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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
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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
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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.
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- 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)
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Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Rating: 2.5/5
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First course
â–¶ Emirati sea bass tartare Yuzu and labneh mayo, avocado, green herbs, fermented tomato water Â
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- 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:Â 1 Pakistan; 2Â Australia; 3Â 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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