• Military Police from the 8th Battalion patrol on Asian water buffalos in Soure, Marajo Island, Para State, Brazil, on September 5, 2023. The police force has adopted the buffalo as a means of transportation to cross waterlogged areas when needed for operations on the island. The buffalo's hooves allow them to move easily through muddy swamps, and they cope well with the island’s intense tropical heat. The force was nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by a Brazilian magazine in reference to the Bob Marley hit song "Buffalo Soldier". (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
    Military Police from the 8th Battalion patrol on Asian water buffalos in Soure, Marajo Island, Para State, Brazil, on September 5, 2023. The police force has adopted the buffalo as a means of transportation to cross waterlogged areas when needed for operations on the island. The buffalo's hooves allow them to move easily through muddy swamps, and they cope well with the island’s intense tropical heat. The force was nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by a Brazilian magazine in reference to the Bob Marley hit song "Buffalo Soldier". (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
  • A falconry auction at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition at Adnec, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A falconry auction at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition at Adnec, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Indian Army training cadets perform Kalaripayattu', an ancient martial art from Kerala, southern India. EPA
    Indian Army training cadets perform Kalaripayattu', an ancient martial art from Kerala, southern India. EPA
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in the Kyiv Oblast. AFP
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in the Kyiv Oblast. AFP
  • Graffiti by TVBoy in Barcelona shows Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso. EPA
    Graffiti by TVBoy in Barcelona shows Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso. EPA
  • Model Rose Bertram on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Finally Dawn' at the 80th Venice Film Festival. Reuters
    Model Rose Bertram on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Finally Dawn' at the 80th Venice Film Festival. Reuters
  • A girl under a projection of a rooster during evening activities in the Chacao neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP
    A girl under a projection of a rooster during evening activities in the Chacao neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP
  • Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali during the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Xiamen Diamond League meeting in south-west China. Reuters
    Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali during the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Xiamen Diamond League meeting in south-west China. Reuters
  • Water rugby players during an event in Lausanne, Switzerland a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. EPA
    Water rugby players during an event in Lausanne, Switzerland a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. EPA
  • The sun rises behind La Perdrix lighthouse in Loctudy, France. Reuters
    The sun rises behind La Perdrix lighthouse in Loctudy, France. Reuters
  • A demonstration in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government's judicial overhaul. Reuters
    A demonstration in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government's judicial overhaul. Reuters
  • Sultan Al Neyadi looks at Earth from the International Space Station before leaving. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / X
    Sultan Al Neyadi looks at Earth from the International Space Station before leaving. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / X
  • A drone sprays pesticide on paddy fields in Sekinchan, Malaysia. EPA
    A drone sprays pesticide on paddy fields in Sekinchan, Malaysia. EPA
  • A western cattle egret on a sidr tree in Al Ain. Victor Besa / The National
    A western cattle egret on a sidr tree in Al Ain. Victor Besa / The National
  • Teachers during a protest to demand better protection of their rights in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    Teachers during a protest to demand better protection of their rights in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
  • Firefighters look at cars stranded on a river bank in the town of Aldea del Fresno, Spain. AFP
    Firefighters look at cars stranded on a river bank in the town of Aldea del Fresno, Spain. AFP
  • Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal puts the final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden in Amritsar, New Delhi. AFP
    Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal puts the final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden in Amritsar, New Delhi. AFP
  • Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, who is serving as President of Gabon following a coup, reviews troops before a military parade in Libreville. AFP
    Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, who is serving as President of Gabon following a coup, reviews troops before a military parade in Libreville. AFP
  • Police detain a demonstrator during a tribute in Buenos Aires, to commemorate 'victims of left-wing terrorism' during the 1970s. EPA
    Police detain a demonstrator during a tribute in Buenos Aires, to commemorate 'victims of left-wing terrorism' during the 1970s. EPA
  • Indian school pupils, some dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna, take part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations in Mumbai, India. EPA
    Indian school pupils, some dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna, take part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations in Mumbai, India. EPA
  • Shiite Muslims at the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, at the imam's shrine in Iraq's central city of Karbala. AFP
    Shiite Muslims at the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, at the imam's shrine in Iraq's central city of Karbala. AFP
  • Members of the Kenya Police Service Presidential Band wait for the arrival of African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi. AFP
    Members of the Kenya Police Service Presidential Band wait for the arrival of African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi. AFP
  • A firefighter on a road flooded by Storm Daniel in the city of Volos, Greece. Reuters
    A firefighter on a road flooded by Storm Daniel in the city of Volos, Greece. Reuters
  • Participants in the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at a Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali. EPA
    Participants in the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at a Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali. EPA
  • Ilias Chatziliadis holds his daughter Georgia after firefighters rescued her from a flooded building in Larissa, central Greece. Photo: Elis Kousioras
    Ilias Chatziliadis holds his daughter Georgia after firefighters rescued her from a flooded building in Larissa, central Greece. Photo: Elis Kousioras
  • A rocket carrying a government information-gathering radar satellite blasts off from Tanegashima, Japan. Reuters
    A rocket carrying a government information-gathering radar satellite blasts off from Tanegashima, Japan. Reuters
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in Kyiv. Reuters
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in Kyiv. Reuters
  • Revellers form human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating the Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, western India. AP
    Revellers form human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating the Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, western India. AP
  • President Sheikh Mohamed meets Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Presidential Court
    President Sheikh Mohamed meets Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Presidential Court
  • Rescue crews inspect a collapsed bridge, as Storm Daniel hits central Greece. Reuters
    Rescue crews inspect a collapsed bridge, as Storm Daniel hits central Greece. Reuters
  • A guest arrives for the premiere of 'Lubo', at the 80th Venice Film Festival, in Venice. EPA
    A guest arrives for the premiere of 'Lubo', at the 80th Venice Film Festival, in Venice. EPA

