• Participants take part in the International Jousting Tournament at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Picture date: Sunday March 31, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
    Participants take part in the International Jousting Tournament at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Picture date: Sunday March 31, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
  • Marcus Berrette receives his rank, Cadet 4th Class, on Acceptance Day after completing training at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Reuters
    Marcus Berrette receives his rank, Cadet 4th Class, on Acceptance Day after completing training at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Reuters
  • A student of Kyiv State Arts Academy paints as other students clear rubble after the academy was partly ruined during the Russian missile in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
    A student of Kyiv State Arts Academy paints as other students clear rubble after the academy was partly ruined during the Russian missile in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
  • John Griffiths of Sleaford poses for a photo after becoming champion in the Heart of England Town Criers Championship in Alcester, England. Getty Images
    John Griffiths of Sleaford poses for a photo after becoming champion in the Heart of England Town Criers Championship in Alcester, England. Getty Images
  • People sit at a table before iftar during Ramadan in Heideveld on the Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    People sit at a table before iftar during Ramadan in Heideveld on the Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • Kenyan Legio Maria believers attend the Easter vigil mass at the St Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission in Kibera slums, in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
    Kenyan Legio Maria believers attend the Easter vigil mass at the St Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission in Kibera slums, in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
  • Christians gather around the Unction Stone at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Easter Sunday mass. AFP
    Christians gather around the Unction Stone at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Easter Sunday mass. AFP
  • Sand blown in from the Sahara giving the sky a yellowish appearance above the French riviera city of Nice, southern France. AFP
    Sand blown in from the Sahara giving the sky a yellowish appearance above the French riviera city of Nice, southern France. AFP
  • Passengers take pictures of their pet dogs on the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit, in Taipei. AFP
    Passengers take pictures of their pet dogs on the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit, in Taipei. AFP
  • A man gets ready to skate during a listening party for Beyonce's new album 'Cowboy Carter' at Discovery Green’s outdoor roller skating rink in Houston, Texas. AFP
    A man gets ready to skate during a listening party for Beyonce's new album 'Cowboy Carter' at Discovery Green’s outdoor roller skating rink in Houston, Texas. AFP
  • Easter Sunday Mass at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oudh Metha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Easter Sunday Mass at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oudh Metha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • Pope Francis during the Easter 'Urbi et Orbi' message and blessing to the city and the world from the central loggia of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican. AFP
    Pope Francis during the Easter 'Urbi et Orbi' message and blessing to the city and the world from the central loggia of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican. AFP
  • King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla greet people after attending the Easter Mattins Service at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Getty Images
    King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla greet people after attending the Easter Mattins Service at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Getty Images

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A cryptocurrency primer for beginners

Cryptocurrency Investing  for Dummies – by Kiana Danial 

There are several primers for investing in cryptocurrencies available online, including e-books written by people whose credentials fall apart on the second page of your preferred search engine. 

Ms Danial is a finance coach and former currency analyst who writes for Nasdaq. Her broad-strokes primer (2019) breaks down investing in cryptocurrency into baby steps, while explaining the terms and technologies involved.

Although cryptocurrencies are a fast evolving world, this  book offers a good insight into the game as well as providing some basic tips, strategies and warning signs.

Begin your cryptocurrency journey here. 

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FA Cup fifth round draw

Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester City
Reading/Cardiff City v Sheffield United
Chelsea v Shrewsbury Town/Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United/Oxford United
Leicester City v Coventry City/Birmingham City
Northampton Town/Derby County v Manchester United
Southampton/Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
Portsmouth v Arsenal 

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Tuesday, April 24 (10.45pm)

Liverpool v Roma

Wednesday, April 25
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid (10.45pm)

Europa League semi-final, first leg
Thursday, April 26

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid (11.05pm)
Marseille v Salzburg (11.05pm)

The biog

Hometown: Birchgrove, Sydney Australia
Age: 59
Favourite TV series: Outlander Netflix series
Favourite place in the UAE: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque / desert / Louvre Abu Dhabi
Favourite book: Father of our Nation: Collected Quotes of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Thing you will miss most about the UAE: My friends and family, Formula 1, having Friday's off, desert adventures, and Arabic culture and people
 

Updated: March 31, 2024, 1:02 PM