• Pope Francis with members of the Italian Chefs Federation during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, in March. Reuters
    Pope Francis with members of the Italian Chefs Federation during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, in March. Reuters
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    Relatives and friends at the funeral of Rafiya Nazir, 24, who was killed when a grenade exploded at a market in Srinagar in March. EPA
  • Displaced people watch a UN helicopter in Bunia, eastern Congo, in February. AP Photo
    Displaced people watch a UN helicopter in Bunia, eastern Congo, in February. AP Photo
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    Powerlifter Adam Fulat training at the Desert Barbell Sports Club in Al Quoz, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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    Architect Arianna Abbate, left, on scaffolding to inspect Il Paradiso by Venetian painters Jacopo Robusti, also known as Tintoretto, and his son Domenico, in Venice. AP Photo
  • The first full-colour image from Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy cluster Smacs 0723, on July 11. Reuters
    The first full-colour image from Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy cluster Smacs 0723, on July 11. Reuters
  • Migrants trying to cling to an upturned boat off Tunisia in May. AP Photo
    Migrants trying to cling to an upturned boat off Tunisia in May. AP Photo
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    Seagulls on a cool and windy morning at the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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    A rusted shopping cart in the Rhine river exposed by the low tide in Bonn, Germany. Reuters
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    Voting stations in Ngor, Dakar as Senegalese voters head to the polls for parliamentary elections. AFP
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    Aerial view of construction on the Etihad Rail project in Fujairah. Photo: Etihad Rail
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    The RAF flypast on The Mall after the Trooping the Colour parade in London, in June. Getty Images
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    Damaged buildings in Irpin, Ukraine, after fighting between invading Russian forces and Ukrainian troops, in April. Getty Images
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    To mark her 96th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II poses with her Fell ponies, Bybeck Nightingale, right, and Bybeck Katie. Getty Images
  • The Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view, on October 19. AP
    The Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view, on October 19. AP
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    The glass kitchen at The Uncommon coffee shop on the Mahafiz-Al Fayah road in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
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    A girl from the Salat Zagrous camp for internally displaced Syrians in northern Syria, in January. EPA
  • A health worker administers polio vaccine drops during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi, in February. AFP
    A health worker administers polio vaccine drops during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi, in February. AFP
  • Muslim pilgrims on Jabal Al Noor overlooking Makkah in Saudi Arabia, in July. AFP
    Muslim pilgrims on Jabal Al Noor overlooking Makkah in Saudi Arabia, in July. AFP
  • Emirati horse-riders in Abu Dhabi, in February. AFP
    Emirati horse-riders in Abu Dhabi, in February. AFP
  • Al Hamra tower, right, in heavy fog over Kuwait City in January. AFP
    Al Hamra tower, right, in heavy fog over Kuwait City in January. AFP
  • Traditional dancers at a ceremony for the repatriation of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba's coffin and remains, in June. AFP
    Traditional dancers at a ceremony for the repatriation of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba's coffin and remains, in June. AFP
  • A free-diver near a big jellyfish off the coast of Lebanon's northern city of Batroun, in February. AFP
    A free-diver near a big jellyfish off the coast of Lebanon's northern city of Batroun, in February. AFP
  • An old American car on the seafront in Havana, Cuba, in February. AFP
    An old American car on the seafront in Havana, Cuba, in February. AFP
  • The upside-down house near Bogota, Colombia, which was designed by Austrian owner Fritz Schall. AFP
    The upside-down house near Bogota, Colombia, which was designed by Austrian owner Fritz Schall. AFP
  • Riders in Sweden's Gotland Grand National motorcycle race, in October. AFP
    Riders in Sweden's Gotland Grand National motorcycle race, in October. AFP
  • Children in the grounds of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque before the start of Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in March. AFP
    Children in the grounds of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque before the start of Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in March. AFP
  • A choir parade on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa, in September. AFP
    A choir parade on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa, in September. AFP
  • Hot air balloons launching in Goreme Historical National Park in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, in August. AFP
    Hot air balloons launching in Goreme Historical National Park in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, in August. AFP
  • Workers sort rubbish at the Burj Hammoud landfill north of Beirut, in October. AFP
    Workers sort rubbish at the Burj Hammoud landfill north of Beirut, in October. AFP
  • Residents dismantle a UN vehicle torched in Kanyaruchinya in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in November. AFP
    Residents dismantle a UN vehicle torched in Kanyaruchinya in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in November. AFP
  • Riders during a horse festival in Garoua, Cameroon, in January. AFP
    Riders during a horse festival in Garoua, Cameroon, in January. AFP
  • North Korea's second Conference of Secretaries of Primary Committees of the Workers' Party of Korea, in March. Reuters
    North Korea's second Conference of Secretaries of Primary Committees of the Workers' Party of Korea, in March. Reuters
  • Mounted police confront anti-government protestors in Lima, Peru, April 5, 2022. EPA
    Mounted police confront anti-government protestors in Lima, Peru, April 5, 2022. EPA
  • Sunday league amateur football during a heatwave on a parched grass pitch at Hackney Marshes in London, August 14, 2022. Reuters
    Sunday league amateur football during a heatwave on a parched grass pitch at Hackney Marshes in London, August 14, 2022. Reuters
  • Rescue workers assist residents at the site of a landslide after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China, in September. Reuters
