This heart-warming photo was uploaded for fans to see on Instagram. Photo: Priyanka Chopra / Instagram
This heart-warming photo was uploaded for fans to see on Instagram. Photo: Priyanka Chopra / Instagram
This heart-warming photo was uploaded for fans to see on Instagram. Photo: Priyanka Chopra / Instagram
This heart-warming photo was uploaded for fans to see on Instagram. Photo: Priyanka Chopra / Instagram

Priyanka Chopra posts photo showing daughter Malti Marie is a 'desi girl', just like her


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She's only aged 8 months and has an American father, but Malti Marie is a certified desi girl just like her mother.

On Thursday, Priyanka Chopra shared a photo on Instagram showing her daughter wearing a onesie with the words "desi girl", which recalls the song from her mum's 2008 Bollywood film Dostana.

Desi is a reference to people of South Asian descent.

Before she made her debut in the US as a lead in the TV show Quantico, Chopra was one of the highest-paid actresses in India. Dostana, which featured John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan, was a hit comedy about two friends who fall in love with the same woman. Desi Girl was one of the film's biggest tracks.

Chopra has been sharing snippets of Malti, her daughter with husband Nick Jonas, on social media.

On Sunday, she posted a Polaroid photo of herself along with Jonas and Malti at their home in Los Angeles. In it, the child's face is covered by a heart emoji.

Scroll through the gallery below to see images of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas together

  • Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas with their daughter Malti Marie. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
    Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas with their daughter Malti Marie. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
  • Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas with their daughter Malti Marie on her six-month birthday. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
    Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas with their daughter Malti Marie on her six-month birthday. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
  • Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas celebrate with an outdoor lunch for Easter in April this year. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
    Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas celebrate with an outdoor lunch for Easter in April this year. Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra
  • Chopra and Jonas backstage at the Billboard Music Awards on May 23, 2021, at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
    Chopra and Jonas backstage at the Billboard Music Awards on May 23, 2021, at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas attend The Vanity Fair x Amazon Studios 2020 Awards Season Celebration on January 4, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Getty via AFP
    Chopra and Jonas attend The Vanity Fair x Amazon Studios 2020 Awards Season Celebration on January 4, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Getty via AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas pose on the red carpet at The Fashion Awards 2021 in London on November 29, 2021. AFP
    Chopra and Jonas pose on the red carpet at The Fashion Awards 2021 in London on November 29, 2021. AFP
  • The couple attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020, in California. Getty via AFP
    The couple attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020, in California. Getty via AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas attend the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Centre on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
    Chopra and Jonas attend the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Centre on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
  • The couple attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. Getty via AFP
    The couple attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. Getty via AFP
  • Jonas and Chopra arrive for the screening of the film 'The Best Years of a Life (Les Plus Belles Annees D'Une Vie)' at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in southern France, on May 18, 2019. AFP
    Jonas and Chopra arrive for the screening of the film 'The Best Years of a Life (Les Plus Belles Annees D'Une Vie)' at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in southern France, on May 18, 2019. AFP
  • The celebrity couple attend the 2019 Met Gala, Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. Getty via AFP
    The celebrity couple attend the 2019 Met Gala, Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. Getty via AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas at their wedding reception in Mumbai, on December 19, 2018. They got married in a ceremony on December 1 that year in a lavish palace hotel wedding in Udaipur, India. AFP
    Chopra and Jonas at their wedding reception in Mumbai, on December 19, 2018. They got married in a ceremony on December 1 that year in a lavish palace hotel wedding in Udaipur, India. AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas attend the premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Chasing Happiness' on June 3, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
    Chopra and Jonas attend the premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Chasing Happiness' on June 3, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Getty via AFP
  • The couple attend the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP
    The couple attend the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP
  • Chopra, accompanied by Jonas, arrives for the pre-engagement party of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta in Mumbai on June 28, 2018. Akash is the son of Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man and Reliance Industries Limited chairman. AFP
    Chopra, accompanied by Jonas, arrives for the pre-engagement party of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta in Mumbai on June 28, 2018. Akash is the son of Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man and Reliance Industries Limited chairman. AFP
  • A newly-married Chopra and Jonas during a reception in Mumbai, India, on December 20, 2018. AFP
    A newly-married Chopra and Jonas during a reception in Mumbai, India, on December 20, 2018. AFP
  • The couple at one of their wedding receptions, held in New Delhi on December 4, 2018. AFP
    The couple at one of their wedding receptions, held in New Delhi on December 4, 2018. AFP
  • Chopra and Jonas attend the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 7, 2018, in New York City. Getty via AFP
    Chopra and Jonas attend the Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 7, 2018, in New York City. Getty via AFP
  • The couple clicked together after a dinner date in Mumbai on June 22, 2018. AFP
    The couple clicked together after a dinner date in Mumbai on June 22, 2018. AFP
  • Jonas and Chopra arrive in Jodhpur in Rajasthan state on November 29, 2018, ahead of their wedding festivities. AFP
    Jonas and Chopra arrive in Jodhpur in Rajasthan state on November 29, 2018, ahead of their wedding festivities. AFP
  • Then a new couple, Jonas and Chopra attend the Met Gala themed Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. Getty via AFP
    Then a new couple, Jonas and Chopra attend the Met Gala themed Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. Getty via AFP

