• The rising Moon illuminates cars crossing the July 15 Martyrs Bridge crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Getty Images
    The rising Moon illuminates cars crossing the July 15 Martyrs Bridge crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Getty Images
  • Emergency and civil defence teams work to extinguish a wildfire in Rabia, in the Latakia countryside of Syria. AP
    Emergency and civil defence teams work to extinguish a wildfire in Rabia, in the Latakia countryside of Syria. AP
  • Shiite pilgrims gather between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines ahead of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq. Reuters
    Shiite pilgrims gather between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines ahead of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq. Reuters
  • Smoke rises east of Gaza city as an Israeli delegation was expected in Doha for talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. AFP
    Smoke rises east of Gaza city as an Israeli delegation was expected in Doha for talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. AFP
  • The coastal road in the financial capital Mumbai, as New Delhi and Washington are locked in talks over the 26 per cent 'reciprocal' US tariffs meted out to India. AFP
    The coastal road in the financial capital Mumbai, as New Delhi and Washington are locked in talks over the 26 per cent 'reciprocal' US tariffs meted out to India. AFP
  • People gather in the rain to mark the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist monk, in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. AFP
    People gather in the rain to mark the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist monk, in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. AFP
  • A Russian drone is shot down over Kyiv, Ukraine. Moscow has vastly increased attacks using the unmanned aerial weapons. Reuters
    A Russian drone is shot down over Kyiv, Ukraine. Moscow has vastly increased attacks using the unmanned aerial weapons. Reuters
  • The traditional waving of red scarves marks the start of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP
    The traditional waving of red scarves marks the start of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP

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Best photos of July 6: Moon in Istanbul to San Fermin Festival in Spain

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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July 06, 2025

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The five pillars of Islam

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3. Hajj

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5. Zakat 

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Company Fact Box

Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019

Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO

Based: Amman, Jordan

Sector: Education Technology

Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed

Stage: early-stage startup 

Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.

Our family matters legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

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

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE.

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

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2. Bathua 

3. Amaranth 

4. Pearl and finger millet 

5. Sorghum

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