• Police use water canon to disperse activists from India's Congress party as they take part in a protest against the US government and President Donald Trump, in Chandigarh on February 9, 2025. India's foreign minister threatened a "strong crackdown" on illegal migration on February 6, a day after a US military airplane flew back 104 migrants as part of President Donald Trump's overhaul of immigration. (Photo by AFP)
    Police use water canon to disperse activists from India's Congress party as they take part in a protest against the US government and President Donald Trump, in Chandigarh on February 9, 2025. India's foreign minister threatened a "strong crackdown" on illegal migration on February 6, a day after a US military airplane flew back 104 migrants as part of President Donald Trump's overhaul of immigration. (Photo by AFP)
  • Displaced Palestinians cross the Netzarim corridor as they make their way to northern Gaza. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians cross the Netzarim corridor as they make their way to northern Gaza. AFP
  • A member of the Ukrainian armed forces prepares to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region. Reuters
    A member of the Ukrainian armed forces prepares to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region. Reuters
  • Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Jinping village, in China’s south-western Sichuan province. AFP
    Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Jinping village, in China’s south-western Sichuan province. AFP
  • The entrance to an underground trench at the Palmyra Prison Complex, which was used by the regime of Syria's former president Bashar Al Assad. AFP
    The entrance to an underground trench at the Palmyra Prison Complex, which was used by the regime of Syria's former president Bashar Al Assad. AFP
  • A poodle competes at the the Masters Agility Championship, before the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. Reuters
    A poodle competes at the the Masters Agility Championship, before the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. Reuters
  • Chinese skiier Mengtao Xu competes in the women's aerials final at the Asian Winter Games. Reuters
    Chinese skiier Mengtao Xu competes in the women's aerials final at the Asian Winter Games. Reuters
  • Farmers spread fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen. The process is meant to elevate the flavours of the coffee. Reuters
    Farmers spread fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen. The process is meant to elevate the flavours of the coffee. Reuters

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Established: 2008

Prize money:  $50,000 (Dh183,650) for winners and $10,000 for those on the shortlist.

Winning novels: 13

Shortlisted novels: 66

Longlisted novels: 111

Total number of novels submitted: 1,780

Novels translated internationally: 66

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Born: near Sialkot, Pakistan, 1981

Profession: Driver

Family: wife, son (11), daughter (8)

Favourite drink: chai karak

Favourite place in Dubai: The neighbourhood of Khawaneej. “When I see the old houses over there, near the date palms, I can be reminded of my old times. If I don’t go down I cannot recall my old times.”

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