• Desert safari vehicles drive along Aqabat desert near Farafra Oasis in Egypt. EPA
    Desert safari vehicles drive along Aqabat desert near Farafra Oasis in Egypt. EPA
  • Tourists pose for pictures in front of the massive white inselbergs that are characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists pose for pictures in front of the massive white inselbergs that are characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • A desert safari vehicle makes a stop next to Ain ElKhadra near the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
    A desert safari vehicle makes a stop next to Ain ElKhadra near the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
  • People skate on the sand at Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Bahariya Oasis. EPA
    People skate on the sand at Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Bahariya Oasis. EPA
  • Tourists visit a cave on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
    Tourists visit a cave on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
  • Tourists visit the mushroom, a massive white inselberg that is characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists visit the mushroom, a massive white inselberg that is characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • An Egyptian girl walks past an El-Santa tree near the White Desert. EPA
    An Egyptian girl walks past an El-Santa tree near the White Desert. EPA
  • Tourists camp near white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists camp near white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • A tour guide plays a flute at a campsite near the white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    A tour guide plays a flute at a campsite near the white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • Tourists camp on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
    Tourists camp on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
  • Desert safari vehicles drive along the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
    Desert safari vehicles drive along the White Desert in Egypt. EPA

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February 13, 2021

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Director: M Night Shyamalan

Rating: 3/5

LAST-16 FIXTURES

Sunday, January 20
3pm: Jordan v Vietnam at Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
6pm: Thailand v China at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
9pm: Iran v Oman at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Monday, January 21
3pm: Japan v Saudi Arabia at Sharjah Stadium
6pm: Australia v Uzbekistan at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
9pm: UAE v Kyrgyzstan at Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, January 22
5pm: South Korea v Bahrain at Rashid Stadium, Dubai
8pm: Qatar v Iraq at Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

THE BIO

Favourite car: Koenigsegg Agera RS or Renault Trezor concept car.

Favourite book: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes or Red Notice by Bill Browder.

Biggest inspiration: My husband Nik. He really got me through a lot with his positivity.

Favourite holiday destination: Being at home in Australia, as I travel all over the world for work. It’s great to just hang out with my husband and family.

 

 

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Range: 400km

Power: 134bhp

Torque: 175Nm

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The bio:

Favourite film:

Declan: It was The Commitments but now it’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

Heidi: The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Favourite holiday destination:

Declan: Las Vegas but I also love getting home to Ireland and seeing everyone back home.

Heidi: Australia but my dream destination would be to go to Cuba.

Favourite pastime:

Declan: I love brunching and socializing. Just basically having the craic.

Heidi: Paddleboarding and swimming.

Personal motto:

Declan: Take chances.

Heidi: Live, love, laugh and have no regrets.

 

Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

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The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo hybrid

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 390bhp

Torque: 400Nm

Price: Dh340,000 ($92,579

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