    Rescue workers assist residents at the site of a landslide after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China, in September. Reuters
  • Brenda Brennan outside her apartment in Fort Myers, Florida, after Hurricane Ian passed through in September. AFP
    Brenda Brennan outside her apartment in Fort Myers, Florida, after Hurricane Ian passed through in September. AFP
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, in the library of his home in Dakahlia governorate, north of Cairo. Reuters
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, in the library of his home in Dakahlia governorate, north of Cairo. Reuters
  • Demonstrators inside the President's House in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in July. Reuters
    Demonstrators inside the President's House in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in July. Reuters
  • Parakeets in St James's Park, London, as the British Meteorological Office recorded the highest UK temperature on New Year's Day. Reuters
    Parakeets in St James's Park, London, as the British Meteorological Office recorded the highest UK temperature on New Year's Day. Reuters
  • Baghdad during a sandstorm in May. Reuters
    Baghdad during a sandstorm in May. Reuters
  • Flood victims queue for food during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, in September. Reuters
    Flood victims queue for food during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, in September. Reuters
  • Carnival time in Oruro, Bolivia, in February. EPA
    Carnival time in Oruro, Bolivia, in February. EPA
  • Children at the carnival parade in Jacmel, Haiti, in February. EPA
    Children at the carnival parade in Jacmel, Haiti, in February. EPA
  • German ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler training for the Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, in January.
    German ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler training for the Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, in January.
  • A member of the Queen's Guard is given a drink of water outside Buckingham Palace in London, in July. Reuters
    A member of the Queen's Guard is given a drink of water outside Buckingham Palace in London, in July. Reuters
  • Competitors in the Marathon des Sables in central Morocco, in March. AFP
    Competitors in the Marathon des Sables in central Morocco, in March. AFP
  • Lizzo and other cast members celebrate a win at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in September. Reuters
    Lizzo and other cast members celebrate a win at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in September. Reuters
  • A crowded Amsterdam Schiphol Airport a day after a strike in the Netherlands in April. EPA
    A crowded Amsterdam Schiphol Airport a day after a strike in the Netherlands in April. EPA
  • Reflections in the waters of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul. EPA
    Reflections in the waters of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul. EPA
  • Sri Lankan police during a protest at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, in April. EPA
    Sri Lankan police during a protest at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, in April. EPA
  • Police arrive to control protesters outside the home of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, in August. EPA
    Police arrive to control protesters outside the home of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, in August. EPA
  • A time-lapse image of circumpolar stars over windmills in Cantabria, Spain, in May. EPA
    A time-lapse image of circumpolar stars over windmills in Cantabria, Spain, in May. EPA
  • The US Air Force Honour Guard drill team performs during the Memorial Day weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, in May. EPA
    The US Air Force Honour Guard drill team performs during the Memorial Day weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, in May. EPA
  • The Roman camp Aquis Querquennis on the banks of the Limia river in Ourense, Spain. EPA
    The Roman camp Aquis Querquennis on the banks of the Limia river in Ourense, Spain. EPA
  • A team form their 'castell', or human tower, during a contest in Tarragona, Spain, in October. EPA
    A team form their 'castell', or human tower, during a contest in Tarragona, Spain, in October. EPA
  • New members of South Sudan People's Defence Forces at a graduation ceremony in November. AFP
    New members of South Sudan People's Defence Forces at a graduation ceremony in November. AFP
  • Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary, in Chennai, India, on October 1. AFP
    Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary, in Chennai, India, on October 1. AFP
  • Moroccan horsemen during a traditional performance at a Moussem culture and heritage festival in Rabat, on August 27. AFP
    Moroccan horsemen during a traditional performance at a Moussem culture and heritage festival in Rabat, on August 27. AFP
  • Workers remove containers on the Tiendita bridge on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, on December 14. AFP
    Workers remove containers on the Tiendita bridge on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, on December 14. AFP
  • The Royal Thai Navy corvette HTMS Sukhothai before it sank in the Gulf of Thailand on December 18. AP
    The Royal Thai Navy corvette HTMS Sukhothai before it sank in the Gulf of Thailand on December 18. AP
  • The exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams during a media preview at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo on December 19. AFP
    The exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams during a media preview at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo on December 19. AFP
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    Al Fursan aerial display team over Yas Marina Circuit before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
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    Protesters and police clash in Lima, Peru, on December 7. EPA
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    Kajar Kuning village in Lumajang, Indonesia, after a volcanic eruption of Mount Semeru on December 5. AFP
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    Locals provide fruit for the monkey population in Lop Buri, Thailand, in November. Getty Images
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    The Fifa World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar, on December 14. Reuters
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    Belongings of the 151 victims of the Halloween stampede displayed on November 1 in Seoul, South Korea. Getty Images
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    Riot police confront supporters of Luis Fernando Camacho, a key opposition figure, following his arrest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. AFP
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    Houses along the shores of Lake Erie in Ontario are covered in ice following a storm, on December 27. AP

