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Kelly Clarke

Kelly Clarke

Senior News Reporter
UAE
Kelly is a senior reporter and covers a wide range of news from environment to education and travel. Whether it be overcoming adversity, acts of bravery or unsung heroes, she loves to delve deep and tell human interest stories. A graduate of Middlesex University in the UK, she joined The National in 2019. She visited the UAE in 2012 with plans to stay for a month and hasn’t left since.

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Department of Health's head office in Abu Dhabi's government quarter is among those that will be retrofitted. Many public buildings in the capital were constructed between the 1970s and 1990s. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Thirty Abu Dhabi government buildings to be retrofitted with green technology

Simple changes will reduce water and energy consumption by between 20 and 30 per cent

EnvironmentJune 01, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Maurits Robert van Gelder is glad to get back into his Etihad pilot's uniform. Photo: Ruel Pableo / The National
Etihad pilot who became estate agent in pandemic among 500 staff rehired

Maurits Robert van Gelder was 'two days away from not being able to pay rent', as airline recruits again

TransportMay 31, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Ramya Lakshmi rents a three bedroom unit in Al Barsha, Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
My Dubai Rent: we upsized our home three times without increasing Dh80,000 rent

Ramya Lakshmi turned one of her spare bedrooms into an art studio

UAEMay 22, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Left to right, Aicha ouslimane and Asma Nasir Barsal, members of an Emirates Airways new cabin crew ab initio put on their hats and veils during their Image and Uniform Training class on Oct. 24, 2011, at the Emirates Training College in Dubai. The three-part class instructs future Emirates' flight attendants on how to take car of their skin and hair, how to dress and apply make up to the company standards, as well as the basics of nutrition, fitness and overall well-being. (Silvia Razgova/The National)
Emirates airline is hiring - this is what it takes to be cabin crew

The average starting salary is Dh9,770 a month - with at least 50 applicants for every available position

TransportMay 17, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Anna Qabale Duba is the winner of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. Ruel Pableo / The National
Kenyan caregiver wins $250,000 prize in first global nursing award

Anna Qabale Duba is the only person in her family of 19 siblings to graduate

HealthMay 12, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Dubai Duty Free officials announce the latest winners from the draws.
Three-time lucky lottery winner lands $1m in Dubai Duty Free draw

Sree Sreedharan, 55, won his first million in 2019 and a luxury car in 2020

UAEMay 11, 2022
Kelly Clarke
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 25: People stand at a Hertz car rental counter in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on October 25, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Hertz announced that it ordered 100,000 Teslas as the company is emerging from bankruptcy. Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP
How to apply for an International Driving Permit with a UAE licence

Some car rental agencies may accept drivers’ local licence for bookings

TransportMay 10, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Bishop Paul Hinder at his residence in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
How the Vatican’s man in the UAE swapped the Swiss mountains for the desert

When Bishop Paul Hinder first heard of the Emirates 50 years ago, he never imagined he would make it his home

HeritageMay 10, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Dubai Airports predicted nearly two million travellers would pass through DXB for the Eid holidays. Photo: Dubai Airports
Dubai airports has one of its busiest days as hundreds of thousands return after Eid

Lengthy taxi queues at terminals as residents rush to return to work and school on Monday

TransportMay 08, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Deliveroo has pledged to investigate claims by riders in the UAE who say they had to pay for employment visas out of their own pockets. AP
Deliveroo investigates claims made against rider agencies breaking the law

A number of riders, who are employed by third-party agencies, say they have to pay for work visas

UAEMay 06, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Mohamed-Joseph Chauvin, 25, who also goes by the name Mehdi, last spoke to his family on April 26.
French man missing in Dubai found safely in hospital

Mohamed-Joseph Chauvin, 25, who has mental health issues, treated in psychiatric facility

UAEMay 05, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Sunjay Sudhir, Indian Ambassador to the UAE (2nd from left); Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary, Foreign Trade Affairs, Ministry Of Economy (3rd from left); Suoud Al Aqroubi, Director of International Co-operation, Federal Customs Authority (1st from right); and Indian businessman KP Salam, vice chairman of Malabar Gold & Diamonds (1st left). Pawan Singh / The National
Landmark first shipment of duty-free jewellery from India arrives in Dubai

The companies importing the items saved $50,000 in tax

GovernmentMay 03, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Reducing the amount of homework could allow teachers to monitor a child's progress more easily. Pawan Singh / The National
Cash-for-answers websites entice pupils in UAE to cheat

Academic ethics expert claims rogue sites are easily accessible to learners

EducationMay 03, 2022
Kelly Clarke
Deliveroo UAE proposed to reduce the minimum payment riders receive per delivery, from Dh10.25 per Dh8.75. It has since scrapped the plan. Photo: AP
Updated: Deliveroo UAE scraps plans to cut wages for riders

Delivery riders and consumers opposed proposal to reduce income per delivery from Dh10.25 to Dh8.75

TransportMay 02, 2022
Kelly Clarke
The Yacoub family. From left, Mustafa, Celina, Sajida and twins Zaid and Jad. Victor Besa / The National
My Abu Dhabi Rent: family pay a premium for their Dh185,000 four-bed villa

With their children able to walk to school, the capital's Al Raha Gardens is perfect for the Aljaber family

UAEMay 02, 2022
Kelly Clarke
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