• Swiss artist Alain Roche plays a grand piano suspended from a crane 50m above a building site during a dress rehearsal before two performances as part of an international festival in Bordeaux, France. AFP
    Swiss artist Alain Roche plays a grand piano suspended from a crane 50m above a building site during a dress rehearsal before two performances as part of an international festival in Bordeaux, France. AFP
  • Mourners pray over the bodies of an elderly woman and four of her children killed during an overnight bombardment by Syrian regime forces on Kfar Nuran in the western province of Aleppo. AFP
    Mourners pray over the bodies of an elderly woman and four of her children killed during an overnight bombardment by Syrian regime forces on Kfar Nuran in the western province of Aleppo. AFP
  • Artificially coloured chicks crowd in a cage for sale on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    Artificially coloured chicks crowd in a cage for sale on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • A fire rages at Zarba oil plant in Al Qahtaniyah, Syria, which was hit by a series of Turkish air strikes. AFP
    A fire rages at Zarba oil plant in Al Qahtaniyah, Syria, which was hit by a series of Turkish air strikes. AFP
  • Troy Brown Jr of Minnesota Timberwolves heads for the basket against Dallas Mavericks in a pre-season NBA game as part of the Abu Dhabi Games, at Etihad Arena. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Troy Brown Jr of Minnesota Timberwolves heads for the basket against Dallas Mavericks in a pre-season NBA game as part of the Abu Dhabi Games, at Etihad Arena. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A Palestinian inspects damage in Huwara in the occupied West Bank after an overnight attack by Israeli settlers. AFP
    A Palestinian inspects damage in Huwara in the occupied West Bank after an overnight attack by Israeli settlers. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier attending a service to celebrate Defenders of Ukraine Day, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier attending a service to celebrate Defenders of Ukraine Day, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Reuters
  • Members of a fire dragon dance team spin balls of joss sticks as the 'dragon' winds through the narrow streets during the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong. AFP
    Members of a fire dragon dance team spin balls of joss sticks as the 'dragon' winds through the narrow streets during the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Two men embrace in a grocery shop damaged by flooding in Derna, Libya. Reuters
    Two men embrace in a grocery shop damaged by flooding in Derna, Libya. Reuters
  • Rico Luginbuehl drives alpacas and llamas during the 'Alpabzug' from the Griesalp area back into the valley in Kiental, Switzerland. EPA
    Rico Luginbuehl drives alpacas and llamas during the 'Alpabzug' from the Griesalp area back into the valley in Kiental, Switzerland. EPA
  • The aftermath of a fire that gutted nearly a dozen shacks on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    The aftermath of a fire that gutted nearly a dozen shacks on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Azeri men taking photographs on a road between Lachin and Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
    Azeri men taking photographs on a road between Lachin and Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
  • Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Simone Biles of the US competes in the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Getty Images
    Simone Biles of the US competes in the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Getty Images
  • Robot dogs prepare to collect the discus during the men's decathlon discus at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AFP
    Robot dogs prepare to collect the discus during the men's decathlon discus at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AFP
  • Women during a candlelight vigil in the Indian city of Imphal to honour those who lost their lives in ethnic clashes in Manipur state. AFP
    Women during a candlelight vigil in the Indian city of Imphal to honour those who lost their lives in ethnic clashes in Manipur state. AFP
  • A peatland fire spreads through a plantation in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
    A peatland fire spreads through a plantation in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
  • A beggar near the Vatican, in Rome. Reuters
    A beggar near the Vatican, in Rome. Reuters
  • Migrants on an inflatable dinghy try to cross the English Channel from the coast of northern France. Reuters
    Migrants on an inflatable dinghy try to cross the English Channel from the coast of northern France. Reuters
  • Chilean fencer Analia Fernandez with her son before training in Santiago for the Pan American Games. AFP
    Chilean fencer Analia Fernandez with her son before training in Santiago for the Pan American Games. AFP
  • Action from the Africa Wrestling Association Nights of Champions in Cape Town. AFP
    Action from the Africa Wrestling Association Nights of Champions in Cape Town. AFP
  • The ceiling of Cologne Central Mosque on Open Mosque Day in Germany. EPA
    The ceiling of Cologne Central Mosque on Open Mosque Day in Germany. EPA
  • Protesters demonstrate in Accra, demanding the resignation of the Bank of Ghana's governor Dr Ernest Addison and his two deputies. AP
    Protesters demonstrate in Accra, demanding the resignation of the Bank of Ghana's governor Dr Ernest Addison and his two deputies. AP
  • The aftermath of a bus crash near Venice. Reuters
    The aftermath of a bus crash near Venice. Reuters
  • Lyu Ping takes a punch in the men's 51-57kg semi-final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AP
    Lyu Ping takes a punch in the men's 51-57kg semi-final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AP
  • Elected grass-roots representatives of remote communities in Central Australia at Uluru, after their council meeting to vote 'Yes' to a voice in parliament. AFP
    Elected grass-roots representatives of remote communities in Central Australia at Uluru, after their council meeting to vote 'Yes' to a voice in parliament. AFP
  • Poppy, 12, and her brother as Indonesian firefighters try to extinguish a peatland fire near her house in Palembang, South Sumatra. AFP
    Poppy, 12, and her brother as Indonesian firefighters try to extinguish a peatland fire near her house in Palembang, South Sumatra. AFP
  • A woman harvesting olives in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A woman harvesting olives in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Mourners pay their respects to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall. Feinstein was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988, and a senator from 1992 to 2023. Reuters
    Mourners pay their respects to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall. Feinstein was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988, and a senator from 1992 to 2023. Reuters
  • Kayakers paddle past the wooden hulls of sunken ships near Nanjemoy, Maryland. Known as the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, the boats were beached and burnt after the First World War. EPA
    Kayakers paddle past the wooden hulls of sunken ships near Nanjemoy, Maryland. Known as the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, the boats were beached and burnt after the First World War. EPA

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Director: S Sashikanth

Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan

Star rating: 2/5

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Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME DISPUTE

2000: Israel withdraws from Lebanon after nearly 30 years without an officially demarcated border. The UN establishes the Blue Line to act as the frontier.

2007: Lebanon and Cyprus define their respective exclusive economic zones to facilitate oil and gas exploration. Israel uses this to define its EEZ with Cyprus

2011: Lebanon disputes Israeli-proposed line and submits documents to UN showing different EEZ. Cyprus offers to mediate without much progress.

2018: Lebanon signs first offshore oil and gas licencing deal with consortium of France’s Total, Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek.

2018-2019: US seeks to mediate between Israel and Lebanon to prevent clashes over oil and gas resources.

World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

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