No prison this time, just a sore head!

New smart app to make UAE prison visits easier

Dewa aims to meet all financial needs from its own funds next year

Moscow sets out to woo UAE investors over property projects

Tottenham ‘showed character and fight’ says Mauricio Pochettino

British rapper Tinie Tempah to perform at WHITE Dubai

Final protest site dismantled in Hong Kong - video

Activists take theatre to public buses to spread rape and harassment awareness in New Delhi

Radja Nainggolan fires AS Roma one point back of Juve; AC Milan reach sixth

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Album review: The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy

How can the state reverse divorce rates?

Buoyant business confidence in Gulf despite oil’s decline, survey reveals

SMEs in the UAE are a breed apart

Real Madrid left with more room as Atletico lose to Luciano Vietto and Villarreal

1,000 new homes for Emiratis in Fujairah

Uber case reignites women's fears 2 years after fatal gang-rape

There is a very real need for a cycling culture

Graduates get to grips with speed dating-style job interviews

Kobe Bryant, a supreme competitor, passes kindred spirit Michael Jordan on NBA scoring list

Outlook for Team Vestas Wind’s return to Volvo Ocean Race is not good

Women lagging behind on pay

Sharjah paves dangerous roads in eastern region

David de Gea leads stout United defence; Cazorla and Giroud on form for Arsenal – EPL team of the Week

Health and safety display cards for Dubai restaurants to be introduced

Lyon benefit as Ligue 1 title race tightens with PSG and Marseille defeats

Three-time Olympic champion to run Dubai Marathon

Policeman accused of hanging out with prostitutes in Abu Dhabi nightclub

Churn gets tougher as Barca, Chelsea and Man City approach last-16 in Champions League

Chelsea, eyeing League Cup, know that ‘we are empty-handed at the moment’

Sweden island next to be developed on Dubai’s The World

Dolce & Gabbana honoured in New York

America gives Lebanon a lesson in customer service

Woman claims she smuggled heroin through Dubai airport unknowingly

Emirati rugby players will team up with expats for Under 20 Asian Sevens in Hong Kong

Actor Qusai Khouli hangs out in Dubai

Palestinian push for Israeli withdrawal by 2016

Jihadis capture army base in northwestern Syria

Pakistan's Khan leads anti-government protest in Lahore

A puppy/cheetah friendship and a cat burglar stealing $1,000 of seafood - video

Does UAE Labour Law apply to worker on secondment in Dubai?

Spotted! Dubai’s Sass Café serves Pete Sampras & Roger Federer

America finds itself in a fix over Israel’s elections

Lorenzo Quinn sculpture sells for $55,000

Private jet operator NasJet warns over illegal charter practices in Middle East

Sydney siege ends as police storm cafe - in pictures

Black point awareness lecture for Abu Dhabi taxi drivers

Yemen security forces kill prominent separatist leader

Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal: ‘We are forcing the luck now’

#illridewithyou: Australians support Muslims amid Sydney siege

Ajman mourns royal death

Album review: Charli XCX – Sucker

Saudi policeman killed in clash with hostage-taker

UAE TV audience system given green light to rate shows a hit or a miss

Al Jaber unit wins second offshore Petrofac contract with Dh460m value

Erdogan tells EU to ‘mind own business’ in Turkey media arrests

It’s all over for the 49ers: Seahawks sink NFC West rivals

Fujairah gives shisha cafes one year to relocate

Rooney, Mata and Van Persie send Manchester United flying further upward – in pictures

Emirates Red Crescent winter aid to benefit 14,000 Syrian refugees

Confusion surrounding enforcement of maid room size regulations

Cartoon by Shadi Ghanim 16/12/2014

Focal Point: Between the lines

Catch Pakistan’s pioneering comic Saad Haroon, voted second-funniest man in the world, in Dubai

Former husband of murdered teacher ‘highly moved’ by messages of condolence

InterContinental Group to open nine hotels in Saudi

Trial delayed in Abu Dhabi school bus death case

5 things to do today: Explore Jones the Grocer’s Christmas menu or attend BurJuman’s White Winterland

Sting performs in his own Broadway musical The Last Ship to save it from sinking

UAE stocks fall in line with MSCI index after selling scramble

Andrea Di Stefano on getting into the mind of gangster Pablo Escobar

As the Sydney siege shows, jihadis flourish even without publicity

Capital a fertile ground for growing seeds of creativity

DIFF Buzz: Director of banned Iranian movie I’m Not Angry! says film is “victim of a misunderstanding”

Dana Gas says Kurdish Regional Government risks sanctions after missing $100m payment deadline

11-year-old molested while clothes shopping in Dubai

Men tell Dubai court they were unaware drugs were in their rental car

World Superseries Finals offer Chinese badminton players one final slam in Dubai

Album review: PRhyme – PRhyme

Drunk businessman enters wrong home and lies down with sisters, Dubai court hears

Environmental experts expected at Al Ain conference

Dubai’s Frankie’s surprise menu targets adventurous foodies

Arbaaz Khan: ‘Dolly ki Doli is a drama comedy and a fun entertainer’

Just a glimmer of Balotelli’s potential

‘Serendipitous’ Al Wathba Wetland reserves are home to more than 4,000 flamingos

Patriots, Broncos, Colts and Cardinals all seal NFL play-off spots as picture clears

District cooling giant Empower to add capacity in Dubai

Dubai announces resolution on diversification of energy sources

Al Wathba Wetland reserves are home to more than 4,000 flamingos this winter- in pictures

Diane Kruger shines Jaeger-LeCoultre at Italian Glamour Awards

Celtic stuck with Inter Milan; Liverpool land Besiktas; Spurs-Fiorentina in Europa League draw

Emirates Post Group increases annual fees

Tenants forced to buy children’s beds for maids as room is so small

UAE nuclear power plant on Enec forum agenda

Oil rout felt across the board

Driver trading illegal gas cylinders referred to Abu Dhabi police after accident

Spain begins building again after seven years of pain - in pictures

Monday cover: Manchester United make it look easy v Liverpool

Cruz Azul aim to spring a ‘surprise’ on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid

More must be done for Syrians