• The 27th night of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    The 27th night of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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    Workers adjust the lanterns in preparation ahead of Buddha's birthday celebrations at Jogye temple in South Korean capital Seoul. AP
  • A protester interrupts Britain's Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds delivering his speech at Chatham House at the think tank's global trade conference, in London. AP
    A protester interrupts Britain's Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds delivering his speech at Chatham House at the think tank's global trade conference, in London. AP
  • Protesters are sprayed by police water cannon at a demonstration against a revision to Indonesia's armed forces law, in front of the House of Representatives building in Jakarta. AFP
    Protesters are sprayed by police water cannon at a demonstration against a revision to Indonesia's armed forces law, in front of the House of Representatives building in Jakarta. AFP
  • An artist paints a tram on the theme of Sundarbans mangrove forest in the Ganges Delta – which covers both Bangladesh and India – to raise awareness about climate change, in Kolkata, capital of India's West Bengal state. AFP
    An artist paints a tram on the theme of Sundarbans mangrove forest in the Ganges Delta – which covers both Bangladesh and India – to raise awareness about climate change, in Kolkata, capital of India's West Bengal state. AFP
  • Clouds over a statue of the national monument to Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Vittoriano, who reigned from 1861 to 1878, in Rome. AFP
    Clouds over a statue of the national monument to Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Vittoriano, who reigned from 1861 to 1878, in Rome. AFP
  • Canada's Marion Thenault warms up prior to the mixed team aerials final event at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships 2025 in St Moritz, south-east Switzerland. AFP
    Canada's Marion Thenault warms up prior to the mixed team aerials final event at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships 2025 in St Moritz, south-east Switzerland. AFP
  • Palestinians walk amid rubble from Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
    Palestinians walk amid rubble from Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
  • Members of the Al Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in an Israeli strike, at Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City. AP
    Members of the Al Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in an Israeli strike, at Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City. AP
  • Jonathan Olakunle Olanlokun, an environmental advocate known as the Nigerian Spiderman, with vendors and customers at a street market in Osogbo, Osun state, south-west Nigeria. EPA
    Jonathan Olakunle Olanlokun, an environmental advocate known as the Nigerian Spiderman, with vendors and customers at a street market in Osogbo, Osun state, south-west Nigeria. EPA
  • Villagers attend a bullfight in Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
    Villagers attend a bullfight in Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
  • A performer with the dance company of South Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn rehearses for Dragons, part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture, at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, northern England. AFP
    A performer with the dance company of South Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn rehearses for Dragons, part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture, at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, northern England. AFP
  • A mass grave at San Rafael Municipal Cemetery of 56 unidentified or unclaimed persons in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
    A mass grave at San Rafael Municipal Cemetery of 56 unidentified or unclaimed persons in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
  • Mourners holding their lit-up phones outside the Novi Sad city train station in Serbia to honour the memory of a teenager who died from injuries sustained when the station's roof collapsed in November 2024. AFP
    Mourners holding their lit-up phones outside the Novi Sad city train station in Serbia to honour the memory of a teenager who died from injuries sustained when the station's roof collapsed in November 2024. AFP
  • Gregoire Munster of Belgium drives his Ford Puma Rally 1 car during day three of Rally Safari 2025, in Naivasha, Kenya. EPA
    Gregoire Munster of Belgium drives his Ford Puma Rally 1 car during day three of Rally Safari 2025, in Naivasha, Kenya. EPA
  • The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth Hour" campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP
    The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth Hour" campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP
  • Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. EPA
    Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. EPA
  • Turkish riot police spray tear gas onto a protester during a demonstration outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest. AFP
    Turkish riot police spray tear gas onto a protester during a demonstration outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest. AFP
  • A boy walks between ranks of statues of Buddhist monks at Trapeang Thma pagoda in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province. AFP
    A boy walks between ranks of statues of Buddhist monks at Trapeang Thma pagoda in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province. AFP
  • Kaja Kallas, EU foreign affairs minister, lays a wreath next to the eternal flame on a visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. Reuters
    Kaja Kallas, EU foreign affairs minister, lays a wreath next to the eternal flame on a visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • Employees of National High Speed Railway Corporation Ltd work on restoration after a crane collapsed between pillars on the bullet train line of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
    Employees of National High Speed Railway Corporation Ltd work on restoration after a crane collapsed between pillars on the bullet train line of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
  • Shiite devotees with copies of the Quran on their heads attend mass prayers for Laylat Al Qadr, the Night of Destiny, at the Great Mosque of Kufa in Iraq. AFP
    Shiite devotees with copies of the Quran on their heads attend mass prayers for Laylat Al Qadr, the Night of Destiny, at the Great Mosque of Kufa in Iraq. AFP
  • Wild horses and their foals are returned to the mountains after being dewormed and having their manes cut during the Shearing of the Beasts in the village of Sabucedo, Galicia, Spain. Reuters
    Wild horses and their foals are returned to the mountains after being dewormed and having their manes cut during the Shearing of the Beasts in the village of Sabucedo, Galicia, Spain. Reuters
  • The Roulettes aerobatic display team of the Royal Australian Air Force perform during the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Reuters
    The Roulettes aerobatic display team of the Royal Australian Air Force perform during the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Reuters
  • Members of the Gyeongbuk Seobu Cultural Heritage Care Center wrap a Buddha statue with cotton cloth and a fire-retardant blanket during preparations for the threat of a wildfire advancing towards Gounsa Temple in Uiseong. AFP
    Members of the Gyeongbuk Seobu Cultural Heritage Care Center wrap a Buddha statue with cotton cloth and a fire-retardant blanket during preparations for the threat of a wildfire advancing towards Gounsa Temple in Uiseong. AFP
  • In Buenos Aires, demonstrators carry a banner with photos of people who 'disappeared' during Argentina's military dictatorship of 1976-1983. The march commemorates the anniversary of the 1976 coup that overthrew the presidency of Isabel Peron. AP
    In Buenos Aires, demonstrators carry a banner with photos of people who 'disappeared' during Argentina's military dictatorship of 1976-1983. The march commemorates the anniversary of the 1976 coup that overthrew the presidency of Isabel Peron. AP
  • Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra with coalition party members after she survived a no-confidence vote in parliament in Bangkok. Reuters
    Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra with coalition party members after she survived a no-confidence vote in parliament in Bangkok. Reuters
  • Citizens gather at the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Savar, north-west of Dhaka, to mark the beginning of country’s independence campaign in 1971. AFP
    Citizens gather at the National Monument for the Martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Savar, north-west of Dhaka, to mark the beginning of country’s independence campaign in 1971. AFP
  • A banner depicts former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as supporters gather to protest against his arrest as part of a corruption investigation. Reuters
    A banner depicts former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as supporters gather to protest against his arrest as part of a corruption investigation. Reuters
  • In Beit Lahia, Gaza, demonstrators hold placards and banners in Arabic reading 'Enough killing and destruction' and 'The children of Palestine: We want to live' during a rally calling for an end to the Israel-Gaza war. AFP
    In Beit Lahia, Gaza, demonstrators hold placards and banners in Arabic reading 'Enough killing and destruction' and 'The children of Palestine: We want to live' during a rally calling for an end to the Israel-Gaza war. AFP

