Quiz of the week: August 26, 2022



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Pictures of the week: from a Kurdish refugee camp to flooding in Pakistan

  • The Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS group fighters in the north-eastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces. AFP
    The Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS group fighters in the north-eastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces. AFP
  • Lightning over Chongqing, China. This picture by Luo Xing is shortlisted for the Weather Photographer of the Year award. Photo: Weather Photographer of the Year
    Lightning over Chongqing, China. This picture by Luo Xing is shortlisted for the Weather Photographer of the Year award. Photo: Weather Photographer of the Year
  • A woman selling eggs passes a man preparing to launch his boat in Luanda, Angola. Reuters
    A woman selling eggs passes a man preparing to launch his boat in Luanda, Angola. Reuters
  • Cosplayer Abdulla Mubarak in his Captain America costume. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Cosplayer Abdulla Mubarak in his Captain America costume. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action during the men's pole vault final at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. Reuters
    Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action during the men's pole vault final at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. Reuters
  • A rainbow frames the start of the women's gold medal beach volleyball match between Latvia and Switzerland at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. Reuters
    A rainbow frames the start of the women's gold medal beach volleyball match between Latvia and Switzerland at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. Reuters
  • Pupils on their way to school on the first day of in-person classes in Macabebe, Pampanga province, Philippines. Reuters
    Pupils on their way to school on the first day of in-person classes in Macabebe, Pampanga province, Philippines. Reuters
  • High school pupils during a military education and training session ahead of the new semester in Handan, Hebei province, China. AFP
    High school pupils during a military education and training session ahead of the new semester in Handan, Hebei province, China. AFP
  • Migrants on board a Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in the central Mediterranean have breakfast on their sixth day waiting for a safe port to disembark. Reuters
    Migrants on board a Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in the central Mediterranean have breakfast on their sixth day waiting for a safe port to disembark. Reuters
  • Septuagenarian Ohn Myint watches a performing youth as his granddaughter Han Myint Mo, right, looks on during a juggling training session in Yangon, keeping up a Myanmar juggling tradition on the edge of extinction. AFP
    Septuagenarian Ohn Myint watches a performing youth as his granddaughter Han Myint Mo, right, looks on during a juggling training session in Yangon, keeping up a Myanmar juggling tradition on the edge of extinction. AFP
  • A participant during the Berlin Pedal Battle games, where cyclists in knight's armour battle in a jousting competition, a martial game originally practised by medieval knights on horses, fighting with lances. The idea originated in 2012 with a group of bike couriers from Berlin. EPA
    A participant during the Berlin Pedal Battle games, where cyclists in knight's armour battle in a jousting competition, a martial game originally practised by medieval knights on horses, fighting with lances. The idea originated in 2012 with a group of bike couriers from Berlin. EPA
  • Riderless horses in the traditional Palio di San Bartolomeo race along the renaissance streets of Ronciglione, Italy. Reuters
    Riderless horses in the traditional Palio di San Bartolomeo race along the renaissance streets of Ronciglione, Italy. Reuters
  • Ruins of a house in the village of Aceredo exposed by the low water level in the Lindoso reservoir, near Lobios, north-west Spain. People living in the village were forced to leave their homes in 1992 when the reservoir was built. Four other villages were also flooded by the reservoir. AFP
    Ruins of a house in the village of Aceredo exposed by the low water level in the Lindoso reservoir, near Lobios, north-west Spain. People living in the village were forced to leave their homes in 1992 when the reservoir was built. Four other villages were also flooded by the reservoir. AFP
  • Dry sections of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China. AFP
    Dry sections of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China. AFP
  • Police arrive to control opponents and supporters of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez who gathered outside her home after a state prosecutor asked for a 12-year prison sentence for Ms Fernandez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
    Police arrive to control opponents and supporters of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez who gathered outside her home after a state prosecutor asked for a 12-year prison sentence for Ms Fernandez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
  • A supporter of Angolan opposition party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola in Luanda during a final campaign rally before the general election on August 24. AFP
    A supporter of Angolan opposition party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola in Luanda during a final campaign rally before the general election on August 24. AFP
  • A horse from the Garrison Savannah Racetrack on the beach during its daily swim and bath near Bridgetown, Barbados. AP Photo
    A horse from the Garrison Savannah Racetrack on the beach during its daily swim and bath near Bridgetown, Barbados. AP Photo
  • Salt evaporation ponds in Anfeh, northern Lebanon. Reuters
    Salt evaporation ponds in Anfeh, northern Lebanon. Reuters
  • Flooding in Al-Managil, Jazeera State, Sudan. Reuters
    Flooding in Al-Managil, Jazeera State, Sudan. Reuters
  • David Lawless and his son Toby work with shire horses Cosmo and Boy to harvest the wildflower meadow at King's College Cambridge, England. AP
    David Lawless and his son Toby work with shire horses Cosmo and Boy to harvest the wildflower meadow at King's College Cambridge, England. AP
  • Firefighters battle a blaze at Galaktika shopping mall after it was shelled during the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters battle a blaze at Galaktika shopping mall after it was shelled during the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A boy cycles along a flooded road near the Ganges River in Allahabad as water levels rose after monsoon rains. AFP
    A boy cycles along a flooded road near the Ganges River in Allahabad as water levels rose after monsoon rains. AFP
  • South Korean emergency services personnel in protective clothing during an anti-terrorism and anti-chemical exercise at Lotte shopping mall in Seoul, South Korea. Getty Images
    South Korean emergency services personnel in protective clothing during an anti-terrorism and anti-chemical exercise at Lotte shopping mall in Seoul, South Korea. Getty Images
  • Campaign posters for Joao Lourenco on palm trees along the beach front in Luanda. AFP
    Campaign posters for Joao Lourenco on palm trees along the beach front in Luanda. AFP
  • Larry the cat beneath an of Ukraine's national bloom, the sunflower, outside Number 10 Downing Street in London to mark Ukrainian Independence Day. AFP
    Larry the cat beneath an of Ukraine's national bloom, the sunflower, outside Number 10 Downing Street in London to mark Ukrainian Independence Day. AFP
  • Visitors enter an infinity mirror room entitled 'My Heart is Dancing into the Universe', part of the exhibition One with Eternity, featuring the work of Yayoi Kusama, at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. EPA
    Visitors enter an infinity mirror room entitled 'My Heart is Dancing into the Universe', part of the exhibition One with Eternity, featuring the work of Yayoi Kusama, at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. EPA
  • The annual beach horse races in Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz. Originally the horse races were informal competitions between horse owners who used them to transport fish from the old port to the local markets and nearby towns, the first official race organised by the Royal Horse Races Society of Sanlucar was on August 31, 1845. AFP
    The annual beach horse races in Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz. Originally the horse races were informal competitions between horse owners who used them to transport fish from the old port to the local markets and nearby towns, the first official race organised by the Royal Horse Races Society of Sanlucar was on August 31, 1845. AFP
  • Hot air balloons launch in Goreme Historical National Park, east of Nevesehir in central Turkey's historical Cappadocia region. AFP
    Hot air balloons launch in Goreme Historical National Park, east of Nevesehir in central Turkey's historical Cappadocia region. AFP
  • An angler is seen at the dried-up riverbed of the Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze River in China's southwestern city of Chongqing. AFP
    An angler is seen at the dried-up riverbed of the Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze River in China's southwestern city of Chongqing. AFP
  • Flooding after heavy monsoon rains in Rajanpur district of Punjab province, Pakistan. AFP
    Flooding after heavy monsoon rains in Rajanpur district of Punjab province, Pakistan. AFP

Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War by Thomas J. Brennan and Finbarr O’Reilly

UPI facts

More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions

500 People from Gaza enter France

115 Special programme for artists

25   Evacuation of injured and sick

Squid Game season two

Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk 

Stars:  Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon and Lee Byung-hun

Rating: 4.5/5

DUBAI CARNIVAL RESULTS

6.30pm Handicap US$135,000 (Turf) 2,410m

Winner Dubai Future, Harry Bentley (jockey), Saeed bin Suroor (trainer).

7.05pm UAE 1000 Guineas Listed $250,000 (Dirt) 1,600m

Winner Dubai Love, Patrick Cosgrave, Saeed bin Suroor.

7.40pm Dubai Dash Listed $175,000 (T) 1,000m

Winner: Equilateral, James Doyle, Charles Hills.

8.15pm Al Bastakiya Trial Conditions $100,000 (D) 1.900m

Winner Laser Show, Kevin Stott, Saeed bin Suroor.

8.50pm Al Fahidi Fort Group Two $250,000 (T) 1,400m

Winner Glorious Journey, James Doyle, Charlie Appleby.

9.25pm Handicap $135,000 (D) 2,000m

Winner George Villiers, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar.

Tips to avoid getting scammed

1) Beware of cheques presented late on Thursday

2) Visit an RTA centre to change registration only after receiving payment

3) Be aware of people asking to test drive the car alone

4) Try not to close the sale at night

5) Don't be rushed into a sale 

6) Call 901 if you see any suspicious behaviour

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No more lice

Defining head lice

Pediculus humanus capitis are tiny wingless insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. The adult head louse is up to 3mm long, has six legs, and is tan to greyish-white in colour. The female lives up to four weeks and, once mature, can lay up to 10 eggs per day. These tiny nits firmly attach to the base of the hair shaft, get incubated by body heat and hatch in eight days or so.

Identifying lice

Lice can be identified by itching or a tickling sensation of something moving within the hair. One can confirm that a person has lice by looking closely through the hair and scalp for nits, nymphs or lice. Head lice are most frequently located behind the ears and near the neckline.

