Gen Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds a press conference at the Pentagon after the US military struck three sites in Iran. AP
A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows craters and ash on a ridge at the Fordow underground uranium enrichment following US air strikes. EPA
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look in shock at a building ruined in an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel. Getty Images
Cars damaged in Haifa. Getty Images
Debris in Tel Aviv. Israel was hit by a wave of aerial attacks from Iran after the US entered the war overnight and bombed several Iranian nuclear sites. Getty Images
Emergency workers search for survivors in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, after it was bombed. Getty Images
Residential buildings destroyed at the site of an Iranian air strike in Ramat Aviv. Getty Images
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted over Tel Aviv. Reuters
Israeli emergency teams at the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential complex in Tel Aviv. EPA
People look at a site bombed in Haifa. Reuters
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. Reuters
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
A car hit by a missile launched from Iran, in Haifa. AFP
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP
People gather outside a damaged building in Haifa. Reuters
Israeli ambassador to the UN in Geneva addresses and emergency session. AFP
Israelis flee an Iranian missile strike in the port city of Haifa. AP Photo
An injured man is helped after an Iranian missile strike in Haifa. AP Photo
A protester holds up a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
People take shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv. AP Photo
Smokes rises from Soroka Medical Centre, in Beersheba, southern Israel, after it was hit by an Iranian missile. AP
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters. She said President Donald Trump would decide whether the US would join Israel’s war on Iran 'in the next two weeks'. AFP
Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, in central Iran, after Israeli air strikes. Reuters
People march in Times Square, New York, to call on President Trump not to go to war with Iran. AFP
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over Tel Aviv. EPA
Israelis shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan after a missile warning. Getty Images
Israeli special forces check the remains of a suspected Iranian ballistic missile in northern Israel. Reuters
Smoke rises after an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Reuters
A picture released by Iran's armed forces claims to show an Israeli drone shot down outside the central city of Isfahan. AP
People take cover inside a cable car tunnel in Haifa after an Iranian missile attack. Reuters
Israeli air defence systems fire at Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP
Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters
Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters
A building burns after strikes on the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP
An Iranian missile causes an explosion in Tel Aviv. AP
Rescuers sift through the remains of a damaged building in Tel Aviv after a barrage of Iranian rockets. AFP
A wounded man is treated after an explosion in Tehran. AP
The biog
DOB: 25/12/92
Marital status: Single
Education: Post-graduate diploma in UAE Diplomacy and External Affairs at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi
Hobbies: I love fencing, I used to fence at the MK Fencing Academy but I want to start again. I also love reading and writing
Lifelong goal: My dream is to be a state minister
ENGLAND TEAM
Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, James Vince, Joe Root (captain), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut
Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”
Know before you go
Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.
Lexus LX700h specs
Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor
Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad.
The specs
Engine: 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbo
Transmission: CVT
Power: 170bhp
Torque: 220Nm
Price: Dh98,900
'Brazen'
Director: Monika Mitchell
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler
Rating: 3/5
Dhadak 2
Director: Shazia Iqbal
Starring: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri
Rating: 1/5
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