• Laylat Al Qadr prayers at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Laylat Al Qadr prayers at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara gives a thumbs up inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Marina Vasilevskaya, from Belarus, landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan after their missions aboard the International Space Station. Getty Images
    Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara gives a thumbs up inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Marina Vasilevskaya, from Belarus, landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan after their missions aboard the International Space Station. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis meets Italian Red Cross volunteers at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis meets Italian Red Cross volunteers at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Fallen rocks and debris block a road after a landslide cut off residents of Coalcliff in New South Wales when heavy rain lashed eastern Australia, causing flash flooding and emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. AFP
    Fallen rocks and debris block a road after a landslide cut off residents of Coalcliff in New South Wales when heavy rain lashed eastern Australia, causing flash flooding and emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. AFP
  • Red Bull driver Max Verstappen takes a drink at the Suzuka Circuit after claiming pole position for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. AP
    Red Bull driver Max Verstappen takes a drink at the Suzuka Circuit after claiming pole position for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. AP
  • A Ukrainian serviceman prays in a church damaged by a Russian air raid in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman prays in a church damaged by a Russian air raid in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. AP
  • A drone camera captures people walking through the cherry orchard at Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, north-east England. Reuters
    A drone camera captures people walking through the cherry orchard at Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, north-east England. Reuters
  • Players walk out of the tunnel ahead of the European Challenge Cup rugby match between Gloucester and Castres at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester, south-west England. Getty Images
    Players walk out of the tunnel ahead of the European Challenge Cup rugby match between Gloucester and Castres at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester, south-west England. Getty Images
  • A girl plays with a balloon inside Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
    A girl plays with a balloon inside Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
  • A US Secret Service sniper stands watch before President Joe Biden speaks about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Maryland. AP
    A US Secret Service sniper stands watch before President Joe Biden speaks about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Maryland. AP
  • Children choose gifts ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations, at a market in the Sarur area of Oman's Samail governorate. AFP
    Children choose gifts ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations, at a market in the Sarur area of Oman's Samail governorate. AFP

Today's best photos: From Laylat Al Qadr in Abu Dhabi to Eid preparations in Oman


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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

The Internet
Hive Mind
four stars

Hurricanes 31-31 Lions

Wellington Hurricanes: 
Tries: Gibbins, Laumape, Goosen, Fifita tries, Barrett
Conversions: Barrett (4)
Penalties: Barrett

British & Irish Lions:
Tries: Seymour (2), North
Conversions: Biggar (2)
Penalties: Biggar (4)

Company Profile

Name: JustClean

Based: Kuwait with offices in other GCC countries

Launch year: 2016

Number of employees: 130

Sector: online laundry service

Funding: $12.9m from Kuwait-based Faith Capital Holding

Company profile

Company: Verity

Date started: May 2021

Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

Based: Dubai

Sector: FinTech

Size: four team members

Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000

Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors

The biog

Name: Dhabia Khalifa AlQubaisi

Age: 23

How she spends spare time: Playing with cats at the clinic and feeding them

Inspiration: My father. He’s a hard working man who has been through a lot to provide us with everything we need

Favourite book: Attitude, emotions and the psychology of cats by Dr Nicholes Dodman

Favourit film: 101 Dalmatians - it remind me of my childhood and began my love of dogs 

Word of advice: By being patient, good things will come and by staying positive you’ll have the will to continue to love what you're doing

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

 

Mia Man’s tips for fermentation

- Start with a simple recipe such as yogurt or sauerkraut

- Keep your hands and kitchen tools clean. Sanitize knives, cutting boards, tongs and storage jars with boiling water before you start.

- Mold is bad: the colour pink is a sign of mold. If yogurt turns pink as it ferments, you need to discard it and start again. For kraut, if you remove the top leaves and see any sign of mold, you should discard the batch.

- Always use clean, closed, airtight lids and containers such as mason jars when fermenting yogurt and kraut. Keep the lid closed to prevent insects and contaminants from getting in.

 

Teams

Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi

Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag

Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC

Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC

Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan

Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes

Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals

MATCH INFO

Fixture: Thailand v UAE, Tuesday, 4pm (UAE)

TV: Abu Dhabi Sports

Tamkeen's offering
  • Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
  • Option 2: 50% across three years
  • Option 3: 30% across five years 

Final results:

Open men
Australia 94 (4) beat New Zealand 48 (0)

Plate men
England 85 (3) beat India 81 (1)

Open women
Australia 121 (4) beat South Africa 52 (0)

Under 22 men
Australia 68 (2) beat New Zealand 66 (2)

Under 22 women
Australia 92 (3) beat New Zealand 54 (1)

The bio:

Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.

Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.

Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.

Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.

 

Updated: April 07, 2024, 1:13 PM