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Abu Dhabi, UAEMonday 26 October 2020

Turkish protesters march in Istanbul against French President Emmanuel Macron's comments over Prophet Mohammed cartoons, on October 25, 2020. AFP

France issues plea after boycott calls in Muslim nations
The 'Safe travels' seal in Machu Picchu, in Peru. The WTTC's urgent call for common standards on Covid-19 testing comes as airlines face a bleak winter season that will stretch their cash reserves and test their survival amid a second and third waves of infections. EPA 

Global Covid-19 protocols for international flights to be ready within 4 weeks, WTTC chief says

Aviation
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: N/A. News. Coronavirus/Covid-19. A lady works on her laptop while wearing a mask at Times Square in Dubai. Tuesday, October 20th, 2020. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE reports 1,111 new cases after 85,093 further tests

World
The Nave Andromeda at port in Southampton after the military operation to remove the stowaways. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

How Britain’s elite Special Boat Service seized stranded oil tanker in nine-minute operation

Europe
EDITOR'S PICKS
Halo's work began 32 years ago clearing 1.7 million landmines and 12 million pieces of explosive ordnance. The Halo Trust

Halo Trust: Landmine clearance jobs slow spread of extremism

World
US Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. AFP, POOL

Biden couldn’t lift all Iran sanctions even if he wanted to, says Trump envoy

The Americas
Many Yazidis fled towards the Syrian border after ISIS attacked their community in 2014. Reuters 

Yazidi Nobel laureate Nadia Murad looks for mother in mass grave

MENA

White, middle-aged men in the US are suffering

Gavin Esler
From world-famous DJs and reality TV stars to UFC champions, here are the famous faces spotted in Dubai this week. Instagram

From DJs to UFC champs: All the celebrities spotted in Dubai this week
UFC president Dana White, left, meets with Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed, Deputy National Security Adviser, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office. Wam

Sheikh Khalid meets Dana White to discuss success of 'Return to Fight Island'
Abu Dhabi residents Anand Pious and Anu Francis tie the knot in a small ceremony. Courtesy Arun Pious 

Dubai couples swap grand weddings for 20-minute ceremonies
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 25 OCTOBER 2020. Global Village celebrates it’s 25th season this year. (Photo: Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section:

A return to Global Village: what to expect as the Dubai attraction reopens
A Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800 plane flies over Doha. Reuters

Australia ‘concerned’ as women strip-searched on Qatar Airways flight
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 06 OCTOBER 2020. JA Hatta Fort Hotel has launched a collaboration with the Hatta Honey Bee Discovery Centre to use theyr products in the Food and Beverage menu of the hotel. Mohamed Quertani, Garden Manager, conducts a tour around the sanctuary explain the importance of bees and the different aspects of the farm. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: janice Rodriguez. Section: Arts & Life.

What a trip to Hatta can teach you about bees in the UAE
Courtesy Jean-Louis Sabaji

Flying high: Lebanon's Jean-Louis Sabaji unveils new feather-dusted collection
Dubai's Ayyam Gallery is hosting a charity exhibition to raise funds for Beirut. All images courtesy of the artist and Ayyam Gallery

Ammar Abd Rabbo captures scale of Beirut blast in Dubai exhibition

Coronavirus

A scientist works at a laboratory in Garin, Buenos Aires province, where an experimental vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca laboratory will be produced for Latin America. AFP 

Oxford vaccine ‘triggers immune response to Covid in young and old’

Europe
Germans protest against lockdown restrictions in Berlin. Getty Images

France has ‘lost control’ of Covid pandemic as Germans protest over restrictions

Europe
Medics tend to a Covid-19 patient at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Iranian Health Ministry via AP

Iran reports a Covid-19 death every five minutes as cases surge

MENA
A patient undergoes a Covid-19 swab test. Bloomberg

How and where to get a Covid-19 test in Dubai and across the UAE

Health

World

Armenian reservists undergo training at a firing range before their departure for the front line in the course of a military conflict with the armed forces of Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, near Yerevan, Armenia October 25, 2020. Reuters

Armenia and Azerbaijan trade blame for latest ceasefire violations

Europe
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a Reuters interview in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 24, 2019. 