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The best of Big Picture 2022: from Pope Francis with chefs to children dressed as Gandhi

Here's a look at some of the best images featured in The National's Big Picture this year

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December 30, 2022

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The best of Big Picture 2021: from Expo 2020 Dubai opening ceremony to ships blocked by 'MV Ever Given'

The best of Big Picture 2020: from social distancing during Hajj to SpaceX Falcon launch

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

The Internet
Hive Mind
four stars

Hurricanes 31-31 Lions

Wellington Hurricanes: 
Tries: Gibbins, Laumape, Goosen, Fifita tries, Barrett
Conversions: Barrett (4)
Penalties: Barrett

British & Irish Lions:
Tries: Seymour (2), North
Conversions: Biggar (2)
Penalties: Biggar (4)

Company Profile

Name: JustClean

Based: Kuwait with offices in other GCC countries

Launch year: 2016

Number of employees: 130

Sector: online laundry service

Funding: $12.9m from Kuwait-based Faith Capital Holding

Company profile

Company: Verity

Date started: May 2021

Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

Based: Dubai

Sector: FinTech

Size: four team members

Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000

Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors

The biog

Name: Dhabia Khalifa AlQubaisi

Age: 23

How she spends spare time: Playing with cats at the clinic and feeding them

Inspiration: My father. He’s a hard working man who has been through a lot to provide us with everything we need

Favourite book: Attitude, emotions and the psychology of cats by Dr Nicholes Dodman

Favourit film: 101 Dalmatians - it remind me of my childhood and began my love of dogs 

Word of advice: By being patient, good things will come and by staying positive you’ll have the will to continue to love what you're doing

Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
  • George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
  • Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
  • Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
  • Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills. 
Hunting park to luxury living
  • Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
  • The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
  • Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds

 

Mia Man’s tips for fermentation

- Start with a simple recipe such as yogurt or sauerkraut

- Keep your hands and kitchen tools clean. Sanitize knives, cutting boards, tongs and storage jars with boiling water before you start.

- Mold is bad: the colour pink is a sign of mold. If yogurt turns pink as it ferments, you need to discard it and start again. For kraut, if you remove the top leaves and see any sign of mold, you should discard the batch.

- Always use clean, closed, airtight lids and containers such as mason jars when fermenting yogurt and kraut. Keep the lid closed to prevent insects and contaminants from getting in.

 

Teams

Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi

Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag

Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC

Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC

Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan

Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes

Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals

MATCH INFO

Fixture: Thailand v UAE, Tuesday, 4pm (UAE)

TV: Abu Dhabi Sports

Tamkeen's offering
  • Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
  • Option 2: 50% across three years
  • Option 3: 30% across five years 
While you're here
While you're here

Final results:

Open men
Australia 94 (4) beat New Zealand 48 (0)

Plate men
England 85 (3) beat India 81 (1)

Open women
Australia 121 (4) beat South Africa 52 (0)

Under 22 men
Australia 68 (2) beat New Zealand 66 (2)

Under 22 women
Australia 92 (3) beat New Zealand 54 (1)

The bio:

Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.

Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.

Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.

Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.

 

The specs
  • Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
  • Power: 640hp
  • Torque: 760nm
  • On sale: 2026
  • Price: Not announced yet
Updated: December 30, 2022, 3:35 AM
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