Inside India: 12 June 2014

Etihad to invest up to €1.25 billion in Alitalia, says Italian minister

Fashion notes: Get the best out of luxury sportswear

Road test: 2014 Volkswagen CC V6

Extra Time podcast: 2014 World Cup predictions – Ep 34

In pictures: Life-sized monopoly at three Dubai malls

Three strands run through the new Silk Road

Luxury gyms in Dubai tone it up a notch

As Islamists take Mosul, time is running out for Baghdad

Gary Cahill on Brazil heat: ‘Not used to those conditions’

Pakistan cricket will levy fines on out-of-shape players

Better legal access can lead to stability in the Middle East, says Jordan’s Prince El Hassan

Arabian Gulf hospitality sector falls behind in job competitiveness

Profile: Abdullah Abdullah

Chelsea’s Eto’o, Cameroon labelled ‘treasonous’ for World Cup strike

Rangers and Lundqvist keep Kings from clinching Stanley Cup

China’s Huawei unveils Ascend P7 smartphone in Dubai

Airbus chief hopes Emirates will go back to the A350

In pictures: Dh44 million penthouse at Elite Residence is ‘cheap’

Secret life of mystic World Cup camel

Hotel Insider: Hili Rayhaan by Rotana, Al Ain

Sunni militants’ march into Iraq undo what US sought

Oud: Scent & Sensibilites

Resuscitation Theatre’s Al Khayef updates Büchner’s Woyzeck for an Abu Dhabi staging

Japan captain Hasebe ready for World Cup after recovering from injury

On brink of World Cup start, Scolari says ‘The time has arrived. This is our World Cup’

The Black book for Summer 2014

Joe Root century buoys England on Day 1 of Lord’s Test v Sri Lanka

Mohammed Achaari details the death of innocence in his prize-winning novel The Arch and the Butterfly

India to launch payment banks for low-income population

My UAE: the brand new ideas of the Emirati hotel entrepreneur Ali Al Hosani

Brain regain in India as medical tourism booms

Islamopolitan exhibit a proposed conversation between Islam and design

The hot list: All that glitters is gold