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Oasis
Pearl fishing
- In a monthly series, The National photographer Galen Clarke shoots landmarks of the UAE using a polar panoramic technique.
Editorials
Capital’s new rental regulation helps the market
While average rents in Abu Dhabi have fallen since the autumn of 2008, they are still comparable with many of the most expensive cities in the world.
Living richly
Gates and Buffett have shown that creating jobs with your business savvy and creating opportunities through philanthropy are far from mutually exclusive efforts.
Israel provokes and damages push for peace
How often will Israel kick Washington in the teeth before it says 'Enough!'
Comment
Investments in media require a patience few can afford
Tom Gara: Finding new sources of revenue and establishing how professional journalists fit in the vast ecosystem of part-time volunteers will be a tough, painful process.
There’s credibility to be gained in breaking the Gaza blockade
Alan Philps: The issue here is not making peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The 'proximity talks' agreed this week are a miserable charade.
A horrible faux pas: mixing fashion and feminism
Hissa al Dhaheri: In the 1920s, Coco Chanel showed that fashion and feminism could be compatible and contribute to a discourse that challenged societal norms.
Letters
Two reactions to Abu Dhabi property law
It will finally give me the chance to get the flat that I want because I know a lot of people who are renting cheap in nice towers on the Corniche.
Arabic news digest
Avatar got the (few) awards it deserved
Some Arab critics went wrong in thinking that Avatar conveyed a political attitude opposing the US invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan and its policy towards Palestine.
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