Wing modification work on Emirates' fleet of A380s should have started in March. Courtesy EPA
The late delivery of new Airbus A380s has forced Emirates Airlines to push back by two months work to fix potential wing cracks on its existing fleet of superjumbos. Read Article
The proposed law change comes after a Central Bank decision this month to revoke the licences of two exchange houses. Pawan Singh / The National
New rules designed to tighten the regulation of money exchange houses are planned by the Central Bank in the wake of the closure of two exchange houses for breaking rules. Read Article
A refugee camp for Palestinians in Lebanon is called "downtown", in reference to an upscale seafront district in central Beirut. But it is not like that. Rana Askoul visits the camp on the Nakba day. Read Article At a refugee camp in Lebanon, coffee and dashed hopes
Following the 1948 war, Israeli librarians rushed to collect 30,000 mostly Arabic books from the houses of Jerusalem's prominent Palestinian families. Now, the families want their books back. Vita Bekker reports from Tel Aviv Read Article Palestinian activists sue Israel for the return of 6,000 books
With video: Why Tiffany & Co was the perfect choice for Jazz Age jewellery featured in the new film version of The Great Gatsby. Read Article When Gatsby met Tiffany
With Get Lucky already lined up to be the sound of the summer, we look at how Daft Punk's fourth studio album became one of the year's most anticipated releases.
Read Article The rise of Daft Punk
Star Trek's technological feats are ahead of the times - dreamt up almost half a century ago, much of its technology is today a reality. Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?
By the end of this century, more than half of the world's 7,000 languages could have vanished, according to National Geographic's Disappearing Languages project. Could Arabic be one of them? Alarm bells over future of Arabic
Istanbul's famous mosque tries to strike balance between religion and tourism money by providing tourists with coverings. Thomas Seibert reports Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code
