‘Milestone year’ for Etisalat as profit leaps

Riding to the rhythm of India’s railways

Solar Impulse 2 takes off for test flight in Abu Dhabi

FGB keeps steady lending outlook despite oil’s fall

Waleed Al Housani back at Yas Marina as popular drag circuit returns

Dubai roads to close for triathlon

Rolling road closures for Dubai Challenge Triathlon this weekend - graphic

Taking it outdoors with the furniture manufacturer Rattan House

Mohammed ben Sulayem sliding back behind the wheel for Sharjah Rally after 12 years this weekend

£380m Meraas contracts advance Dubai property projects

Penguin turns 80, and celebrates with range of affordable Little Black Classics

Plant profile: Spider lily

‘Lost our nerves and rationality’: Arsene Wenger stunned as AS Monaco blast Arsenal

Mountain due in the American ski resort Aspen

Hygiene is the key to healthy workplaces

The long read: Forget Lawrence of Arabia, here’s the real history of the Middle East and World War 1

Daytime music festival Piknic Electronik to debut in Dubai

London mayor expects ‘spacecraft full of bullion’ from Arabian Gulf to land in his city

GCC banks to come under pressure from oil slump

How I went from being overweight and inactive to Olympic triathlon hopeful

Future Brown’s debut album changes the boundary of sound

Meem Gallery to bring key Marwan works to New York’s The Armory Show

‘We can live with the situation’ says Atletico Madrid’s optimistic Diego Simeone of Leverkusen deficit

Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon on music, marriage and the split of the band

South Korea decriminalises adultery

Disruptive weather ahead for UAE

Fashion notes: Bring on the beachwear this summer

Ask Ali: Is it acceptable to wear henna at work?

Footage shows people falling into sinkhole in Seoul - video

Islamic tourism raises concerns about motives

US strategy in Iraq may open the door for Al Maliki

Manchester United rediscover touch; Chelsea lift League Cup – The National’s EPL predictions

Lessons in American history, delivered by Hollywood

Contrary to Jose Mourinho’s rhetoric, numbers say Chelsea benefitting from referees

Idex 2015: UAE defence industry helps to diversify economy

Hotel insider: B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa, Zurich, Switzerland

Travel news: Have a wild time with tigers in India

US warns of threat to malls and restaurants in Jordan

Top 3 exhibitions of the week: rediscover a major artist of Orientalism

Check out the new halal remix to T.I’s hit What You Know