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James Langton

James Langton

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James was one of the original founding editors for The National back in 2008, responsible for news features. Now back in the UK, he contributes to The National on a wide range of topics from space flight to heritage. In a long career in journalism, he worked for the London Telegraph and Evening Standard, and as a correspondent in New York.
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An ornate Mother-of-pearl fan from early 20th century France. Getty Images
Gulf Connections: When region's 'pearlmania' swept Paris

Memories of the trend have been revived this year

May 18, 2025
The UAE's redesigned polymer banknotes. Nick Donaldson / The National
The meaning behind the UAE's new dirham banknotes

The redesigned polymer currency enhances security while celebrating the country's heritage

May 16, 2025
Emirati girls perform the raqs sha'ar, or hair dance, at Al Hosn Festival in 2021. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
The hair dance, an Emirati girls' tradition

When Donald Trump touched down in Abu Dhabi, he was treated to a spectacle that stretches back generations

May 16, 2025
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with US President Donald Trump at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, in 2019. Reuters
Ties between US and Saudi Arabia date back to kingdom’s early days

President Trump's visit is reminder of long and mutually beneficial partnership

May 13, 2025
Donald Trump speaks to the media at the launch of Damac's Akoya project, which includes his Trump International golf course, in 2014. Duncan Chard for The National
When Trump visited UAE to launch the 'Beverly Hills of Dubai'

As he charmed guests and the media, the future US president hinted at political ambitions ahead

May 11, 2025
The Island of Upolu in Western Samoa, where Masdar completed a wind farm more than a decade ago. Getty Images
Gulf Connections: How Masdar creates some enchanted evenings for Pacific island

Masdar's renewable energy projects have transformed the lives of millions around the world

May 04, 2025
George W Bush with President Sheikh Mohamed, who was Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at the time, during Mr Bush's visit to the UAE in 2008. Reuters
Memories of first UAE visit from a US president on eve of the second

Donald Trump will visit the Emirates 17 years after George W Bush's trip

April 27, 2025
Italian cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (left) officiates near the coffin of late Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square in the Vatican, on April 26. AFP
'He fought for justice, for an open church': Pope Francis laid to rest

Mourners tell of sadness and hope as world leaders use funeral as opportunity to tackle conflicts

April 26, 2025
A fortress in Oman’s Manah Oasis. Photo: Leo Viktorov
Why a porcelain dish in an Omani mosque leads to China

Dish sheds light on the Maritime Silk Road that dates back well over 1,000 years ago

April 20, 2025
When it reopened in 2014, Sanriku Railway trains were inscribed in Arabic with the words: 'We greatly appreciate the support from the State of Kuwait.' AP
Gulf Connections: Kuwait's gift to Japan's tsunami victims

Tragedy in 2011 saw country give five million barrels of oil to help reconstruction

April 06, 2025
A projector is loaded on board an Imperial Airways plane to show the first in-flight film in 1925. Getty Images
The brave new world of in-flight entertainment

A hundred years ago this month, a flight from London to Paris paved the way for entertainment in the skies

April 06, 2025
Juwaiza oil rig pictured from above in 1957. Courtesy: Adnoc Drilling
How Abu Dhabi’s first drilling misfire 75 years ago is now a gas bonanza

Advances in technology led by Adnoc means Ras Sadr field is not not quite the failure first thought all those years ago

March 02, 2025
Credit cards transformed the way consumers pay. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
Credit cards turn 75: How payment revolution is still changing the world

As it celebrates a milestone birthday, the familiar plastic card is increasingly going digital

February 06, 2025
A technician tests for sleeping sickness at Poste de Sante de Yindi, in Guinea, West Africa. The country has just announced the eradication of the disease. EPA
World marks milestone victories in fight to eradicate tropical diseases

A host of countries have eliminated diseases over the past year but there is still much work to be done to support poorer nations, experts say

January 30, 2025
A new biography details the life of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. Photo: Archive
Sheikh Mohammed's path to Ruler of Dubai captured in new biography

Official biography tells story of leader's youth, including years of study in England and fierce commitment to making Dubai successful

December 14, 2024

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