A convoy of diplomatic cars containing British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrive at the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
A convoy of diplomatic cars containing British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrive at the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
Iranian pedestrians walk past the main gate of the newly reopened British Embassy in Tehran. The embassy has been closed for almost four years after hard-liners protesting the imposition of international sanctions over Iran’s contested nuclear program stormed it in November 2011. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Iranian pedestrians walk past the main gate of the newly reopened British Embassy in Tehran. The embassy has been closed for almost four years after hard-liners protesting the imposition of international sanctions over Iran’s contested nuclear program stormed it in November 2011. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Graffiti in Persian reads “Death to England” above a picture of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Tehran. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a historic step in the thawing of relations between Iran and Western powers. Darren Staples / Reuters
Graffiti in Persian reads “Death to England” above a picture of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Tehran. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a historic step in the thawing of relations between Iran and Western powers. Darren Staples / Reuters
Iran and the UK are also expected to appoint ambassadors in the coming months. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Iran and the UK are also expected to appoint ambassadors in the coming months. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
A convoy of diplomatic cars containing British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrive at the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
A convoy of diplomatic cars containing British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrive at the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and non-resident charge d’affaires Ajay Sharma watch as the Union flag is raised at the British Embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a historic step in the thawing of relations between the Islamic state and Western powers. Darren Staples / Reuters
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and non-resident charge d’affaires Ajay Sharma watch as the Union flag is raised at the British Embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a historic step in the thawing of relations between the Islamic state and Western powers. Darren Staples / Reuters
An Iranian man with his mobile shoeshine stall passes in front of the British embassy in Tehran. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived at the embassy as Britain reopened its diplomatic presence in Tehran four years after it was attacked by protesters. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
An Iranian man with his mobile shoeshine stall passes in front of the British embassy in Tehran. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived at the embassy as Britain reopened its diplomatic presence in Tehran four years after it was attacked by protesters. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
Embassy staff work in front of a vandalised mirror at the British Embassy in Tehran. Darren Staples / Reuters
Embassy staff work in front of a vandalised mirror at the British Embassy in Tehran. Darren Staples / Reuters
Iranian and foreign media wait in front of the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived at the embassy as Britain reopened its diplomatic presence in Tehran four years after it was attacked by protesters. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
Iranian and foreign media wait in front of the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived at the embassy as Britain reopened its diplomatic presence in Tehran four years after it was attacked by protesters. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA

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Britain reopens its Iran embassy - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

August 23, 2015

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Britain’s foreign secretary reopened his country’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.

Where to buy art books in the UAE

There are a number of speciality art bookshops in the UAE.

In Dubai, The Lighthouse at Dubai Design District has a wonderfully curated selection of art and design books. Alserkal Avenue runs a pop-up shop at their A4 space, and host the art-book fair Fully Booked during Art Week in March. The Third Line, also in Alserkal Avenue, has a strong book-publishing arm and sells copies at its gallery. Kinokuniya, at Dubai Mall, has some good offerings within its broad selection, and you never know what you will find at the House of Prose in Jumeirah. Finally, all of Gulf Photo Plus’s photo books are available for sale at their show. 

In Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi has a beautiful selection of catalogues and art books, and Magrudy’s – across the Emirates, but particularly at their NYU Abu Dhabi site – has a great selection in art, fiction and cultural theory.

In Sharjah, the Sharjah Art Museum sells catalogues and art books at its museum shop, and the Sharjah Art Foundation has a bookshop that offers reads on art, theory and cultural history.

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