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Rory Reynolds

Rory Reynolds

Assistant Editor in Chief
UAE
Rory is an assistant editor-in-chief at The National, overseeing the daily running of the newsroom. He was news editor for six years and prior to that worked for The Scotsman newspaper group. He grew up in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and has lived in the UAE since 2014. He does not miss Scotland's weather, nor its politics.
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Pope Francis speaks at the Sacred Heart church in the Bahraini capital Manama, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
Pope Francis departs from Bahrain, concluding four-day historic visit

Leader of the Roman Catholic Church celebrated Mass with tens of thousands of worshippers at Bahrain National Stadium

BahrainNovember 06, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Rory Reynolds and Ramola Talwar Badam look ahead to the Pope's visit to Bahrain. Photo: The National
A Closer Look: Pope Francis's visit to Bahrain on Thursday

We look ahead to the pope's historic visit to the Gulf kingdom

UAEOctober 28, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Taleb Mahmoud Ayub, head of operations, speaking to one of the instructors at the Emirates Driving Institute in Dubai. Leslie Pableo / The National
I've just passed my driving test in Dubai - here are five things I learnt

Focus on learning how to really drive - not just pass - and everything falls in to place

TransportOctober 26, 2022
Rory Reynolds
A metro train pulls into Marina station. There are now plans to extend both lines. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai advertises contracts to extend metro lines by more than 20km

Transport authority to look at significantly expanding city's network

TransportOctober 04, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Jupiter seen in previous images shot by Voyager 1. In the past 24 hours the Gas Giant came the closest it has been to Earth since 1963. Getty
Sheikh Hamdan captures Jupiter's closest approach to Earth over Dubai

The gas giant was the closest it has been to Earth since 1963

UAE in SpaceSeptember 27, 2022
Rory Reynolds
To date, 1,005,266 residents in the UAE have been recorded as having had Covid-19, about 10 per cent of the population. Pawan Singh / The National
Sweeping changes to UAE Covid-19 restrictions

People still required to isolate at home and may be checked on by the authorities

CoronavirusSeptember 26, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Pupils at the Dubai British School in Jumeirah Park. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE authorities drop use of face masks in many public places

Face masks will no longer be mandatory in most public areas from September 28

CoronavirusSeptember 26, 2022
Rory Reynolds
A Ukrainian flag being carried during a protest against the war in Ukraine and in support of peace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 27 March 2022. Although many in the West see Russia as the clear aggressor, there are more divergent views in the Middle East. EPA
Arab Youth Survey reveals notable anti-US sentiment over Ukraine war

Researchers find sharp divide with assumed western viewpoint that Russia is at fault

MENASeptember 21, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Sanjay Shah at his offices in 2017. Antonie Robertson/The National
Dubai attorney general to push for Sanjay Shah's extradition to Denmark

Essam Issa Al Humaidan lodges appeal after Dubai court rejected Danish tax authority's request

CourtsSeptember 16, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Pope Francis and Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb greet each other at the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan. AFP
Faith leaders hail Human Fraternity document at Kazakh summit

Created in Abu Dhabi three years ago, the document pledges interfaith dialogue and peace

AsiaSeptember 15, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Witness footage showed passengers using emergency slides and running across the tarmac. Photo: 'Times of Oman'
Aircraft evacuated at Muscat airport after engine catches fire

Omani authorities say passengers are safe and air traffic remains open

OmanSeptember 14, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed pictured during the British monarch's visit to Abu Dhabi in November 2010. EPA
Queen Elizabeth death: President Sheikh Mohamed leads UAE tributes

UAE and Gulf leaders have sent their condolences after the UK monarch's death

GovernmentSeptember 08, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Pakistan's Asif Ali raises his bat to Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmad during the Asia Cup game at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Seats torn up in Sharjah stadium amid trouble on and off pitch

Player and fan behaviour criticised as Afghanistan narrowly lose T20 clash

UAESeptember 08, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Fire damage to a building in Barsha Heights, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Extensive damage to Barsha Heights tower after late night blaze

Videos taken by nearby residents show roof of Al Meer tower ablaze

UAESeptember 07, 2022
Rory Reynolds
Electricity and internet supply went down from about 2pm on Monday in Muscat and other parts of the country. Silvia Razgova / The National
Oman hit by power cuts after electrical grid 'technical failure'

Officials say electricity is gradually being restored after interruptions on Monday afternoon

OmanSeptember 05, 2022
Rory Reynolds
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