Malti, who was born in January via surrogacy, spent more than 100 days in a neonatal intensive care unit in a Los Angeles hospital.

“Every family’s journey is unique and requires a certain level of faith, and while ours was a challenging few months, what becomes abundantly clear, in retrospect, is how precious and perfect every moment is," Chopra shared in May, thanking doctors at the Rady Children’s and Cedars-Sinai hospitals.

The name Malti comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit and means “fragrant flower” or “moonlight”. It is a name associated with luminance, brightness and brilliance, and was typically common among older generations in India.

Chopra, 40, and Jonas, 29, married in a lavish ceremony in India in December 2018. It was attended by, among others, his musician brothers Kevin and Joe Jonas and Joe's wife, the Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner. They celebrated their marriage with three wedding receptions — two in Mumbai and one in New Delhi.

Scroll through the gallery of 47 photos that show Priyanka Chopra's style evolution

  • Priyanka Chopra wears an embellished ballgown at the Miss World final, which she won, at London's Millennium Dome on November 30, 2000. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears an embellished ballgown at the Miss World final, which she won, at London's Millennium Dome on November 30, 2000. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Karina Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, wears a lilac turtleneck and pencil skirt on the set of 'Aitraz' in Bombay on July 10, 2004. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, with Karina Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, wears a lilac turtleneck and pencil skirt on the set of 'Aitraz' in Bombay on July 10, 2004. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears the mid-2000s staple, a denim skirt over black leggings, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on October 15, 2006, in Jaipur. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears the mid-2000s staple, a denim skirt over black leggings, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on October 15, 2006, in Jaipur. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra performs in distressed jeans layered under a white dress during the Global Indian Film Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 10, 2006. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra performs in distressed jeans layered under a white dress during the Global Indian Film Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 10, 2006. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, wearing a classic little white dress, is named Tag Heuer's new ambassador in New Delhi on March 12, 2007. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, wearing a classic little white dress, is named Tag Heuer's new ambassador in New Delhi on March 12, 2007. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a wraparound vest top and jeans in Mumbai on November 13, 2008. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a wraparound vest top and jeans in Mumbai on November 13, 2008. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a soft nude gown at 'The Hollywood Reporter' Next Gen Asia event in Hong Kong on March 24, 2009. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears a soft nude gown at 'The Hollywood Reporter' Next Gen Asia event in Hong Kong on March 24, 2009. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra dons a golden sari adorned with pink embellishments at the International Indian Film Academy Awards on June 13, 2009 in Macau. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra dons a golden sari adorned with pink embellishments at the International Indian Film Academy Awards on June 13, 2009 in Macau. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Shah Rukh Khan and Florian Lukas, wears a demure midi dress in Berlin on October 22, 2010. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, with Shah Rukh Khan and Florian Lukas, wears a demure midi dress in Berlin on October 22, 2010. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a purple mini dress at the Dubai International Film Festival on December 8, 2011. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears a purple mini dress at the Dubai International Film Festival on December 8, 2011. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Farhan Akhtar, wears sheer, lace-trimmed tulle at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2012. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, with Farhan Akhtar, wears sheer, lace-trimmed tulle at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2012. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a floral-appliqued gown at the International India Film Academy Awards in Singapore on June 9, 2012. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears a floral-appliqued gown at the International India Film Academy Awards in Singapore on June 9, 2012. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra wore deep green and gold at the 12th International Marrakech Film Festival on December 8, 2012. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wore deep green and gold at the 12th International Marrakech Film Festival on December 8, 2012. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, wore a fifties-style printed midi at the Dubai International Film Festival on December 13, 2013. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, wore a fifties-style printed midi at the Dubai International Film Festival on December 13, 2013. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a LBD at the launch of the Jaguar Range Rover LWD Autobiography Black in India on February 5, 2014. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a LBD at the launch of the Jaguar Range Rover LWD Autobiography Black in India on February 5, 2014. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears coral Zac Posen at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in LA on February 6, 2015. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears coral Zac Posen at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in LA on February 6, 2015. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears sparkly Vera Wang at the People's Choice Awards in LA on January 6, 2016. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears sparkly Vera Wang at the People's Choice Awards in LA on January 6, 2016. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in Monique Lhuillier at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA on January 30, 2016. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in Monique Lhuillier at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA on January 30, 2016. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in sharp white suiting at the Time 100 Gala in New York on April 26, 2016. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in sharp white suiting at the Time 100 Gala in New York on April 26, 2016. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a show-stopping Jason Wu gown at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in LA on September 18, 2016. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a show-stopping Jason Wu gown at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in LA on September 18, 2016. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears navy silk at the 70th Unicef Anniversary in New York on December 12, 2016. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears navy silk at the 70th Unicef Anniversary in New York on December 12, 2016. