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High flyer

13 December 2018

Emirates president Sir Tim Clark has piloted the airline from humble beginnings to become the world’s fourth-largest carrier. While critics claim he’s had unfair subsidies, he insists he’s won by being optimistic – and…

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Aiming high

15 November 2018

AirBaltic, nosediving not so long ago, is now filling European skies with its lime-green livery – and it has its sights set on becoming an international jetsetter.

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Skate expectations

22 February 2018

They may be Lebanon’s national ice-hockey team but they are coached by a bus driver in Montréal, who is encouraging them to take a slapshot at international sports stardom.

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War of words

22 February 2018

Since the 1970s the UK capital has been the home of the Arab media’s dissenting voices. But now, amid a Saudi and Qatar squabble, the press crackles with opinions, anger and propaganda.

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French connection

14 December 2017

Robert Bound reporting from Abu Dhabi: Now that the celebratory bunting has been taken down and the much-hyped Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open for business, what does the future hold? Is it an oasis of culture in a desert…

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Midori House - Thursday 8 December

7 December 2017

We get the international reaction to the US’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Greece and find out what new painting is heading to Abu Dhabi’s…

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Universal tongue

20 April 2017

On her new album, Beirut-born Arabic singer Yasmine Hamdan continues to give (beautiful) voice to common feeling.

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Head for heights

23 February 2017

With a raft of new aircraft and a brand refresh waiting in the wings, we speak to Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr about what lies ahead for the German flag-carrier.

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Monocle Minute

Undeniably Armoured Emirates

21 February 2017

Three days in and the biannual International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex) in Abu Dhabi is starting to heat up. A series of deals have already been made at the Middle East’s largest arms fair and yesterday Russia…

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Swapping oil for canvas

7 November 2016

Long favoured by expatriates for its blissfully tax-free take on earnings, the oil-rich UAE is considering the introduction of a VAT scheme to lessen the deficit caused by falling commodity prices. The move may rile expats…

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Designer plans

15 September 2016

Dubai wants to be known for more than its artificial islands and ‘megatall’ skyscrapers. We visit the city’s design district and meet the makers trying to turn it into a bastion of Middle Eastern craft and creativity.

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Painting a picture

20 June 2016

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally starting to look shipshape with architect Jean Nouvel’s “rain of light” roof in place and seawater now flowing into the grounds of the museum. Putting some of the world’s most precious and…

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Sunny outlook?

19 May 2016

Like most other cities in the Gulf, Abu Dhabi is yet to fully deliver the mass solar rollout that makes sense considering its unrelenting sunshine. Yet Abu Dhabi’s MIT-partnered Masdar Institute of Science and Technology…

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