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    The Whippet, "Miuccia" poses for photographs at the trophy presentation after winning the Best in Show event on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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    Muslim worshippers pray near the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, during the second Friday noon prayer of Ramadan. AFP
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    Women watch the procession as they celebrate Hindu festival of Holy in the desert town of Mithi in south-east Pakistan. AFP
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    Hundreds of people seek refuge at the Russian airbase in Hmeimim, in Syria's Latakia province, after fleeing sectarian violence. AP
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    A sequence of the total lunar eclipse as seen from Sao Paulo in Brazil. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire moon passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. EPA
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    A worker prepares vermicelli, used in the production of seviyan, a popular dessert, especially during Ramadan, at a workshop in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA
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    Britain's King Charles III performs CPR on a medical test mannequin as he attends a celebration of the 1,000th King's Nursing Cadet at the Royal College of Nursing in London. AP
  • Canal & River Trust senior engineer Tom Spencer carries out a safety inspection of a tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, described as one of the seven wonders of Britain's waterways, as it reopens for guided canoe and boat trips, in northern England. PA
    Canal & River Trust senior engineer Tom Spencer carries out a safety inspection of a tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, described as one of the seven wonders of Britain's waterways, as it reopens for guided canoe and boat trips, in northern England. PA
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    A police officer sprays a demonstrator against Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. Reuters
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    Horses on a snow-covered hill in Argalant, central Mongolia. AFP
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    A dervish during a religious performance to mark Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo. AP
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    A Thai Buddhist monk performs a religious rite to mark National Elephant Day at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
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    A demonstrator with their face painted in the colours of the Tibetan flag marks Tibetan Women's Uprising Day, which commemorates the 1959 revolt against Chinese rule, in the city of Leh. AFP
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    Surviving trees and new greenery appearing in the ruins of homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, California, following recent rain. AFP
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    Skyscrapers shrouded in fog in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
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    US President Donald Trump and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk stand next to a Tesla car as they address the press outside the White House in Washington. AFP
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    Window cleaners at work on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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    A resident gets clear of a house fire following an attack on the outskirts of the Black Sea city of Odesa in Ukraine. AFP
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    In Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, dove-shaped balloons are released in remembrance of the dead on the 14th anniversary of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake which triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster. AFP
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    Women play-fight with sticks as part of a traditional ritual during Lathmar Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh state, India. AFP
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    A Chinese military musical conductor leads the band at the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. AP
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    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
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    A Palestinian family sit to break their fast during Ramadan amid the rubble of their home, bombed by the Israeli army, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. EPA
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    A street vendor walks along the rail track in Hanoi, Vietnam, one of the city's most tourist popular spots. EPA
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    Participants use water jet packs on the Yarra river during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne. AFP
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    Artists perform at the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters
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    Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall plays at The Kelpies in Falkirk ahead of International Bagpipe Day. PA
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    People at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London before a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. PA
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    The 55th annual Engadin skiing marathon in Maloja, Switzerland. AP
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    People attend an Open Iftar 2025 event organised by the Ramadan Tent Project at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Reuters

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Specs
Engine: Electric motor generating 54.2kWh (Cooper SE and Aceman SE), 64.6kW (Countryman All4 SE)
Power: 218hp (Cooper and Aceman), 313hp (Countryman)
Torque: 330Nm (Cooper and Aceman), 494Nm (Countryman)
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh158,000 (Cooper), Dh168,000 (Aceman), Dh190,000 (Countryman)
The biog

Name: Sarah Al Senaani

Age: 35

Martial status: Married with three children - aged 8, 6 and 2

Education: Masters of arts in cultural communication and tourism

Favourite movie: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Favourite hobbies: Art and horseback ridding

Occupation: Communication specialist at a government agency and the owner of Atelier

Favourite cuisine: Definitely Emirati - harees is my favourite dish

German plea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the German parliament that. Russia had erected a new wall across Europe. 

"It's not a Berlin Wall -- it is a Wall in central Europe between freedom and bondage and this Wall is growing bigger with every bomb" dropped on Ukraine, Zelenskyy told MPs.

Mr Zelenskyy was applauded by MPs in the Bundestag as he addressed Chancellor Olaf Scholz directly.

"Dear Mr Scholz, tear down this Wall," he said, evoking US President Ronald Reagan's 1987 appeal to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

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if you go

The flights
Emirates flies to Delhi with fares starting from around Dh760 return, while Etihad fares cost about Dh783 return. From Delhi, there are connecting flights to Lucknow. 
Where to stay
It is advisable to stay in Lucknow and make a day trip to Kannauj. A stay at the Lebua Lucknow hotel, a traditional Lucknowi mansion, is recommended. Prices start from Dh300 per night (excluding taxes). 

Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

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

Our legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

England squad

Joe Root (captain), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Gary Ballance, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Ben Stokes (vice-captain), Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson, Toby Roland-Jones, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson.

Results

5pm: Wadi Nagab – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m; Winner: Al Falaq, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ahmed Al Shemaili (trainer)

5.30pm: Wadi Sidr – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: AF Majalis, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: AF Fakhama, Fernando Jara, Mohamed Daggash

6.30pm: Wadi Shees – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Mutaqadim, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-1 – Listed (PA) Dh230,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Bahar Muscat, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7.30pm: Wadi Tayyibah – Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Poster Paint, Patrick Cosgrave, Bhupat Seemar

The figures behind the event

1) More than 300 in-house cleaning crew

2) 165 staff assigned to sanitise public areas throughout the show

3) 1,000 social distancing stickers

4) 809 hand sanitiser dispensers placed throughout the venue

LUKA CHUPPI

Director: Laxman Utekar

Producer: Maddock Films, Jio Cinema

Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon​​​​​​​, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Aparshakti Khurana

Rating: 3/5

How much do leading UAE’s UK curriculum schools charge for Year 6?
  1. Nord Anglia International School (Dubai) – Dh85,032
  2. Kings School Al Barsha (Dubai) – Dh71,905
  3. Brighton College Abu Dhabi - Dh68,560
  4. Jumeirah English Speaking School (Dubai) – Dh59,728
  5. Gems Wellington International School – Dubai Branch – Dh58,488
  6. The British School Al Khubairat (Abu Dhabi) - Dh54,170
  7. Dubai English Speaking School – Dh51,269

*Annual tuition fees covering the 2024/2025 academic year

Updated: March 15, 2025, 4:50 AM