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a Ralph Lauren glimmering jacquard dress at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in LA on January 8, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a Ralph Lauren glimmering jacquard dress at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in LA on January 8, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in a fringed Sally LaPointe two-piece at the People's Choice Awards in LA on January 18, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in a fringed Sally LaPointe two-piece at the People's Choice Awards in LA on January 18, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a structured Ralph & Russo number at the 89th annual Academy Awards in LA on February 26, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a structured Ralph & Russo number at the 89th annual Academy Awards in LA on February 26, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, in a Ralph Lauren trench-coat gown at the Met Gala in New York on May 1, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, in a Ralph Lauren trench-coat gown at the Met Gala in New York on May 1, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a white lace mini dress in Berlin on May 30, 2017. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears a white lace mini dress in Berlin on May 30, 2017. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra wears textured Zimmermann at the Build LDN event on June 1, 2017 in London. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra wears textured Zimmermann at the Build LDN event on June 1, 2017 in London. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra attends the Giorgio Armani autumn / winter show - and wears the brand - at Paris Couture Week on July 4, 2017. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra attends the Giorgio Armani autumn / winter show - and wears the brand - at Paris Couture Week on July 4, 2017. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra wears a printed mini and matching boots at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on September 23, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra wears a printed mini and matching boots at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on September 23, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in Balmain at the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in LA on September 17, 2017. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in Balmain at the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in LA on September 17, 2017. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren maroon velvet at the Met Gala in New York on May 7, 2018. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren maroon velvet at the Met Gala in New York on May 7, 2018. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Abigail Leigh Spencer, wears a custom Vivienne Westwood skirt suit at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in London on May 19, 2018. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, with Abigail Leigh Spencer, wears a custom Vivienne Westwood skirt suit at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in London on May 19, 2018. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, in a silver lehenga, and Nick Jonas during their wedding reception in New Delhi on December 4, 2018. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, in a silver lehenga, and Nick Jonas during their wedding reception in New Delhi on December 4, 2018. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, wearing a Sabyasachi Mukherjee brocade gown and dupatta shawl, and Nick Jonas at their wedding reception in Mumbai on December 19, 2018. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, wearing a Sabyasachi Mukherjee brocade gown and dupatta shawl, and Nick Jonas at their wedding reception in Mumbai on December 19, 2018. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, wears metallic Vivienne Westwood in LA on February 11, 2019. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, wears metallic Vivienne Westwood in LA on February 11, 2019. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, wearing a black Elie Saab gown, at the 2019 'Vanity Fair' Oscar Party in LA on February 24, 2019. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, wearing a black Elie Saab gown, at the 2019 'Vanity Fair' Oscar Party in LA on February 24, 2019. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra in beaded Roberto Cavalli at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019 in France. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra in beaded Roberto Cavalli at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019 in France. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, wears a directional Fendi dress at the Chopard Love Night dinner on May 17, 2019 in Cannes. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, with Nick Jonas, wears a directional Fendi dress at the Chopard Love Night dinner on May 17, 2019 in Cannes. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra, in strapless Georges Hobeika, and Nick Jonas at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2019 in France. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, in strapless Georges Hobeika, and Nick Jonas at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2019 in France. Getty Images
  • Priyanka Chopra in ruffled Marchesa at the 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 13, 2019. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra in ruffled Marchesa at the 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 13, 2019. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra at the 18th annual Marrakech International Film Festival on December 5, 2019. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra at the 18th annual Marrakech International Film Festival on December 5, 2019. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, in romantic pink Cristina Ottaviano, and Nick Jonas at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards in LA on January 5, 2020. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra, in romantic pink Cristina Ottaviano, and Nick Jonas at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards in LA on January 5, 2020. EPA
  • Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, in fringed Ralph & Russo, at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in LA on January 26, 2020. EPA
    Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, in fringed Ralph & Russo, at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in LA on January 26, 2020. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, in a bronze satin gown by Lebanese designer Nicolas Jebran, arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills on January 25, 2020. AP
    Priyanka Chopra, in a bronze satin gown by Lebanese designer Nicolas Jebran, arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills on January 25, 2020. AP
  • Priyanka Chopra arrives in custom Richard Quinn for the Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on November 29, 2021. EPA
    Priyanka Chopra arrives in custom Richard Quinn for the Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on November 29, 2021. EPA
  • Priyanka Chopra, in a custom Halpern metallic gown, arrives for the premiere of 'The Matrix Resurrections' at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California, on December 18, 2021. AFP
    Priyanka Chopra, in a custom Halpern metallic gown, arrives for the premiere of 'The Matrix Resurrections' at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California, on December 18, 2021. AFP
  • Priyanka Chopra, in an orange sequin dress by Rasario, attends the Bulgari Eden the Garden Of Wonders event in Paris on June 6, 2022. Getty Images
    Priyanka Chopra, in an orange sequin dress by Rasario, attends the Bulgari Eden the Garden Of Wonders event in Paris on June 6, 2022. Getty Images
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10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

