The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan – as bomb attack in Kabul underscores the challenges facing the country. Elizabeth Dickinson reports Read Article US to hold landmark peace talks with the Taliban
A Lebanese soldier patrols following clashes between Sunnis and Alawites in the northern city of Tripoli. Omar Ibrahim / Reuters
As the Syrian civil war escalates, tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon are rising and some Sunni groups – particularly in working-class districts of the cities of Sidon and Tripoli – say they need to stand their ground. Caroline Anning reports Read Article
The new terminal, with an initial capacity of 30 million passengers, has been designed to accommodate both a high speed rail link and metro connection in the future. Courtesy Adac
Abu Dhabi Airports Company is preparing to bid for the next major contract on the vast Midfield Terminal after completing its first big construction milestone this week. Read Article
Photographs of the Middle East on Zamaaan – your Passport to the Past are keeping alive links with the region’s recent history, and the people who lived it. Courtesy Noor Al Midfa
The days of taking one picture at a time on real film, rather than a disk, have never lost their romance. Neither have the images, a website is proving. Rym Ghazal reports Read Article
The 42 Youth Ambassadors have been split into two groups to travel to South Korea and China for the next three weeks, where they will meet some of the Far East's influential figures. Read Article Emirati students prepare to represent the nation
As many as 80 per cent of construction projects in Saudi Arabia could suffer delays because of the introduction of a labour law restricting foreign employment, analysts warned yesterday.
Read Article Saudi Arabia faces construction logjam
As the Syrian civil war escalates, tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon are rising and some Sunni groups – particularly in working-class districts of the cities of Sidon and Tripoli – say they need to stand their ground. Caroline Anning reports Read Article Lebanese Sunnis ready to fight after 'Hizbollah declared war against us'
The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan – as bomb attack in Kabul underscores the challenges facing the country. Elizabeth Dickinson reports Read Article US to hold landmark peace talks with the Taliban
More than 200,000 people marched across the country to vent their anger at the government's lavish spending in demonstrations which were initially triggered by a rise in bus fares. Brazil hit by largest protests in 20 years
The Saudi prince currently developing the world's tallest tower has invited the Dubai developer Emaar to help to develop an even higher building - a mile high - in one of the world's largest cities. Going for a mile-high building
