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 most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
Age
$250 a month
$500 a month
$1,000 a month
25
$640,829
$1,281,657
$2,563,315
35
$303,219
$606,439
$1,212,877
45
$131,596
$263,191
$526,382
55
$44,351
$88,702
$177,403
if you go
The flights Flydubai offers three daily direct flights to Sarajevo and, from June, a daily flight from Thessaloniki from Dubai. A return flight costs from Dhs1,905 including taxes. The trip
The Travel Scientists are the organisers of the Balkan Ride and several other rallies around the world. The 2018 running of this particular adventure will take place from August 3-11, once again starting in Sarajevo and ending a week later in Thessaloniki. If you’re driving your own vehicle, then entry start from €880 (Dhs 3,900) per person including all accommodation along the route. Contact the Travel Scientists if you wish to hire one of their vehicles.
