Halloween has become a perfect occasion for celebrities to dress up (or down) giving free rein to their imagination, and this year is no different.
Here are some standouts.
Paris Hilton
“Icons supporting icons,” is Paris Hilton's mantra this year. The heiress and socialite sported a stewardess costume inspired by Britney Spears's look in the music video of Toxic.
Kelsea Ballerini
Celebrating the spooky season a little earlier last Wednesday, the country star channelled her inner Barbie with a recreation of one of the looks of Margot Robbie's titular character. She wore a pink bandanna kerchief, vest and bell bottoms topped with a white cowboy hat.
Adele
The British singer chose a classic Halloween look during a performance at her Weekends With Adele residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last Friday.
She turned up as Morticia Addams, the matriarch of the The Addams Family, complete with smoky make-up and long, straight, dark hair.
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox
Attending the annual star-studded Casamigos Halloween Party on Friday, the pair wore costumes inspired by Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.
Fox wore the school uniform sported by Gogo Yubari's character in the action film, while her fiance dressed in all-yellow a la Uma Thurman's The Bride. The pop-punk star even wielded a sword to complete the look.
Kacey Musgraves
The singer-songwriter went the fantasy route with her Bambi-inspired look. She paired the animalistic make-up with hoof boots.
Foo Fighters
The popular rock band, who are headlining this year's Formula One after-race concerts, appeared on Saturday Night Live as the characters from The Wizard of Oz.
The group's founder Dave Grohl donned a Dorothy costume, while the others appeared as the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Glinda and the Wizard of Oz.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
The pregnant television personality and her drummer husband dressed as the main characters of Tim Burton's 1988 classic Beetlejuice.
Barker channelled the titular ghoul, while Kardashian wore the red wedding dress worn by Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz.
Megan Thee Stallion
Another Burton-inspired look was seen this year when, during her own costume party, rapper Megan Thee Stallion turned up as a flower in the director's take on Alice in Wonderland.
Saweetie
The Filipino-American singer chose a classic look for her Halloween costume, transforming into a female version of Edward Scissorhands.
Demi Lovato
Another classic Halloween costume was spotted on Demi Lovato, who dressed up as Disney princess Snow White. Sharing the look on Instagram, she said Halloween is her “favourite time of the year”.
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One 45-minute class per week in Standard Arabic is not sufficient
The goal should be for grade 1 and 2 students to become fluent readers
Subjects like technology, social studies, science can be taught in later grades
Grade 1 curricula should include oral instruction in Standard Arabic
First graders must regularly practice individual letters and combinations
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October 18 – November 2
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Friday, October 18
ICC Academy: 10am, Scotland v Singapore, 2.10pm, Netherlands v Kenya
Zayed Cricket Stadium: 2.10pm, Hong Kong v Ireland, 7.30pm, Oman v UAE
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Ahmed Raza (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Rameez Shahzad, Darius D’Silva, Mohammed Usman, Mohammed Boota, Zawar Farid, Ghulam Shabber, Junaid Siddique, Sultan Ahmed, Imran Haider, Waheed Ahmed, Chirag Suri, Zahoor Khan
Players out: Mohammed Naveed, Shaiman Anwar, Qadeer Ahmed
Players in: Junaid Siddique, Darius D’Silva, Waheed Ahmed
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Studied up to grade 12 in Vatanappally, a village in India’s southern Thrissur district
Was a middle distance state athletics champion in school
Enjoys driving to Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah with family
His dream is to continue working as a social worker and help people
Has seven diaries in which he has jotted down notes about his work and money he earned
Keeps the diaries in his car to remember his journey in the Emirates
Also on December 7 to 9, the third edition of the Gulf Car Festival (www.gulfcarfestival.com) will take over Dubai Festival City Mall, a new venue for the event. Last year's festival brought together about 900 cars worth more than Dh300 million from across the Emirates and wider Gulf region – and that first figure is set to swell by several hundred this time around, with between 1,000 and 1,200 cars expected. The first day is themed around American muscle; the second centres on supercars, exotics, European cars and classics; and the final day will major in JDM (Japanese domestic market) cars, tuned vehicles and trucks. Individuals and car clubs can register their vehicles, although the festival isn’t all static displays, with stunt drifting, a rev battle, car pulls and a burnout competition.
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