All Blacks’ Sonny Bill Williams ‘a mercenary ... but a terribly gifted sportsman’

Cartoon by Shadi Ghanim 24/10/2014

The oil-baron chic of Aston Martin’s revived Lagonda

Live review: Flamingods at The Music Room Dubai

The women’s majlis: Learning to take control of life

Mohammed Assaf wins Best Middle East Act at the MTV European Music Awards

Ownership row has Caterham in disarray, F1 future in doubt

Modi kindles light of hope on Diwali

UAE passengers not infected with Ebola, health authorities say

Sheikha Lubna affirms UAE’s commitment to the UN

Remastered version of Mary Poppins to show at ADFF 2014

Living in a hotel is the expat experience in miniature

Banking sector lifts DFM, ADX

Leighton’s Arabian Gulf contracts lift its profits

Middle East enterprise market lags in tablet device sales

Dana Gas sells Mol shares ahead of earnings

Facebook’s Zuckerberg wows Beijing students with his Mandarin

UAE Friday sermon: Remember the lessons of the Hijra

Peshmerga set to join Kobani battle within days

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo nears record: ‘It was special, my first goal at Anfield’

GCC’s small volumes and insider trading keep Hedge funds at bay

Cholo - trailer

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Turkey’s tactical concessions to mend fences with its Arab allies

Pakistan and Australia lock horns for first Test in Dubai – in pictures

BMW is leading the way in green carmaking

Azzam looks set to be first to Equator in Volvo Ocean Race

Don’t Leave Me - trailer

Life in the doldrums slows down the Volvo Ocean Race pace – in pictures

World Series scene shift will make pitchers swing the bats

Hotel insider: J W Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai

Podolski ‘can always score you a goal’ beams Wenger after Arsenal win

UAE’s ‘invaluable’ support in Pakistan

Ayesha Al Blooshi flows through life like water

Best business images of the week - in pictures

Memories on Stone - trailer

Liverpool give Lambert a chance; Chelsea play it safe in United draw: The National’s EPL predictions

Hollywood producer Edward Pressman gets Career Achievement Award at Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014

Ottawa shootings in Canada - in pictures

Blackwater guards deserve death, say relatives of Iraqi victims

Harnessing the wonder of water with hydroponics

Mabkhout and Lanzini lead ‘imperfect’ Jazira past Nasr

Dubai is my home, says Shah Rukh Khan at Happy New Year premiere

Warning from DFSA over Star-Dubai real estate scam

Capital’s grand canal

Najwa Karam makes surprise appearance at Mall of the Emirates

No man is an island at the luxurious Hayman Island, Australia

Experienced Pakistan A squad levels cricket series with UAE