• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs the song Rockin' in the Free World, with members of The 1999 band, at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs the song Rockin' in the Free World, with members of The 1999 band, at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Flooded houses in Porto Alegre, Brazil. After several days of heavy rain, the southern city and other parts of the country are flooded due to the swelling of rivers. Getty Images
    Flooded houses in Porto Alegre, Brazil. After several days of heavy rain, the southern city and other parts of the country are flooded due to the swelling of rivers. Getty Images
  • Britain's Queen Camilla watches as King Charles III unveils an official portrait of himself, by artist Jonathan Yeo, fifth left. AFP
    Britain's Queen Camilla watches as King Charles III unveils an official portrait of himself, by artist Jonathan Yeo, fifth left. AFP
  • A child stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods during the Bun Festival parade, in Hong Kong. Reuters
    A child stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods during the Bun Festival parade, in Hong Kong. Reuters
  • Farmers sell watermelons at the fruit market in Lahore. AFP
    Farmers sell watermelons at the fruit market in Lahore. AFP
  • Todd Blanche, left, and Emil Bove, right, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, centre, during his trial at the Manhattan criminal court, in New York. Bloomberg
    Todd Blanche, left, and Emil Bove, right, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, centre, during his trial at the Manhattan criminal court, in New York. Bloomberg
  • Doves fly past a giant Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, before the Vesak festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. AFP
    Doves fly past a giant Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, before the Vesak festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. AFP
  • Cyclists in San Bartolomeo, Italy, during the 11th stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia race. AFP)
    Cyclists in San Bartolomeo, Italy, during the 11th stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia race. AFP)
  • A squatter camp in the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele, extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate, in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    A squatter camp in the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele, extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate, in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • A Sumatran tiger cub, born in February this year, is shown to the media during a naming ceremony at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
    A Sumatran tiger cub, born in February this year, is shown to the media during a naming ceremony at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
  • Members of the jury, film directors and others on stage as US actress Meryl Streep receives the Honorary Palme d'Or during the opening seremony of the Cannes Film Festival, in France. AFP
    Members of the jury, film directors and others on stage as US actress Meryl Streep receives the Honorary Palme d'Or during the opening seremony of the Cannes Film Festival, in France. AFP

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May 15, 2024

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Tuesday's best photos: From demolition of Baltimore bridge to rainbow over Kuwait City

Monday's best photos: From a protest in Tbilisi to the Cannes Film Festival

Sunday's best photos: From Real Madrid's celebrations to a puppet festival

Saturday's best photos: From the Northern Lights to volcanic eruption

Friday's best photos: From flooding in Kenya to sick pelicans in the US

Thursday's best photos: From a tornado in Oklahoma to the world's most venomous fish

Summer special
The specs: 2018 Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic HSE

Price, base / as tested: Dh263,235 / Dh420,000

Engine: 3.0-litre supercharged V6

Power 375hp @ 6,500rpm

Torque: 450Nm @ 3,500rpm

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Fuel consumption, combined: 9.4L / 100kms

Company profile

Name: Dukkantek 

Started: January 2021 

Founders: Sanad Yaghi, Ali Al Sayegh and Shadi Joulani 

Based: UAE 

Number of employees: 140 

Sector: B2B Vertical SaaS(software as a service) 

Investment: $5.2 million 

Funding stage: Seed round 

Investors: Global Founders Capital, Colle Capital Partners, Wamda Capital, Plug and Play, Comma Capital, Nowais Capital, Annex Investments and AMK Investment Office  

We're better together
While you're here
UAE central contracts

Full time contracts

Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza, Mohammed Usman, Chirag Suri, Mohammed Boota, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmed, Zawar Farid

Part time contracts

Aryan Lakra, Ansh Tandon, Karthik Meiyappan, Rahul Bhatia, Alishan Sharafu, CP Rizwaan, Basil Hameed, Matiullah, Fahad Nawaz, Sanchit Sharma

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.

 

Dark Souls: Remastered
Developer: From Software (remaster by QLOC)
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Price: Dh199

How to wear a kandura

Dos

  • Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion 
  • Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
  • Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work 
  • Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester

Don’ts 

  • Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal 
  • Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
UAE jiu-jitsu squad

Men: Hamad Nawad and Khalid Al Balushi (56kg), Omar Al Fadhli and Saeed Al Mazroui (62kg), Taleb Al Kirbi and Humaid Al Kaabi (69kg), Mohammed Al Qubaisi and Saud Al Hammadi (70kg), Khalfan Belhol and Mohammad Haitham Radhi (85kg), Faisal Al Ketbi and Zayed Al Kaabi (94kg)

Women: Wadima Al Yafei and Mahra Al Hanaei (49kg), Bashayer Al Matrooshi and Hessa Al Shamsi (62kg)

How will Gen Alpha invest?

Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.

“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.

Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.

He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.

Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”

Profile of Tamatem

Date started: March 2013

Founder: Hussam Hammo

Based: Amman, Jordan

Employees: 55

Funding: $6m

Funders: Wamda Capital, Modern Electronics (part of Al Falaisah Group) and North Base Media

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Squid Game season two

Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk 

Stars:  Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon and Lee Byung-hun

Rating: 4.5/5

Updated: May 15, 2024, 12:56 PM