• Guests wearing baroque style costumes take part in a ball in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles Palace as part of the sixth edition's of the Fetes Galantes fancy dress evening which theme is the Royal Wedding of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, in Versailles on May 23, 2022. - The annual fancy dress ball aims to re-create the baroque splendour of the Sun King's dazzling court feasts held to show off the wealth and power of France's longest-reigning monarch. For tickets costing more than five hundred euros, guests can wander through the private apartments of the chateau, which is a World Heritage site and one of France's biggest tourist attractions. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
    Guests wearing baroque style costumes take part in a ball in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles Palace as part of the sixth edition's of the Fetes Galantes fancy dress evening which theme is the Royal Wedding of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, in Versailles on May 23, 2022. - The annual fancy dress ball aims to re-create the baroque splendour of the Sun King's dazzling court feasts held to show off the wealth and power of France's longest-reigning monarch. For tickets costing more than five hundred euros, guests can wander through the private apartments of the chateau, which is a World Heritage site and one of France's biggest tourist attractions. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
  • Iranians gather at the site where a 10-storey building collapsed in the south-western city of Abadan. At least six people died and dozens were injured, officials said. AFP
    Iranians gather at the site where a 10-storey building collapsed in the south-western city of Abadan. At least six people died and dozens were injured, officials said. AFP
  • Wiggins Nordelus, of Haiti, left, cuts his son Samuel's hair outside a shelter for migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the US government from lifting a public health order used to quickly return migrants at the southern border, including asylum-seekers. AP
    Wiggins Nordelus, of Haiti, left, cuts his son Samuel's hair outside a shelter for migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the US government from lifting a public health order used to quickly return migrants at the southern border, including asylum-seekers. AP
  • Divers assemble a piece of a biodegradable material with several coral colonies on it, in the tropical reef of Burgers' Ocean in Arnhem, the Netherlands. EPA
    Divers assemble a piece of a biodegradable material with several coral colonies on it, in the tropical reef of Burgers' Ocean in Arnhem, the Netherlands. EPA
  • People ride past a truck loaded with freshly harvested palm fruits at a palm oil plantation in Deli Serdang, Indonesia. The country has lifted a ban on palm oil exports after trying to control cooking oil prices in the domestic market. EPA
    People ride past a truck loaded with freshly harvested palm fruits at a palm oil plantation in Deli Serdang, Indonesia. The country has lifted a ban on palm oil exports after trying to control cooking oil prices in the domestic market. EPA
  • A worker prepares chickens at wet market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia will stop the export of 3. 6 million whole chickens a month until production and prices stabilise, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said. EPA
    A worker prepares chickens at wet market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia will stop the export of 3. 6 million whole chickens a month until production and prices stabilise, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said. EPA
  • Palestinians run for cover during clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, following a protest against Israeli plans to change the status quo in the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, to build a lift to serve Jewish worshipers. EPA
    Palestinians run for cover during clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, following a protest against Israeli plans to change the status quo in the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, to build a lift to serve Jewish worshipers. EPA
  • A woman walks past a memorial wall for Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv. AP
    A woman walks past a memorial wall for Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv. AP
  • Employees of Pyongyang's Central Post Office disinfect a vehicle amid Covid-19 prevention efforts in North Korea. Reuters
    Employees of Pyongyang's Central Post Office disinfect a vehicle amid Covid-19 prevention efforts in North Korea. Reuters
  • Women wait after being apprehended crossing the US - Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Reuters
    Women wait after being apprehended crossing the US - Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Reuters
  • An FA-18 Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the 'USS Harry S Truman' during a Nato exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean. AFP
    An FA-18 Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the 'USS Harry S Truman' during a Nato exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean. AFP
  • US actress Sharon Stone arrives for the screening of 'Crimes of the Future' during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. AFP
    US actress Sharon Stone arrives for the screening of 'Crimes of the Future' during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. AFP

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Results

4pm: Maiden (Dirt) Dh165,000 1,600m
Winner: Moshaher, Pat Dobbs (jockey), Doug Watson (trainer).

4.35pm: Handicap (D) Dh165,000 2,200m
Winner: Heraldic, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

5.10pm: Maiden (Turf) Dh165,000 1,600m
Winner: Rua Augusta, Harry Bentley, Ahmad bin Harmash.

5.45pm: Handicap (D) Dh190,000 1,200m
Winner: Private’s Cove, Mickael Barzalona, Sandeep Jadhav.

6.20pm: Handicap (T) Dh190,000 1,600m
Winner: Azmaam, Jim Crowley, Musabah Al Muhairi.