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The biog

Title: General Practitioner with a speciality in cardiology

Previous jobs: Worked in well-known hospitals Jaslok and Breach Candy in Mumbai, India

Education: Medical degree from the Government Medical College in Nagpur

How it all began: opened his first clinic in Ajman in 1993

Family: a 90-year-old mother, wife and two daughters

Remembers a time when medicines from India were purchased per kilo

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Directed by: RS Prasanna
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar

Inside Palestine-Israel
What can you do?

Document everything immediately; including dates, times, locations and witnesses

Seek professional advice from a legal expert

You can report an incident to HR or an immediate supervisor

You can use the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation’s dedicated hotline

In criminal cases, you can contact the police for additional support

'Gold'

Director:Anthony Hayes

Stars:Zaf Efron, Anthony Hayes

Rating:3/5

Batti Gul Meter Chalu

Producers: KRTI Productions, T-Series
Director: Sree Narayan Singh
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Divyenndu Sharma, Yami Gautam
Rating: 2/5

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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

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

A Prayer Before Dawn

Director: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire

Starring: Joe Cole, Somluck Kamsing, Panya Yimmumphai

Three stars

Keep it fun and engaging

Stuart Ritchie, director of wealth advice at AES International, says children cannot learn something overnight, so it helps to have a fun routine that keeps them engaged and interested.

“I explain to my daughter that the money I draw from an ATM or the money on my bank card doesn’t just magically appear – it’s money I have earned from my job. I show her how this works by giving her little chores around the house so she can earn pocket money,” says Mr Ritchie.

His daughter is allowed to spend half of her pocket money, while the other half goes into a bank account. When this money hits a certain milestone, Mr Ritchie rewards his daughter with a small lump sum.

He also recommends books that teach the importance of money management for children, such as The Squirrel Manifesto by Ric Edelman and Jean Edelman.

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Company: Instabug

Founded: 2013

Based: Egypt, Cairo

Sector: IT

Employees: 100

Stage: Series A

Investors: Flat6Labs, Accel, Y Combinator and angel investors

Updated: March 28, 2025, 6:01 PM
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