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Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?

Anton Yelchin stars as the USS Enterprise communications officer, Pavel Chekov, in the latest film, Star Trek Into Darkness. Photo courtesy of Paramount

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?

Alarm bells over future of Arabic

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 29: A Starbucks Coffee at the Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai on April 29, 2010. The Ibn Battuta Metro Station is one of seven new stations set to open on Friday, April 30, 2010. (Randi Sokoloff / The National) For A&L Oasis-Metro/and or Stock

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

Palestinian activists sue Israel for the return of 6,000 books

Anahid Melikian, left, and her niece Anahid Melikian Helewa have tried to find out about their family's books from the Israeli Embassy in Ottawa. Marianne Helm for The National

Following the 1948 war, Israeli librarians rushed to collect 30,000 mostly Arabic books from the houses of Jerusalem's prominent Palestinian families. Palestinian activists sue Israel for the return of 6,000 books

A hunger for home

Selected Vegetables and Fruits, in Abu Dhabi, where a number of people from Sri Lanka and India shop. Delores Johnson / The National

Here is a look at how various cultures in the UAE have imported their cuisines and where to buy the ingredients. A hunger for home

Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code

A foreign tourist dons a head covering as she visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Trueky.Kerem Uzel for The National

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

Step backward may help UAE rugby move forward

Manila, Philippines, May18, 2013, UAE Rugby, ASN Match UAE v Philippines, Manila Rizal Memorial Stadium-(2nd left) Renier Els pulls down a Philippine ball carrier. The UAE team lost 24-8 in their match with The Philippines . For The National Mike Young

Dropping out of the top tier could be more of a help than a hurt, comments Paul Radley. Step backward may help UAE rugby move forward

Video: Talking Shehhi – a dialect from RAK's mountain tribes

Video: Talking Shehhi – a dialect from RAK's mountain tribes

The dialect of the mountain tribes in Ras Al Khaimah is a living example of the history of the Arabic language's evolution in the region. Produced by Paul O Driscoll Video: Talking Shehhi – a dialect from RAK's mountain tribes

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Video: Talking Shehhi – a dialect from RAK's mountain tribes

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