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The best photos of the week: From police buffalos to a lampshade hat

Striking pictures from around the world

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September 08, 2023

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More from The National:

Friday's best photos: From a falconry auction to a chilli drying factory

Thursday's best photos: From a collapsed bridge in Greece to drones in Ukraine

Wednesday's best photos: From Brazilian buffalos to Arbaeen pilgrimage

Tuesday's best photos: From India's Janmashtami festival to Greece flooding

Monday's best photos: from a Typhoon in Taiwan to a flood in Spain

Sunday's best photos: from Sultan Al Neyadi leaving ISS to a UAE heritage exhibition

Saturday's best photos: from the Venice Film Festival to India's space launch

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
The specs: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Price, base: Dh198,300
Engine: 2.0L in-line four-cylinder
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 280hp @ 5,250rpm
Torque: 400Nm @ 2,250rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 7L / 100km

Museum of the Future in numbers
  •  78 metres is the height of the museum
  •  30,000 square metres is its total area
  •  17,000 square metres is the length of the stainless steel facade
  •  14 kilometres is the length of LED lights used on the facade
  •  1,024 individual pieces make up the exterior 
  •  7 floors in all, with one for administrative offices
  •  2,400 diagonally intersecting steel members frame the torus shape
  •  100 species of trees and plants dot the gardens
  •  Dh145 is the price of a ticket

Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi
​​​​​​​Penguin Press

Brief scores:

Day 1

Toss: India, chose to bat

India (1st innings): 215-2 (89 ov)

Agarwal 76, Pujara 68 not out; Cummins 2-40

Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Strait of Hormuz

Fujairah is a crucial hub for fuel storage and is just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.

The strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just three km wide in either direction. Almost a fifth of oil consumed across the world passes through the strait.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, a move that would risk inviting geopolitical and economic turmoil.

Last month, Iran issued a new warning that it would block the strait, if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.

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UAE rugby season

FIXTURES

West Asia Premiership

Dubai Hurricanes v Dubai Knights Eagles

Dubai Tigers v Bahrain

Jebel Ali Dragons v Abu Dhabi Harlequins

UAE Division 1

Dubai Sharks v Dubai Hurricanes II

Al Ain Amblers v Dubai Knights Eagles II

Dubai Tigers II v Abu Dhabi Saracens

Jebel Ali Dragons II v Abu Dhabi Harlequins II

Sharjah Wanderers v Dubai Exiles II

 

LAST SEASON

West Asia Premiership

Winners – Bahrain

Runners-up – Dubai Exiles

UAE Premiership

Winners – Abu Dhabi Harlequins

Runners-up – Jebel Ali Dragons

Dubai Rugby Sevens

Winners – Dubai Hurricanes

Runners-up – Abu Dhabi Harlequins

UAE Conference

Winners – Dubai Tigers

Runners-up – Al Ain Amblers

Race results:

1. Thani Al Qemzi (UAE) Team Abu Dhabi: 46.44 min

2. Peter Morin (FRA) CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team: 0.91sec

3. Sami Selio (FIN) Mad-Croc Baba Racing Team: 31.43sec

Heather, the Totality
Matthew Weiner,
Canongate 

The specs

Engine: 2.9-litre, V6 twin-turbo

Transmission: seven-speed PDK dual clutch automatic

Power: 375bhp

Torque: 520Nm

Price: Dh332,800

On sale: now

Results

2-15pm: Commercial Bank Of Dubai – Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (Dirt) 1,400m; Winner: Al Habash, Patrick Cosgrave (jockey), Bhupat Seemar (trainer)

2.45pm: Al Shafar Investment – Handicap (TB) Dh80,000 (D) 1,200m; Winner: Day Approach, Ray Dawson, Ahmad bin Harmash

3.15pm: Dubai Real estate Centre – Handicap (TB) Dh80,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: Celtic Prince, Richard Mullen, Rashed Bouresly

3.45pm: Jebel Ali Sprint by ARM Holding – Listed (TB) Dh500,000 (D) 1,000m; Winner: Khuzaam, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

4.15pm: Shadwell – Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: Tenbury Wells, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer

4.45pm: Jebel Ali Stakes by ARM Holding – Listed (TB) Dh500,000 (D) 1,950m; Winner: Lost Eden, Andrea Atzeni, Doug Watson

5.15pm: Jebel Ali Racecourse – Handicap (TB) Dh76,000 (D) 1,950m; Winner: Rougher, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

Updated: September 08, 2023, 6:01 PM
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