Terrified of the dentist? Anna Whitehouse speaks to Dr Phillipe Tardieu about his One Million Smiles project and realises there’s little to fear
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Moving the goalposts
The UAE Football Association recently announced the launch of a Pro League – the first time football has turned professional in the country. Starting next season, it marks significant international evolution within the UAE game, but how will it affect development at grass-root and amateur level? Scott Walker takes a trip to Dubai to find out
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National obsession
Leading the charge in the UAE’s newspaper boom is The National. Time Out spoke to its editor Martin Newland about its launch, censorship, advertising, what he thinks of their rivals – and why the forthcoming paper war will be a good thing for the country
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Kiss of death
Goran Dukic proves that romance never dies in Wristcutters: A Love Story
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Hot seat: Abdul Haq Amiri
What exactly is International Humanitarian City? And what do the UN do here? Becky Lucas spoke to Abdul Haq Amiri, head of the region’s UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to find out
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Inside track
Basil Shaaban has a degree in astrophysics, but he says NASA will have to wait while he follows his dream of becoming the first Arabic driver to race in Formula 1. With next year’s inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix firmly in his sights, he tells Scott Walker about how he intends to get there
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Busy divas
James Wilkinson speaks to promoter Justin Wright about about Diva, the night that’s keeping the city pretty.
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Raiders of a lost art
This month the fourth Indiana Jones film is released in cinemas and it looks set to be the biggest film of the summer. But there‘s another Indiana Jones film already out there that you probably haven’t seen. Few have. It never made it to the cinema and is highly unlikely to ever get a DVD release, but it’s everything that’s good about cinema. It’s known as Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Adaptation
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20 best meals in Abu Dhabi
Time Out and three of the capital’s top chefs have picked our favourite dishes from Abu Dhabi’s best restaurants
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Mini break
Want to escape the hum drum of city life? Well, Time Out has found the answer at the Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri hotel… it’s just down the road and you really will wish you were here