Sudan says it will discuss trade and migration with Israel

World
Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during her confirmation before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC. AFP

Trump Supreme Court nominee's confirmation likely on Monday

The Americas
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party members in eastern city of Malatya on October 25, 2020. Turkish Presidency via AP

Turkish president dares US to impose economic sanctions

Europe

UAE

Children work together during the Special Olympics UAE’s Unified Robotics programme last year. Courtesy: Special Olympics UAE

Registration for Special Olympics UAE’s robotics programme opens

Education

Abu Dhabi tenants return to collect belongings two months on from gas blast

UAE

Recruiters warn jobseekers not to fly to Dubai without firm offer

UAE

Meet the UAE's Arabic-speaking rabbi in residence, who fled Lebanon as a child

UAE

Business

Oil prices fell on Monday as increasing coronavirus cases in the US and Europe raised worries about energy demand. Reuters

Opec+ will continue to cut output to restore oil market stability, Barkindo says

Business

FAB chief hails 'resilient' performance amid pandemic

Banking

Global Covid-19 protocols for international flights to be ready within 4 weeks, WTTC chief says

Aviation

Arab Bank's 9-month profit plunges 68% on higher provision charges

Banking

#STAYHOME

Here are eight terrifying must-read novels, all of which have been written in the past 20 years.

From 'Bird Box' to 'Fever Dream': 8 terrifying novels to read this Halloween

Books
'The Alhamdulillah Book', published by Bismillah Buddies, helps children develop mindfulness and gratitude.

Islam for children: themed books and crafts are all the rage among modern Muslim parents

Family
Waitrose has launched an online delivery service in the UAE. Waitrose 

Waitrose now offers online shopping in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Food
'Among Us' has seen a rise in popularity but with more people playing comes more cheating. Supplied

'Among Us' has a cheating problem and it is ruining the game

Comment

Opinion

Hundreds line up to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, US, June 18. Reuters

White, middle-aged men in the US are suffering

Zayed Award champions tolerance in a polarised world

Will Democrats follow Republicans to the fringe?

It isn't just Americans whose lives are shaped by US elections

Turkey and Qatar's brotherhood of the boycotted

Lifestyle

From world-famous DJs and reality TV stars to UFC champions, here are the famous faces spotted in Dubai this week. Instagram

From DJs to UFC champs: All the celebrities spotted in Dubai this week

Why a photo of Trump and the First Lady has reignited the 'Fake Melania' conspiracy

Flying high: Lebanon's Jean-Louis Sabaji unveils new feather-dusted collection

What a trip to Hatta can teach you about bees in the UAE

Emirates: the 6 destinations the airline's A380 is currently flying to

Arts & Culture

Egyptian actress Arwa Gouda poses on the red carpet during the 4th edition of El Gouna Film Festival, in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of el Gouna, on October 24, 2020. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL / PATRICK BAZ- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / AFP / El Gouna Film Festival / Patrick BAZ / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL / PATRICK BAZ- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

El Gouna Film Festival: Here are 39 of the latest stars to walk Egypt's red carpet

Nicolas Mouawad to star in film by 'Mad Max' director George Miller

Massaoke: A singalong night full of musical show tunes is coming to Dubai

Dubai's own Ali Al Sayed among line-up for US Arab-American Comedy Festival

Ammar Abd Rabbo captures scale of Beirut blast in Dubai exhibition

Podcasts

A view of towers along the Jumeirah Beach Residences coastline in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai winter warning, 1,359 new UAE cases, Barclays sues BR Shetty - The Daily Update

Employees are the biggest threat to cybersecurity

Police seize crystal meth, 1,491 UAE Covid-19 cases, Dubai boosts stimulus - The Daily Update

Beyond The Headlines: How will Arab Americans vote in US presidential election?

Mubadala’s Ibrahim Ajami on a long-term approach to tech investments: Business Extra

IPL

Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson helped Rajasthan Royals defeat Mumbai Indians. Sportzpics for BCCI

IPL 2020: Stokes ton keeps Rajasthan Royals in playoffs hunt

Cricket
Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Superkings batting during match 44 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 25th October 2020. Photo by: Saikat Das / Sportzpics for BCCI

IPL 2020: belated good news for Gaikwad and Chennai

Cricket
Nitish Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot during match 42 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Capitals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on the 24th October 2020. Photo by: Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for BCCI

IPL 2020: Rana and Chakravarthy lead Kolkata's charge in Abu Dhabi

Cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of CSK during match 4 of season 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on the 24th September 2020. Photo by: Rahul Gulati / Sportzpics for BCCI

Dhoni begins planning for next season after Chennai capitulate

Cricket

Sport

UFC president Dana White, left, meets with Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed, Deputy National Security Adviser, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office. Wam

Sheikh Khalid meets Dana White to discuss success of 'Return to Fight Island'