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8 UAE companies helping families reduce their carbon footprint

Greenheart Organic Farms 

This Dubai company was one of the country’s first organic farms, set up in 2012, and it now delivers a wide array of fruits and vegetables grown regionally or in the UAE, as well as other grocery items, to both Dubai and Abu Dhabi doorsteps.

www.greenheartuae.com

Modibodi  

Founded in Australia, Modibodi is now in the UAE with waste-free, reusable underwear that eliminates the litter created by a woman’s monthly cycle, which adds up to approximately 136kgs of sanitary waste over a lifetime.

www.modibodi.ae

The Good Karma Co

From brushes made of plant fibres to eco-friendly storage solutions, this company has planet-friendly alternatives to almost everything we need, including tin foil and toothbrushes. 

www.instagram.com/thegoodkarmaco

Re:told

One Dubai boutique, Re:told, is taking second-hand garments and selling them on at a fraction of the price, helping to cut back on the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of clothes thrown into landfills each year.

www.shopretold.com

Lush

Lush provides products such as shampoo and conditioner as package-free bars with reusable tins to store. 

www.mena.lush.com

Bubble Bro 

Offering filtered, still and sparkling water on tap, Bubble Bro is attempting to ensure we don’t produce plastic or glass waste. Founded in 2017 by Adel Abu-Aysha, the company is on track to exceeding its target of saving one million bottles by the end of the year.

www.bubble-bro.com

Coethical 

This company offers refillable, eco-friendly home cleaning and hygiene products that are all biodegradable, free of chemicals and certifiably not tested on animals.

www.instagram.com/coethical

Eggs & Soldiers

This bricks-and-mortar shop and e-store, founded by a Dubai mum-of-four, is the place to go for all manner of family products – from reusable cloth diapers to organic skincare and sustainable toys.

