talent for salsa
An outstanding talent for dance took Eider Rua from a poverty-stricken background to a promising career in Dubai. He escaped drugs and gangs and now he plans to help youngsters do the same.
My Life: Tackle the to-do list
Time waits for no woman with a to-do list, so tick off a must do today.
Dhow racing gives the world a taste of Emirati culture
Traditional dhows have plied the Gulf for centuries, laden with dates, fish and spices, but the focus in Dubai at the recent Louis Vuitton Trophy was on speed. However, racing the ancient Arab vessel still requires old-fashioned sailing skills.
Style File: Sonia Irvine
The founder of the Formula One hot spot the Amber Lounge has still been playing host at the exclusive after-race club while caring for her daughters, six-month-old Katie and Megan, eight.
BBC's Mishal Husain: from UAE to US to China
Mishal Husain, one of the best-known faces on BBC World News, talks about her upbringing in Abu Dhabi and her shining career in journalism.
How missionaries transformed Abu Dhabi healthcare
Oasis Hospital in Al Ain celebrates 50 years since it changed childbirth in Abu Dhabi forever.
Style file: Beverley Knight
The British soul and R&B singer Beverley Knight has sung with the likes of Prince, supported Take That on their 2006 comeback tour and now is preparing for her first performance in Abu Dhabi next week as part of the Formula One weekend.
Road from Damascus
London's Edgware Road has been called the most Islamic place on the planet outside the Middle East. Tahira Yaqoob finds out why it is such a magnet for Muslims the world over and how its unique community spirit continues to thrive.
Life lessons: Arnaud Palu, Majid Al Futtaim Group
Leisure boss Arnaud Palu gives his take on how to be success at work and in life.
Sweet, with a kick: iftar at Sloane's
The mouth-watering iftar buffet at Sloane's in the Grosvenor House hotel, Dubai, will tempt you back for refills.
Diana's desert charm offensive
Feature On the 13th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Tahira Yaqoob looks back through archive photographs to the 1989 royal visit to the UAE.
What do women want? Here's the definitive list ...
Paco Underhill's book What Women Want claims to dispel any myths about why we make the choices we make. We list our pick of top 10 demands.
Fatiguing Facebook may finally be nearing its final chapter
Former Facebookers are, I am certain, turning to Twitter to continue posting messages about the mundanity of their drab existences.
I don't say I won't - but I haven't said I do
'Too many weddings' grumbled my father. It wasn't the fact that the wedding season was upon us but that I was always the wedding guest and never the bride.