Treating lice at home

Head lice must be treated as soon as they are spotted. Start by checking everyone in the family for them, then follow these steps. Remove and wash all clothing and bedding with hot water. Apply medicine according to the label instructions. If some live lice are still found eight to 12 hours after treatment, but are moving more slowly than before, do not re-treat. Comb dead and remaining live lice out of the hair using a fine-toothed comb.
After the initial treatment, check for, comb and remove nits and lice from hair every two to three days. Soak combs and brushes in hot water for 10 minutes.Vacuum the floor and furniture, particularly where the infested person sat or lay.

Courtesy Dr Vishal Rajmal Mehta, specialist paediatrics, RAK Hospital

Draw

Quarter-finals

Real Madrid (ESP) or Manchester City (ENG) v Juventus (ITA) or Lyon (FRA)

RB Leipzig (GER) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)

Barcelona (ESP) or Napoli (ITA) v Bayern Munich (GER) or Chelsea (ENG)

Atalanta (ITA) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

Ties to be played August 12-15 in Lisbon

 

 

Herc's Adventures

Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5

MATCH INFO

World Cup qualifier

Thailand 2 (Dangda 26', Panya 51')

UAE 1 (Mabkhout 45 2')

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Electoral College Victory

Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate. 

 

Popular Vote Tally

The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.

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
Difference between fractional ownership and timeshare

Although similar in its appearance, the concept of a fractional title deed is unlike that of a timeshare, which usually involves multiple investors buying “time” in a property whereby the owner has the right to occupation for a specified period of time in any year, as opposed to the actual real estate, said John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a law firm.

How to help

Send “thenational” to the following numbers or call the hotline on: 0502955999
2289 – Dh10
2252 – Dh 50
6025 – Dh20
6027 – Dh 100
6026 – Dh 200

The biog

Favourite films: Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia

Favourite books: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and Good to be Great by Jim Collins

Favourite dish: Grilled fish

Inspiration: Sheikh Zayed's visionary leadership taught me to embrace new challenges.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Estijaba – 8001717 –  number to call to request coronavirus testing

Ministry of Health and Prevention – 80011111

Dubai Health Authority – 800342 – The number to book a free video or voice consultation with a doctor or connect to a local health centre

Emirates airline – 600555555

Etihad Airways – 600555666

Ambulance – 998

Knowledge and Human Development Authority – 8005432 ext. 4 for Covid-19 queries

Living in...

This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.

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New UK refugee system

 

  • A new “core protection” for refugees moving from permanent to a more basic, temporary protection
  • Shortened leave to remain - refugees will receive 30 months instead of five years
  • A longer path to settlement with no indefinite settled status until a refugee has spent 20 years in Britain
  • To encourage refugees to integrate the government will encourage them to out of the core protection route wherever possible.
  • Under core protection there will be no automatic right to family reunion
  • Refugees will have a reduced right to public funds

Russia's Muslim Heartlands

Dominic Rubin, Oxford

Married Malala

Malala Yousafzai is enjoying married life, her father said.

The 24-year-old married Pakistan cricket executive Asser Malik last year in a small ceremony in the UK.

Ziauddin Yousafzai told The National his daughter was ‘very happy’ with her husband.

Stuck in a job without a pay rise? Here's what to do

Chris Greaves, the managing director of Hays Gulf Region, says those without a pay rise for an extended period must start asking questions – both of themselves and their employer.

“First, are they happy with that or do they want more?” he says. “Job-seeking is a time-consuming, frustrating and long-winded affair so are they prepared to put themselves through that rigmarole? Before they consider that, they must ask their employer what is happening.”

Most employees bring up pay rise queries at their annual performance appraisal and find out what the company has in store for them from a career perspective.

Those with no formal appraisal system, Mr Greaves says, should ask HR or their line manager for an assessment.

“You want to find out how they value your contribution and where your job could go,” he says. “You’ve got to be brave enough to ask some questions and if you don’t like the answers then you have to develop a strategy or change jobs if you are prepared to go through the job-seeking process.”

For those that do reach the salary negotiation with their current employer, Mr Greaves says there is no point in asking for less than 5 per cent.

“However, this can only really have any chance of success if you can identify where you add value to the business (preferably you can put a monetary value on it), or you can point to a sustained contribution above the call of duty or to other achievements you think your employer will value.”

 

Trump v Khan

2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US

2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks

2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit

2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”

2022:  Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency

July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”

Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.

Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”

The bio

Studied up to grade 12 in Vatanappally, a village in India’s southern Thrissur district

Was a middle distance state athletics champion in school

Enjoys driving to Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah with family

His dream is to continue working as a social worker and help people

Has seven diaries in which he has jotted down notes about his work and money he earned

Keeps the diaries in his car to remember his journey in the Emirates

Tamkeen's offering
  • Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
  • Option 2: 50% across three years
  • Option 3: 30% across five years 
Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021

Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.

The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.

These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.

“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.

“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.

“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.

“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”

Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.

There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.

“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.

“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.

“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”

GAC GS8 Specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh149,900

Updated: October 22, 2025, 12:14 PM