www.eggsnsoldiers.com

Tamkeen's offering
  • Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
  • Option 2: 50% across three years
  • Option 3: 30% across five years 
The specs: 2019 Haval H6

Price, base: Dh69,900

Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder

Transmission: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 197hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 315Nm @ 2,000rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 7.0L / 100km

AI traffic lights to ease congestion at seven points to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street

The seven points are:

Shakhbout bin Sultan Street

Dhafeer Street

Hadbat Al Ghubainah Street (outbound)

Salama bint Butti Street

Al Dhafra Street

Rabdan Street

Umm Yifina Street exit (inbound)

RESULTS

2pm: Maiden Dh 60,000 (Dirt) 1,400m. Winner: Masaali, Pat Dobbs (jockey), Doug Watson (trainer).

2.30pm: Handicap Dh 76,000 (D) 1,400m. Winner: Almoreb, Dane O’Neill, Ali Rashid Al Raihe.

3pm: Handicap Dh 64,000 (D) 1,200m. Winner: Imprison, Fabrice Veron, Rashed Bouresly.

3.30pm: Shadwell Farm Conditions Dh 100,000 (D) 1,000m. Winner: Raahy, Adrie de Vries, Jaber Ramadhan.

4pm: Maiden Dh 60,000 (D) 1,000m. Winner: Cross The Ocean, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

4.30pm: Handicap 64,000 (D) 1,950m. Winner: Sa’Ada, Fernando Jara, Ahmad bin Harmash.

UAE tour of the Netherlands

UAE squad: Rohan Mustafa (captain), Shaiman Anwar, Ghulam Shabber, Mohammed Qasim, Rameez Shahzad, Mohammed Usman, Adnan Mufti, Chirag Suri, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Mohammed Naveed, Amjad Javed, Zahoor Khan, Qadeer Ahmed
Fixtures and results:
Monday, UAE won by three wickets
Wednesday, 2nd 50-over match
Thursday, 3rd 50-over match

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

Courtesy: Crystal Intelligence

The bio

Favourite book: Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer

Favourite quote: “The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist

Favourite Authors: Arab poet Abu At-Tayyib Al-Mutanabbi

Favourite Emirati food: Luqaimat, a deep-fried dough soaked in date syrup

Hobbies: Reading and drawing

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

Trump v Khan

2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US

2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks

2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit

2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”

2022:  Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency

July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”

Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.

Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”

World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Results

Female 49kg: Mayssa Bastos (BRA) bt Thamires Aquino (BRA); points 0-0 (advantage points points 1-0).

Female 55kg: Bianca Basilio (BRA) bt Amal Amjahid (BEL); points 4-2.

Female 62kg: Beatriz Mesquita (BRA) v Ffion Davies (GBR); 10-2.

Female 70kg: Thamara Silva (BRA) bt Alessandra Moss (AUS); submission.

Female 90kg: Gabreili Passanha (BRA) bt Claire-France Thevenon (FRA); submission.

Male 56kg: Hiago George (BRA) bt Carlos Alberto da Silva (BRA); 2-2 (2-0)

Male 62kg: Gabriel de Sousa (BRA) bt Joao Miyao (BRA); 2-2 (2-1)

Male 69kg: Paulo Miyao (BRA) bt Isaac Doederlein (USA); 2-2 (2-2) Ref decision.

Male 77kg: Tommy Langarkar (NOR) by Oliver Lovell (GBR); submission.

Male 85kg: Rudson Mateus Teles (BRA) bt Faisal Al Ketbi (UAE); 2-2 (1-1) Ref decision.

Male 94kg: Kaynan Duarte (BRA) bt Adam Wardzinski (POL); submission.

Male 110kg: Joao Rocha (BRA) bt Yahia Mansoor Al Hammadi (UAE); submission.

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MATCH INFO

Barcelona 5 (Lenglet 2', Vidal 29', Messi 34', 75', Suarez 77')

Valladolid 1 (Kiko 15')

Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

Autumn international scores

Saturday, November 24

Italy 3-66 New Zealand
Scotland 14-9 Argentina
England 37-18 Australia

Updated: August 11, 2022, 3:01 PM