Inscriptions in cuneiform, a system of writing used in the ancient Middle East, on a slab found during excavations at the Sumerian city of Girsu, now known as Tello, in Iraq's Al Shatrah district.
A cone bearing a cuneiform inscription found at the site. Al Shatrah district is in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province.
Part of a bridge excavated at the site of the ancient city.
Mud bricks bearing cuneiform inscriptions. For decades, many of these sites eroded after they were left neglected amid conflict in Iraq.
Archaeologists and workers excavate the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu. In 2016, Unesco named the wetland marsh areas in Dhi Qar province and three archaeological sites as world heritage sites
The province, about 400 kilometres south of the capital Baghdad, is home to many renowned ancient cities and settlements that developed in southern Mesopotamia between the 4th and 3rd millennium BCE.
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
The story of Edge
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, established Edge in 2019.
It brought together 25 state-owned and independent companies specialising in weapons systems, cyber protection and electronic warfare.
Edge has an annual revenue of $5 billion and employs more than 12,000 people.
Some of the companies include Nimr, a maker of armoured vehicles, Caracal, which manufactures guns and ammunitions company, Lahab
