• Iranian foreign minister due to meet European envoys in Geneva on Friday
  • Tehran wants guarantees that Israel will stop war 'forever', President Pezeshkian says
  • Iran says it has received ‘several messages’ from the US
  • Nuclear research site targeted in latest Israeli attacks
  • In Gaza, at least 43 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks
  • One person killed in Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon

Main known facilities of Iran's nuclear programme
Main known facilities of Iran's nuclear programme

In pictures: Israel-Iran conflict

  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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. Reuters
  • 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
  • A car hit by a missile launched from Iran, 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
  • 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
    People gather outside a damaged building in Haifa. Reuters
  • Israeli ambassador to the UN in Geneva addresses and emergency session. AFP
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Israeli air defence systems fire at Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP
  • Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters
    Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters
  • Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters
    Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters
  • A building burns after strikes on the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP
    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
    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
    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
    A wounded man is treated after an explosion in Tehran. AP

Safety 'top priority' for rival hyperloop company

The chief operating officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Andres de Leon, said his company's hyperloop technology is “ready” and safe.

He said the company prioritised safety throughout its development and, last year, Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, announced it was ready to insure their technology.

“Our levitation, propulsion, and vacuum technology have all been developed [...] over several decades and have been deployed and tested at full scale,” he said in a statement to The National.

“Only once the system has been certified and approved will it move people,” he said.

HyperloopTT has begun designing and engineering processes for its Abu Dhabi projects and hopes to break ground soon. 

With no delivery date yet announced, Mr de Leon said timelines had to be considered carefully, as government approval, permits, and regulations could create necessary delays.

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

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Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 

Padmaavat

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Jim Sarbh

3.5/5

In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
  • Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000 
  • Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000 
  • HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000 
  • Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000 
  • Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000 
  • Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000 
  • Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000 
  • Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
  • Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
  • Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
First-round leaderbaord

-5 C Conners (Can)

-3 B Koepka (US), K Bradley (US), V Hovland (Nor), A Wise (US), S Horsfield (Eng), C Davis (Aus);

-2 C Morikawa (US), M Laird (Sco), C Tringale (US)

Selected others: -1 P Casey (Eng), R Fowler (US), T Hatton (Eng)

Level B DeChambeau (US), J Rose (Eng) 

1 L Westwood (Eng), J Spieth (US)

3 R McIlroy (NI)

4 D Johnson (US)

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Updated: July 15, 2025, 7:26 PM