• 19. Emaar Properties - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
    19. Emaar Properties - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
  • 18. Banque Saudi Fransi - saudi Arabia. Courtesy Banque Saudi Fransi
    18. Banque Saudi Fransi - saudi Arabia. Courtesy Banque Saudi Fransi
  • 17. Industries Qatar, which owns Qatar Petroleum - Qatar. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
    17. Industries Qatar, which owns Qatar Petroleum - Qatar. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
  • 16. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    16. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • 15. Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
    15. Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
  • 14. Emirates NBD - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
    14. Emirates NBD - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
  • 13. Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
    13. Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
  • 12. Samba Financial Group - Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    12. Samba Financial Group - Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • 11. Mobily - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Mobily
    11. Mobily - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Mobily
  • 10. National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait. Andrew Henderson / The National
    10. National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait. Andrew Henderson / The National
  • 9. Ooredoo - Qatar. Fadi Al Assaad / Reuters
    9. Ooredoo - Qatar. Fadi Al Assaad / Reuters
  • 8. First Gulf Bank - UAE. Jeff Topping / The National
    8. First Gulf Bank - UAE. Jeff Topping / The National
  • 7. National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE. Christopher Pike / The National
    7. National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE. Christopher Pike / The National
  • 6. Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri for The National
    6. Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri for The National
  • 5. Saudi Electricity - Saudi Arabia. Fahad Shadeed / Reuters
    5. Saudi Electricity - Saudi Arabia. Fahad Shadeed / Reuters
  • 4. Etisalat - UAE. Alia Jeiroudi for The National
    4. Etisalat - UAE. Alia Jeiroudi for The National
  • 3. Qatar National Bank - Qatar. Emre Rende for The National
    3. Qatar National Bank - Qatar. Emre Rende for The National
  • 2. Saudi Telecom - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Saudi Telecom
    2. Saudi Telecom - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Saudi Telecom
  • 1. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation - Saudi Arabia. Mido Ahmed / AFP
    1. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation - Saudi Arabia. Mido Ahmed / AFP

In pictures: Forbes’ top 20 companies in the Arab world


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Etisalat and and National Bank of Abu Dhabi are in the top 20 of Forbes’ Top 500 publicly-listed companies in the Arab world. Know which other UAE companies made it to the list.

Community Shield info

Where, when and at what time Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday at 5pm (UAE time)

Arsenal line up (3-4-2-1) Petr Cech; Rob Holding, Per Mertesacker, Nacho Monreal; Hector Bellerin, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain; Alex Iwobi, Danny Welbeck; Alexandre Lacazette

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

Chelsea line up (3-4-2-1) Thibaut Courtois; Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill; Victor Moses, Cesc Fabregas, N'Golo Kante, Marcos Alonso; Willian, Pedro; Michy Batshuayi

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte

Referee Bobby Madley

Family reunited

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was born and raised in Tehran and studied English literature before working as a translator in the relief effort for the Japanese International Co-operation Agency in 2003.

She moved to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before moving to the World Health Organisation as a communications officer.

She came to the UK in 2007 after securing a scholarship at London Metropolitan University to study a master's in communication management and met her future husband through mutual friends a month later.

The couple were married in August 2009 in Winchester and their daughter was born in June 2014.

She was held in her native country a year later.