• Bradley Cooper holds up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls. Courtesy Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper holds up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls. Courtesy Bradley Cooper
  • Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, member of the cast of The Expendables 3, holds a cardboard reading Bring Back Our Girls, as a sign of support for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, while posing on the red carpet during the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2014. Loic Venance / AFP photo
    Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, member of the cast of The Expendables 3, holds a cardboard reading Bring Back Our Girls, as a sign of support for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, while posing on the red carpet during the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2014. Loic Venance / AFP photo
  • Gerard Butler holds up a sign reading Read Men Don’t Buy Girls in support of the movement. Courtesy Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler holds up a sign reading Read Men Don’t Buy Girls in support of the movement. Courtesy Gerard Butler
  • The cast of The Expendables 3, from left, Kelsey Grammer, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Ronda Rousey and Mel Gibson hold up banners reading, Bring Back Our Girls, part of a campaign calling for the release of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls being held by Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as they arrive for the screening of The Homesman at the 67th international film festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2014. Alastair Grant / AP photo
    The cast of The Expendables 3, from left, Kelsey Grammer, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Ronda Rousey and Mel Gibson hold up banners reading, Bring Back Our Girls, part of a campaign calling for the release of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls being held by Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as they arrive for the screening of The Homesman at the 67th international film festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2014. Alastair Grant / AP photo
  • Simon Baker holds up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls. Courtesy Simon Baker
    Simon Baker holds up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls. Courtesy Simon Baker
  • Musician Ricky Martin arrives at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 18, 2014 holding up a sign referring to the girls kidnapped in Nigeria. L.E. Baskow / Reuters
    Musician Ricky Martin arrives at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 18, 2014 holding up a sign referring to the girls kidnapped in Nigeria. L.E. Baskow / Reuters
  • From left, Eva Longoria, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore hold up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls in support of the kidnapped Nigerian girl students. May 2014. Courtesy Ashton Kutcher
    From left, Eva Longoria, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore hold up a sign reading Real Men Don’t Buy Girls in support of the kidnapped Nigerian girl students. May 2014. Courtesy Ashton Kutcher
  • Ben Stiller holds up a sign in support of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller holds up a sign in support of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Ben Stiller
  • Justin Timberlake holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Justin Timberlake
  • Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy holds up a #BringBackOurGirlsNow sign. Courtesy Sean Combs
    Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy holds up a #BringBackOurGirlsNow sign. Courtesy Sean Combs
  • Sean Penn holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign. Courtesy Sean Penn
    Sean Penn holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign. Courtesy Sean Penn
  • Alicia Keys holds up a #BringBackOurGirls sign. Courtesy Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys holds up a #BringBackOurGirls sign. Courtesy Alicia Keys
  • Ellen DeGeneres shows support by holding up a #BringBackOurGirls sign on her show. Courtesy The Ellen DeGeneres Show
    Ellen DeGeneres shows support by holding up a #BringBackOurGirls sign on her show. Courtesy The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  • Jamie Foxx holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign. Courtesy Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx holds up a Real Men Don’t Buy Girls sign. Courtesy Jamie Foxx
  • Amy Poehler holds up a #BringBackOurGirls sign in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Amy Poehler
    Amy Poehler holds up a #BringBackOurGirls sign in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy Amy Poehler
  • Adam Schulman and his wife Anne Hathaway hold up signs showing their support for the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. Courtesy Anne Hathaway
    Adam Schulman and his wife Anne Hathaway hold up signs showing their support for the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. Courtesy Anne Hathaway
  • CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour and prime minister David Cameron hold up the sign #Bring Back Our Girls in support of the kidnapped Nigerian girl students. Courtesy CNN
    CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour and prime minister David Cameron hold up the sign #Bring Back Our Girls in support of the kidnapped Nigerian girl students. Courtesy CNN
  • Michelle Obama holds a #BringBackOurGirls sign. Courtesy The White House
    Michelle Obama holds a #BringBackOurGirls sign. Courtesy The White House
  • Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai supporting a social media campaign over the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month, flooding social media with posts using the hashtag: #BringBackOurGirls. Courtesy EPA.
    Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai supporting a social media campaign over the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month, flooding social media with posts using the hashtag: #BringBackOurGirls. Courtesy EPA.
  • French director Lisa Azuelos, left, and French actress Julie Gayet, right, hold a sign #BringBackOurGirls as they arrive for the screening of Saint Laurent during the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 17 May 2014. Sebastien Nogier / EPA
    French director Lisa Azuelos, left, and French actress Julie Gayet, right, hold a sign #BringBackOurGirls as they arrive for the screening of Saint Laurent during the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 17 May 2014. Sebastien Nogier / EPA

In pictures: Celebrities show their support for the Bring Back Our Girls movement


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A number of celebrities have been photographed showing their support for the Bring Back Our Girls movement in protest of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls by Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Director: Kangana Ranaut, Krish Jagarlamudi

Producer: Zee Studios, Kamal Jain

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Ankita Lokhande, Danny Denzongpa, Atul Kulkarni

Rating: 2.5/5

Our family matters legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

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The Year Earth Changed

Directed by:Tom Beard

Narrated by: Sir David Attenborough

Stars: 4

Our legal consultant

Name: Dr Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

Company profile

Date started: Founded in May 2017 and operational since April 2018

Founders: co-founder and chief executive, Doaa Aref; Dr Rasha Rady, co-founder and chief operating officer.

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: Health-tech

Size: 22 employees

Funding: Seed funding 

Investors: Flat6labs, 500 Falcons, three angel investors

The 12 Syrian entities delisted by UK 

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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)

Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
  • George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
  • Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
  • Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
  • Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills. 
Hunting park to luxury living
  • Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
  • The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
  • Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds

 

What is the definition of an SME?

SMEs in the UAE are defined by the number of employees, annual turnover and sector. For example, a “small company” in the services industry has six to 50 employees with a turnover of more than Dh2 million up to Dh20m, while in the manufacturing industry the requirements are 10 to 100 employees with a turnover of more than Dh3m up to Dh50m, according to Dubai SME, an agency of the Department of Economic Development.

A “medium-sized company” can either have staff of 51 to 200 employees or 101 to 250 employees, and a turnover less than or equal to Dh200m or Dh250m, again depending on whether the business is in the trading, manufacturing or services sectors.