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Friday May 24

Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on ageing alone

Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
Friday May 24

Cath Kidston made domesticity fashionable but prefers independence

Despite making millions from products associated with homemaking, the designer believes ‘it’s nice to have one’s own life and support oneself’
Friday May 24

Women get a second chance at a career

Saundarya Rajesh, through Flexi Careers, is helping qualified women find jobs that help them balance work and home
Thursday May 23

How women can have it all

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has enraged both sexes with her new book on women and work
Thursday May 23

How to make your 50s and 60s enjoyable

Health discipline is the key to enjoying later life
Wednesday May 22

Abu Dhabi Police clamp down on witchcraft

Residents urged to help police break the evil spell of sorcerers as police launch awareness campaign
Tuesday May 21

Shaikha Manal and Gulf News readers offer to help baby Afra

Ten-month-old girl will travel to UK in a few days for surgery to save her eyesight
Tuesday May 21

Breakup might be easier with sad music

Just got dumped? Researchers say melancholic music could cheer you up
Sunday May 19

Personal planner: Time to take stock before the summer break

Now is a good time to take stock of where you are and what goals you have achieved so far over the year
Sunday May 19

Five-year-old thalassaemia patient’s dream of joining police force comes true

Boy suffering from thalassaemia goes on a police patrol, issues a fine
Friday May 17

Lenny Niemeyer, Brazil’s bikini queen

Lenny Niemeyer, one of Hollywood’s favourite bikini designers, on the long journey from stitching in her garage to becoming the brand she is today
Friday May 17

Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on dating

Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
Friday May 17

MasterCard Mideast chief on how to maintain a work-life balance

Raghu Malhotra of MasterCard believes in following his gut instinct. Listen to it carefully and it will lead you down the right path, he tells Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary
Friday May 17

Author Chetan Bhagat on being an unlikely role model for young people

Chetan Bhagat, India’s most popular author, has a huge following among young readers. The investment banker-turned-writer tells Shiva Kumar Thekkepat he believes it’s because he speaks their language
Friday May 17

India’s famous child bride Laxmi Sargara ties the knot again – for love

When she was just a year old, Laxmi Sargara was wed to a boy from a nearby village. Aged 18, she was determined to get her marriage annulled. Now she has found love with her new husband, says Helen Roberts
Friday May 17

‘I nearly died on my wedding day’

She thought she’d been through enough and had left her bad luck behind, but Australian Jo Rasche’s ‘perfect’ wedding day ended in disaster
Wednesday May 15

Life’s a zoo for Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi

Meet the fearless Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi, 24, who feeds the big cats by hand
Wednesday May 15

A day in the life of an Emirati zookeeper in Al Ain

Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi is an accountancy student who spends his mornings taking care of endangered animals at the Al ain Zoo.
Monday May 13

In pictures: Athens Tattoo Convention

Tattoo artists display their skills at the Athens Tattoo Convention
Sunday May 12

Richard Branson swaps suit for skirt to honour bet

The Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shaves his legs, put on lipstick and squeeze into a red skirt to honour a bet by serving as a flight attendant on an AirAsia trip from Perth, Australia, to Malaysia.
Saturday May 11

Making a living from a makeshift oil refinery

Many civilians in the Al Mansoura village in Syria who lost their jobs due to the Syrian conflict are making a living by refining crude oil to extract useful fuel such as gasoline and kerosene for sale.
Friday May 10

Arabian Travel Market: Industry using social media for success

Tweets getting consumers interested, giving sponsors greater exposure in key markets
Wednesday May 8

Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on the blandness of cooking

Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
Tuesday May 7

Helen McCrory on why older women are dating younger men

Helen McCrory shares here views on why more 40-somethings are dating younger men these days
Monday May 6

Pictorial: Wheat harvesting in Nepal

A look at how the Nepalese farmers harvest their wheat crop at the fields in Kathmandu

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