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Goodbye 2016 – you will be remembered but not missed

In international affairs it was a strange and alarming year. For me, as the picture shows, I traveled, I...

I know I have said this before but the UAE’s aviation sector could be so much stronger if the...

Barack Obama’s presidency lurched between idealism and acrimony but some of his accomplishments will endure, writes The Economist in...

Anywhere that calls itself The Billionaire Mansion deserves abuse. Such a pretentious name. And clearly targeting a certain demographic....

I am sitting here in the comfort of my Dubai apartment; all I have to complain about is the...

So Qantas has announced that it will fly its Boeing 787 non stop from Perth to London from March...

Here is another Etihad deal that the European aviation regulators should have a look at. The question, once again,...

John Glenn died on 8 December. He was 95. Glenn was a folk hero to anyone who grew up...

Thailand’s royal succession was finally completed on 1 December The Kingdom has a new King after His Royal Highness...

Empires have risen and fallen throughout history. The Greeks, Romans, British, Spanish, Portugese, Japanese, Russians (Soviet Union) – have...