Abu Dhabi's new sewerage system will be featured in National Geographic's documentary series, MegaStructures.
National Geographic Abu Dhabi announced yesterday that it will produce a 48-minute episode about the Strategic Tunnel Enhancement Programme (Step), one of the world's largest tunnelled sewerage systems, in English and Arabic.
The episode will first be aired on National Geographic Abu Dhabi then on selected National Geographic channels in the Asia-Pacific region.
Enormous construction projects previously covered in the MegaStructures series have included Hoover Dam, Germany's Autobahn, the Palm islands in Dubai and the Burj Khalifa.
National Geographic Abu Dhabi is owned by Abu Dhabi Media, which owns and publishes The National.
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Newcastle United 1
Joselu (11')
Tottenham Hotspur 2
Vertonghen (8'), Alli (18')
Scores in brief:
Day 1
New Zealand (1st innings) 153 all out (66.3 overs) - Williamson 63, Nicholls 28, Yasir 3-54, Haris 2-11, Abbas 2-13, Hasan 2-38
Pakistan (1st innings) 59-2 (23 overs)
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Education: PhD in Sociology from Cairo
Favourite authors: Elif Shafaq and Nizar Qabbani.
Favourite music: classical Arabic music such as Um Khalthoum and Abdul Wahab,
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The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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Manchester City v Hoffenheim, midnight (Wednesday, UAE)
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Welterweight:
Abdoul Abdouraguimov (champion, FRA) v Jarrah Al Selawe (JOR)
Lightweight:
Anas Siraj Mounir (TUN) v Alex Martinez (CAN)
Welterweight:
Mzwandile Hlongwa (RSA) v Khamzat Chimaev (SWE)
Middleweight:
Tarek Suleiman (SYR) v Rustam Chsiev (RUS)
Mohammad Fakhreddine (LEB) v Christofer Silva (BRA)
Super lightweight:
Alex Nacfur (BRA) v Dwight Brooks (USA)
Bantamweight:
Jalal Al Daaja (JOR) v Tariq Ismail (CAN)
Chris Corton (PHI) v Zia Mashwani (PAK)
Featherweight:
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Super lightweight:
Flavio Serafin (BRA) v Mohammad Al Katib (JOR)
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