• Photos by Sofia Dadurian for an A&L cover story (June 2013) by David D'Arcy on the Venice Bienale. A Lenticular Photograph by Ahmad Angawi, shows a traditional view of Mecca from one angle, and a view of the city choked with new high-rise architecture from another. CREDIT: Sofia Dadurian
    Photos by Sofia Dadurian for an A&L cover story (June 2013) by David D'Arcy on the Venice Bienale. A Lenticular Photograph by Ahmad Angawi, shows a traditional view of Mecca from one angle, and a view of the city choked with new high-rise architecture from another. CREDIT: Sofia Dadurian
  • Ahmad Angawi with his Lenticular Photograph. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    Ahmad Angawi with his Lenticular Photograph. Sofia Dadurian for The National
  • Rows of low uniform wooden columns in an installation by Eiman Elgibreen revealed human female faces underneath when visitors lifted the columns, a commentary on public uniformity in Saudi society. Elgibreen poses with her work at 'Rhizomas: Generation in???
    Rows of low uniform wooden columns in an installation by Eiman Elgibreen revealed human female faces underneath when visitors lifted the columns, a commentary on public uniformity in Saudi society. Elgibreen poses with her work at 'Rhizomas: Generation in???
  • Akeel Khreef stands next to his chair constructed from scrap metal and bicycle parts at the Iraq pavilion of the 2013 Venice Biennale, at the Ca'Dandolo on the Grand Canal in Venice. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    Akeel Khreef stands next to his chair constructed from scrap metal and bicycle parts at the Iraq pavilion of the 2013 Venice Biennale, at the Ca'Dandolo on the Grand Canal in Venice. Sofia Dadurian for The National
  • Nasser al Salem creates a work of calligraphy at 'Rhizomas: Generation in Waiting,' and exhibition of Young Artists from Saudi Arabia. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    Nasser al Salem creates a work of calligraphy at 'Rhizomas: Generation in Waiting,' and exhibition of Young Artists from Saudi Arabia. Sofia Dadurian for The National
  • A framed face by Hashim Taeeh in a cardboard room by the duo WAMI at the Iraq pavilion. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    A framed face by Hashim Taeeh in a cardboard room by the duo WAMI at the Iraq pavilion. Sofia Dadurian for The National
  • A room by WAMI (Yaseen Wami and Hashim Taeeh) was decorated entirely in cardboard, including cardboard blankets and a cardboard water pitcher. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    A room by WAMI (Yaseen Wami and Hashim Taeeh) was decorated entirely in cardboard, including cardboard blankets and a cardboard water pitcher. Sofia Dadurian for The National
  • Abdul Raheem Yassir at the Iraq pavilion of the 2013 Venice Biennale. Sofia Dadurian for The National
    Abdul Raheem Yassir at the Iraq pavilion of the 2013 Venice Biennale. Sofia Dadurian for The National

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Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier

Jul 3- 14, in the Netherlands
The top two teams will qualify to play at the World T20 in the West Indies in November

UAE squad
Humaira Tasneem (captain), Chamani Seneviratne, Subha Srinivasan, Neha Sharma, Kavisha Kumari, Judit Cleetus, Chaya Mughal, Roopa Nagraj, Heena Hotchandani, Namita D’Souza, Ishani Senevirathne, Esha Oza, Nisha Ali, Udeni Kuruppuarachchi

The White Lotus: Season three

Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

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Director: Kangana Ranaut

Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry 

Rating: 2/5

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SMEs in the UAE are defined by the number of employees, annual turnover and sector. For example, a “small company” in the services industry has six to 50 employees with a turnover of more than Dh2 million up to Dh20m, while in the manufacturing industry the requirements are 10 to 100 employees with a turnover of more than Dh3m up to Dh50m, according to Dubai SME, an agency of the Department of Economic Development.

A “medium-sized company” can either have staff of 51 to 200 employees or 101 to 250 employees, and a turnover less than or equal to Dh200m or Dh250m, again depending on whether the business is in the trading, manufacturing or services sectors. 

Cryopreservation: A timeline
  1. Keyhole surgery under general anaesthetic
  2. Ovarian tissue surgically removed
  3. Tissue processed in a high-tech facility
  4. Tissue re-implanted at a time of the patient’s choosing
  5. Full hormone production regained within 4-6 months
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First-round leaderbaord

-5 C Conners (Can)

-3 B Koepka (US), K Bradley (US), V Hovland (Nor), A Wise (US), S Horsfield (Eng), C Davis (Aus);

-2 C Morikawa (US), M Laird (Sco), C Tringale (US)

Selected others: -1 P Casey (Eng), R Fowler (US), T Hatton (Eng)

Level B DeChambeau (US), J Rose (Eng) 

1 L Westwood (Eng), J Spieth (US)

3 R McIlroy (NI)

4 D Johnson (US)

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