See Hung From the Moon, a photography exhibition by the Emirati artist Farah Al Qasimi, exploring the accidental and mundane in the home. From 10am until midnight, The Pavilion, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, 04 447 7025, www.pavilion.ae
check out Art Couture's In-House Collection exhibition. The Canadian artist Reta presents a collection of abstract expressionist paintings while the French artist Corine Pagny shows charcoal, watercolours and acrylics of Shagya-Arabian horses. From 10am to 11pm, Art Couture, Al Badia Golf Course by InterContinental, Dubai,
04 601 0101, www.artcoutureuae.com
Sign your teenagers up for Manarat Al Saadiyat's Photographing Art workshop. Using supplied cameras, they will photograph the artworks in the Birth of a Museum exhibition and learn about composition, framing and light. From 11am to 1pm, Dh50, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, registration required, 02 657 5800, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
Register the kids for Hayley's Comet Theatre Company Summer Camp, where they can play drama games, build team skills and create their own characters. Weekly until August 22, from 9am to 3pm, James & Alex Dance Studios, Dubai Media City, register at info@hayleyscomet.com
Tuck into the Iftar buffet at La Brasserie at Le Meridien Abu Dhabi. Savour authentic flavours indoors or in the air-conditioned tent adjacent to the pool and beach. From Dh99 per person, www.lemeridienabudhabi.com
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The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Rating: 4/5
The major Hashd factions linked to Iran:
Badr Organisation: Seen as the most militarily capable faction in the Hashd. Iraqi Shiite exiles opposed to Saddam Hussein set up the group in Tehran in the early 1980s as the Badr Corps under the supervision of the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The militia exalts Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei but intermittently cooperated with the US military.
Saraya Al Salam (Peace Brigade): Comprised of former members of the officially defunct Mahdi Army, a militia that was commanded by Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr and fought US and Iraqi government and other forces between 2004 and 2008. As part of a political overhaul aimed as casting Mr Al Sadr as a more nationalist and less sectarian figure, the cleric formed Saraya Al Salam in 2014. The group’s relations with Iran has been volatile.
Kataeb Hezbollah: The group, which is fighting on behalf of the Bashar Al Assad government in Syria, traces its origins to attacks on US forces in Iraq in 2004 and adopts a tough stance against Washington, calling the United States “the enemy of humanity”.
Asaeb Ahl Al Haq: An offshoot of the Mahdi Army active in Syria. Asaeb Ahl Al Haq’s leader Qais al Khazali was a student of Mr Al Moqtada’s late father Mohammed Sadeq Al Sadr, a prominent Shiite cleric who was killed during Saddam Hussein’s rule.
Harakat Hezbollah Al Nujaba: Formed in 2013 to fight alongside Mr Al Assad’s loyalists in Syria before joining the Hashd. The group is seen as among the most ideological and sectarian-driven Hashd militias in Syria and is the major recruiter of foreign fighters to Syria.
Saraya Al Khorasani: The ICRG formed Saraya Al Khorasani in the mid-1990s and the group is seen as the most ideologically attached to Iran among Tehran’s satellites in Iraq.
(Source: The Wilson Centre, the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation)
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How to apply for a drone permit
- Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
- Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
- Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
- Submit their request
What are the regulations?
- Fly it within visual line of sight
- Never over populated areas
- Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
- Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
- Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
- Should have a live feed of the drone flight
- Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