6.55pm: Handicap (D) Dh190,000 1,400m
Winner: Bochart, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

7.30pm: Handicap (T) Dh190,000 2,000m
Winner: Rio Tigre, Mickael Barzalona, Sandeep Jadhav.

DSC Eagles 23 Dubai Hurricanes 36

Eagles
Tries: Bright, O’Driscoll
Cons: Carey 2
Pens: Carey 3

Hurricanes
Tries: Knight 2, Lewis, Finck, Powell, Perry
Cons: Powell 3

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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RESULTS

Catchweight 82kg
Piotr Kuberski (POL) beat Ahmed Saeb (IRQ) by decision.

Women’s bantamweight
Corinne Laframboise (CAN) beat Cornelia Holm (SWE) by unanimous decision.

Welterweight
Omar Hussein (PAL) beat Vitalii Stoian (UKR) by unanimous decision.

Welterweight
Josh Togo (LEB) beat Ali Dyusenov (UZB) by unanimous decision.

Flyweight
Isaac Pimentel (BRA) beat Delfin Nawen (PHI) TKO round-3.

Catchweight 80kg​​​​​​​
Seb Eubank (GBR) beat Emad Hanbali (SYR) KO round 1.

Lightweight
Mohammad Yahya (UAE) beat Ramadan Noaman (EGY) TKO round 2.

Lightweight
Alan Omer (GER) beat Reydon Romero (PHI) submission 1.

Welterweight
Juho Valamaa (FIN) beat Ahmed Labban (LEB) by unanimous decision.

Featherweight
Elias Boudegzdame (ALG) beat Austin Arnett (USA) by unanimous decision.

Super heavyweight
Maciej Sosnowski (POL) beat Ibrahim El Sawi (EGY) by submission round 1.

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

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2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

Joker: Folie a Deux

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson

Director: Todd Phillips 

Rating: 2/5

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Bio

Age: 25

Town: Al Diqdaqah – Ras Al Khaimah

Education: Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering

Favourite colour: White

Favourite place in the UAE: Downtown Dubai

Favourite book: A Life in Administration by Ghazi Al Gosaibi.

First owned baking book: How to Be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson.

While you're here
While you're here
Abu Dhabi GP starting grid

1 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

3 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

4 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

5 Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)

6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

7 Romain Grosjean (Haas)

8 Charles Leclerc (Sauber)

9 Esteban Ocon (Force India)

10 Nico Hulkenberg (Renault)

11 Carlos Sainz (Renault)

12 Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)

13 Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

14 Sergio Perez (Force India)

15 Fernando Alonso (McLaren)

16 Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)

17 Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)

18 Stoffe Vandoorne (McLaren)

19 Sergey Sirotkin (Williams)

20 Lance Stroll (Williams)

Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten

Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a  month before Reaching the Last Mile.

Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

 

Race card

6.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 82,500 (Dirt) 1.600m

7.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 82,500 (D) 2,000m

7.50pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 82,500 (D) 1,600m

8.15pm: The Garhoud Sprint Listed (TB) Dh 132,500 (D) 1,200m

8.50pm: The Entisar Listed (TB) Dh 132,500 (D) 2,000m

9.25pm: Conditions (TB) Dh 120,000 (D) 1,400m

Company profile

Company name: Dharma

Date started: 2018

Founders: Charaf El Mansouri, Nisma Benani, Leah Howe

Based: Abu Dhabi

Sector: TravelTech

Funding stage: Pre-series A 

Investors: Convivialite Ventures, BY Partners, Shorooq Partners, L& Ventures, Flat6Labs

Premier Futsal 2017 Finals

Al Wasl Football Club; six teams, five-a-side

Delhi Dragons: Ronaldinho
Bengaluru Royals: Paul Scholes
Mumbai Warriors: Ryan Giggs
Chennai Ginghams: Hernan Crespo
Telugu Tigers: Deco
Kerala Cobras: Michel Salgado

How to improve Arabic reading in early years

One 45-minute class per week in Standard Arabic is not sufficient

The goal should be for grade 1 and 2 students to become fluent readers

Subjects like technology, social studies, science can be taught in later grades

Grade 1 curricula should include oral instruction in Standard Arabic

First graders must regularly practice individual letters and combinations

Time should be slotted in class to read longer passages in early grades

Improve the appearance of textbooks

Revision of curriculum should be undertaken as per research findings

Conjugations of most common verb forms should be taught

Systematic learning of Standard Arabic grammar

Trump and Covid-19
Specs

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Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
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Price: On request

Updated: May 24, 2022, 1:55 PM
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