• 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

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

MIDWAY

Produced: Lionsgate Films, Shanghai Ryui Entertainment, Street Light Entertainment
Directed: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Darren Criss
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

RACE CARD

6.30pm: Madjani Stakes Group 2 (PA) Dh97,500 (Dirt) 1,900m
7.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 1,400m
7.40pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 1,600m
8.15pm: Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 2,200m
8.50pm: Dubai Creek Mile Listed (TB) Dh132,500 (D) 1,600m
9.25pm: Conditions (TB) Dh120,000 (D) 1,900m
10pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (D) 1,400m

THE BIO

Born: Mukalla, Yemen, 1979

Education: UAE University, Al Ain

Family: Married with two daughters: Asayel, 7, and Sara, 6

Favourite piece of music: Horse Dance by Naseer Shamma

Favourite book: Science and geology

Favourite place to travel to: Washington DC

Best advice you’ve ever been given: If you have a dream, you have to believe it, then you will see it.

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 261hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 405Nm at 1,750-3,500rpm

Transmission: 9-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 6.9L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh117,059

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
From Zero

Artist: Linkin Park

Label: Warner Records

Number of tracks: 11

Rating: 4/5

COMPANY PROFILE

Name: Xpanceo

Started: 2018

Founders: Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov

Based: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Smart contact lenses, augmented/virtual reality

Funding: $40 million

Investor: Opportunity Venture (Asia)

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Rating: 2.5/5

On the menu

First course

▶ Emirati sea bass tartare Yuzu and labneh mayo, avocado, green herbs, fermented tomato water  

â–¶ The Tale of the Oyster Oyster tartare, Bahraini gum berry pickle

Second course

â–¶ Local mackerel Sourdough crouton, baharat oil, red radish, zaatar mayo

▶ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Quail, smoked freekeh, cinnamon cocoa

Third course

â–¶ Bahraini bouillabaisse Venus clams, local prawns, fishfarm seabream, farro

â–¶ Lamb 2 ways Braised lamb, crispy lamb chop, bulgur, physalis

Dessert

â–¶ Lumi Black lemon ice cream, pistachio, pomegranate

â–¶ Black chocolate bar Dark chocolate, dates, caramel, camel milk ice cream
 

Other workplace saving schemes
  • The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
  • Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
  • National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
  • In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
  • Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
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The White Lotus: Season three

Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

2018 ICC World Twenty20 Asian Western Sub Regional Qualifier

Event info: The tournament in Kuwait this month is the first phase of the qualifying process for sides from Asia for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. The UAE must finish within the top three teams out of the six at the competition to advance to the Asia regional finals. Success at regional finals would mean progression to the World T20 Qualifier.

UAE’s fixtures: Fri Apr 20, UAE v Qatar; Sat Apr 21, UAE v Saudi Arabia; Mon Apr 23, UAE v Bahrain; Tue Apr 24, UAE v Maldives; Thu Apr 26, UAE v Kuwait

World T20 2020 Qualifying process:

  • Sixteen teams will play at the World T20 in two years’ time.
  • Australia have already qualified as hosts
  • Nine places are available to the top nine ranked sides in the ICC’s T20i standings, not including Australia, on Dec 31, 2018.
  • The final six teams will be decided by a 14-team World T20 Qualifier.

World T20 standings: 1 Pakistan; 2 Australia; 3 India; 4 New Zealand; 5 England; 6 South Africa; 7 West Indies; 8 Sri Lanka; 9 Afghanistan; 10 Bangladesh; 11 Scotland; 12 Zimbabwe; 13 UAE; 14 Netherlands; 15 Hong Kong; 16 Papua New Guinea; 17 Oman; 18 Ireland

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Richard Flanagan
Chatto & Windus 

Updated: July 15, 2025, 7:26 PM