• A boy runs across a patch of the parched bed of the Yamuna River during the heatwave in New Delhi. AFP
    A boy runs across a patch of the parched bed of the Yamuna River during the heatwave in New Delhi. AFP
  • Sergey and Olesya Pochinok and their four children in a park in Zaporizhzhia after they fled the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks trapped under heavy fire. AFP
    Sergey and Olesya Pochinok and their four children in a park in Zaporizhzhia after they fled the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks trapped under heavy fire. AFP
  • Worshippers take part in Eid prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. AP
    Worshippers take part in Eid prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. AP
  • People sleep on the Yamuna river bed under a bridge on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022. REUTERS / Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    People sleep on the Yamuna river bed under a bridge on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022. REUTERS / Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • A girl holds a Spongebob Squarepants balloon as women offer Eid prayers on Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty
    A girl holds a Spongebob Squarepants balloon as women offer Eid prayers on Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty
  • A Sikh rows a boat at the sacred pool of Amritsar's Golden Temple on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second guru of Sikhs. AFP
    A Sikh rows a boat at the sacred pool of Amritsar's Golden Temple on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second guru of Sikhs. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier tries to pet a white stork in the town of Barvinkove, in the Kharkiv region. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier tries to pet a white stork in the town of Barvinkove, in the Kharkiv region. Reuters
  • The aftermath of a blaze that destroyed houses, killed several people and left more than a hundred people homeless in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
    The aftermath of a blaze that destroyed houses, killed several people and left more than a hundred people homeless in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
  • Worshippers attend prayers on the first day of Eid in Ambon, Indonesia. Reuters
    Worshippers attend prayers on the first day of Eid in Ambon, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Fans with smoke flares gather outside the Goodison Park football stadium in Liverpool, England, for the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea. AP
    Fans with smoke flares gather outside the Goodison Park football stadium in Liverpool, England, for the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea. AP
  • Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke tries to keep the ball in play against the Golden State Warriors, in Memphis, Tennessee. AP
    Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke tries to keep the ball in play against the Golden State Warriors, in Memphis, Tennessee. AP
  • A police guard watches worshippers attending Eid morning prayers outside Central Sobornaya Mosque in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    A police guard watches worshippers attending Eid morning prayers outside Central Sobornaya Mosque in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • A giant balloon containing 6,000 cubic meters of helium floats over Vajdahunyad Castle and Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. AFP
    A giant balloon containing 6,000 cubic meters of helium floats over Vajdahunyad Castle and Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a heatwave in India to Hungary's latest tourist attraction

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

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May 02, 2022

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Europa League final

Who: Marseille v Atletico Madrid
Where: Parc OL, Lyon, France
When: Wednesday, 10.45pm kick off (UAE)
TV: BeIN Sports

Stamp duty timeline

December 2014: Former UK finance minister George Osbourne reforms stamp duty, replacing the slab system with a blended rate scheme, with the top rate increasing to 12 per cent from 10 per cent:
Up to £125,000 - 0%; £125,000 to £250,000 – 2%; £250,000 to £925,000 – 5%; £925,000 to £1.5m: 10%; Over £1.5m – 12%

April 2016: New 3% surcharge applied to any buy-to-let properties or additional homes purchased.

July 2020: Rishi Sunak unveils SDLT holiday, with no tax to pay on the first £500,000, with buyers saving up to £15,000.

March 2021: Mr Sunak decides the fate of SDLT holiday at his March 3 budget, with expectations he will extend the perk unti June.

April 2021: 2% SDLT surcharge added to property transactions made by overseas buyers.

The specs
Engine: 2.4-litre 4-cylinder

Transmission: CVT auto

Power: 181bhp

Torque: 244Nm

Price: Dh122,900 

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

Best Academy: Ajax and Benfica

Best Agent: Jorge Mendes

Best Club : Liverpool   

 Best Coach: Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)  

 Best Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker

 Best Men’s Player: Cristiano Ronaldo

 Best Partnership of the Year Award by SportBusiness: Manchester City and SAP

 Best Referee: Stephanie Frappart

Best Revelation Player: Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid and Portugal)

Best Sporting Director: Andrea Berta (Atletico Madrid)

Best Women's Player:  Lucy Bronze

Best Young Arab Player: Achraf Hakimi

 Kooora – Best Arab Club: Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)

 Kooora – Best Arab Player: Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr FC, Saudi Arabia)

 Player Career Award: Miralem Pjanic and Ryan Giggs

Know your Camel lingo

The bairaq is a competition for the best herd of 50 camels, named for the banner its winner takes home

Namoos - a word of congratulations reserved for falconry competitions, camel races and camel pageants. It best translates as 'the pride of victory' - and for competitors, it is priceless

Asayel camels - sleek, short-haired hound-like racers

Majahim - chocolate-brown camels that can grow to weigh two tonnes. They were only valued for milk until camel pageantry took off in the 1990s

Millions Street - the thoroughfare where camels are led and where white 4x4s throng throughout the festival

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
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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

Updated: May 02, 2022, 12:49 PM
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