Sport

Pogba denies quitting France team over Macron comments

Football

Johnson and DeChambeau confirmed for Saudi International

Golf

Hamilton wins Portuguese GP and breaks Schumacher record

F1

Ings inspires Southampton to end Everton's unbeaten record

Football

LONG READS

Construction worker Sabah Abdulamir Al Sultani had just completed vocational training when he was killed in the Al Qa Qaa explosion. He had been married just over a month. Courtesy Safa Al Ameedee

'Like a nuclear bomb': the untold story of Iraq’s Al Qa Qaa disaster

MENA
In this handout photo taken from a footage released by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, Azerbaijan's forces destroy Armenian anti-aircraft system at the contact line of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out Sunday around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian Defense Ministry said two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said in a televised address to the nation that "there are losses among the Azerbaijani forces and the civilian population as a result of the Armenian bombardment" but did not give further details. (Armenian's Defense Ministry via AP)

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting

Europe
Empty offices in the Canary Wharf, London. Bloomberg

Alone in the city? Maybe not, but post-Covid changes are coming

Europe
Melina Timson-Katchis, a triathlete, finds it hard to exercise after getting all clear from Covid-19. Reem Mohammed / The National

Recovered Covid-19 patients tell of lingering symptoms months on

Health

MONEY

Elon Musk's US-based electric vehicle and clean energy company, Tesla, is currently trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,095 times. Reuters

Is Tesla the most exciting stock on the market, or the scariest?

Swiss watch makers face increased competition from smart devices

Why the day trading boom will end in tears for novice investors

Why portfolio diversification is the need of the hour during Covid-19

‘How can I get my ex-employer to pay my gratuity?’

Travel

The 'Safe travels' seal in Machu Picchu, in Peru. The WTTC's urgent call for common standards on Covid-19 testing comes as airlines face a bleak winter season that will stretch their cash reserves and test their survival amid a second and third waves of infections. EPA 

Global Covid-19 protocols for international flights to be ready within 4 weeks, WTTC chief says

Oman Air resumes flights to Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Kuwait

T Anthony, retailer of luxury luggage to stars, goes bankrupt

Egypt upgrades visitor experience at Giza pyramids site

You can buy an entire Norwegian island nestled in a fjord for Dh11.9 million

Technology

Netflix advised its users to change the password, in case of any suspicion, to a new one that is strong and unique. AFP

Cyber criminals target users of Netflix’s Arabic service

Robust healthcare systems and timely GCC policy actions averted deeper crises, IMF says

Generation Start-up: Idealz wants to reward customers and charitable causes

Samsung chairman and pioneer Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

MIT researchers design heated face mask to deactivate coronavirus

Motoring

The all-new Mercedes-Benz S-class will come to the UAE in January 2021 

Exclusive: Daimler chairman reveals why Mercedes-Benz's future looks electric

Road test: What Audi's Q7 lacks in speed, it makes up for in space and style

GMC finally unveils the all-new electric Hummer 2022

This unknown supercar just beat Bugatti's record to become the world’s fastest

Road test: BMW 7 Series makes a bid to hold on to its luxury sedan crown
From world-famous DJs and reality TV stars to UFC champions, here are the famous faces spotted in Dubai this week. Instagram

From DJs to UFC champs: All the celebrities spotted in Dubai this week
UFC president Dana White, left, meets with Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed, Deputy National Security Adviser, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office. Wam

Sheikh Khalid meets Dana White to discuss success of 'Return to Fight Island'
Abu Dhabi residents Anand Pious and Anu Francis tie the knot in a small ceremony. Courtesy Arun Pious 

Dubai couples swap grand weddings for 20-minute ceremonies
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 25 OCTOBER 2020. Global Village celebrates it’s 25th season this year. (Photo: Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section:

A return to Global Village: what to expect as the Dubai attraction reopens
A Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800 plane flies over Doha. Reuters

Australia ‘concerned’ as women strip-searched on Qatar Airways flight
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 06 OCTOBER 2020. JA Hatta Fort Hotel has launched a collaboration with the Hatta Honey Bee Discovery Centre to use theyr products in the Food and Beverage menu of the hotel. Mohamed Quertani, Garden Manager, conducts a tour around the sanctuary explain the importance of bees and the different aspects of the farm. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: janice Rodriguez. Section: Arts & Life.

What a trip to Hatta can teach you about bees in the UAE
Courtesy Jean-Louis Sabaji

Flying high: Lebanon's Jean-Louis Sabaji unveils new feather-dusted collection
Dubai's Ayyam Gallery is hosting a charity exhibition to raise funds for Beirut. All images courtesy of the artist and Ayyam Gallery

Ammar Abd Rabbo captures scale of Beirut blast in Dubai exhibition