• The lake stage during the roofing ceremony before the 76th Bregenz Festival in Austria. The lake stage on which 'Madame Butterfly' is performed depicts a piece of paper being thrown into the lake. Getty Images
    The lake stage during the roofing ceremony before the 76th Bregenz Festival in Austria. The lake stage on which 'Madame Butterfly' is performed depicts a piece of paper being thrown into the lake. Getty Images
  • Mounted policemen ride towards anti-government protesters, in Lima, Peru. Thousands of Peruvians defied a curfew ordered by President Pedro Castillo and demonstrated to demand his resignation. EPA
    Mounted policemen ride towards anti-government protesters, in Lima, Peru. Thousands of Peruvians defied a curfew ordered by President Pedro Castillo and demonstrated to demand his resignation. EPA
  • Damaged Ukrainian flags flutter in the wind at a cemetery in Chernihiv city, which had been blocked by Russian troops. EPA
    Damaged Ukrainian flags flutter in the wind at a cemetery in Chernihiv city, which had been blocked by Russian troops. EPA
  • People demonstrate in Brasilia on the third day of a10-day annual protest held by tribal people from all over Brazil calling for greater protection of their land and rights. AFP
    People demonstrate in Brasilia on the third day of a10-day annual protest held by tribal people from all over Brazil calling for greater protection of their land and rights. AFP
  • Stray dogs at a shelter near the Tunisian capital Tunis. Packs of stray dogs, a common sight in North African cities, are a hot topic after the deaths of two schoolchildren but animal rights groups are calling for more humane solutions than mass culling. AFP
    Stray dogs at a shelter near the Tunisian capital Tunis. Packs of stray dogs, a common sight in North African cities, are a hot topic after the deaths of two schoolchildren but animal rights groups are calling for more humane solutions than mass culling. AFP
  • People charge their phones in a public building in Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
    People charge their phones in a public building in Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
  • An aerial view of humanitarian food aid packages being handed over by a volunteer team of first responders to locals in al-Najieh, in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    An aerial view of humanitarian food aid packages being handed over by a volunteer team of first responders to locals in al-Najieh, in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • Police officers scuffle with a medical student as he protests with others against Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis in Colombo. AFP
    Police officers scuffle with a medical student as he protests with others against Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis in Colombo. AFP
  • Protesters, most of them Ukrainians and many of them refugees, lie down during a demonstration to symbolise the murdered civilians of the war in Ukraine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
    Protesters, most of them Ukrainians and many of them refugees, lie down during a demonstration to symbolise the murdered civilians of the war in Ukraine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
  • Women pass in front of the destroyed Hotel Ukraine in Chernihiv, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
    Women pass in front of the destroyed Hotel Ukraine in Chernihiv, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
  • Blind and visually impaired Ivorian football players take part in a training session at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny University in Abidjan on February 16, 2022. - Created in March 2015, the Ivorian national blind football team has already taken part in two African football championships for the blind and visually impaired. But the players dream of becoming the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to participate in the Paralympic Games, in 2024 in Paris. For this, it will be necessary to climb on the podium of the next African championship, in Morocco in November. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
    Blind and visually impaired Ivorian football players take part in a training session at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny University in Abidjan on February 16, 2022. - Created in March 2015, the Ivorian national blind football team has already taken part in two African football championships for the blind and visually impaired. But the players dream of becoming the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to participate in the Paralympic Games, in 2024 in Paris. For this, it will be necessary to climb on the podium of the next African championship, in Morocco in November. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)

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‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

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April 07, 2022

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Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2018 schedule

Thursday December 27

Men's quarter-finals

Kevin Anderson v Hyeon Chung 4pm

Dominic Thiem v Karen Khachanov 6pm

Women's exhibition

Serena Williams v Venus Williams 8pm

Friday December 28

5th place play-off 3pm

Men's semi-finals

Rafael Nadal v Anderson/Chung 5pm

Novak Djokovic v Thiem/Khachanov 7pm

Saturday December 29

3rd place play-off 5pm

Men's final 7pm

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RESULTS
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Infobox

Western Region Asia Cup Qualifier, Al Amerat, Oman

The two finalists advance to the next stage of qualifying, in Malaysia in August

Results

UAE beat Iran by 10 wickets

Kuwait beat Saudi Arabia by eight wickets

Oman beat Bahrain by nine wickets

Qatar beat Maldives by 106 runs

Monday fixtures

UAE v Kuwait, Iran v Saudi Arabia, Oman v Qatar, Maldives v Bahrain

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The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make

When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.

“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.

This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).

Age

$250 a month

$500 a month

$1,000 a month

25

$640,829

$1,281,657

$2,563,315

35

$303,219

$606,439

$1,212,877

45

$131,596

$263,191

$526,382

55

$44,351

$88,702

$177,403

 

if you go

The flights
Flydubai offers three daily direct flights to Sarajevo and, from June, a daily flight from Thessaloniki from Dubai. A return flight costs from Dhs1,905 including taxes.
The trip 
The Travel Scientists are the organisers of the Balkan Ride and several other rallies around the world. The 2018 running of this particular adventure will take place from August 3-11, once again starting in Sarajevo and ending a week later in Thessaloniki. If you’re driving your own vehicle, then entry start from €880 (Dhs 3,900) per person including all accommodation along the route. Contact the Travel Scientists if you wish to hire one of their vehicles. 

While you're here
Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

Updated: April 07, 2022, 1:40 PM
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