• Colonial militia reenactors fire a salvo at British regular militia reenactors as they chase them through woods and fields during the Battle Road reenactment at Minute Man National Historical Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts on April 15, 2023. - The reenactment recounts the battle that immediately followed the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Re-enactors came from all over, some from England, some from Virginia and many from New England, to participate in the events of the day. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
    Colonial militia reenactors fire a salvo at British regular militia reenactors as they chase them through woods and fields during the Battle Road reenactment at Minute Man National Historical Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts on April 15, 2023. - The reenactment recounts the battle that immediately followed the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Re-enactors came from all over, some from England, some from Virginia and many from New England, to participate in the events of the day. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
  • A FARC guerrilla keeps watch at the Casa Roja complex in the department of Caqueta, Colombia. EPA
    A FARC guerrilla keeps watch at the Casa Roja complex in the department of Caqueta, Colombia. EPA
  • Orthodox worshippers trail candle lights around a church during Orthodox Easter midnight mass in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
    Orthodox worshippers trail candle lights around a church during Orthodox Easter midnight mass in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
  • Revellers celebrate the Bisket Jatra Festival in Thimi in the Bhaktapur District on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
    Revellers celebrate the Bisket Jatra Festival in Thimi in the Bhaktapur District on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
  • Italy's Jannik Sinner (bottom) plays against Denmark's Holger Rune during their Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament semi-final tennis match. AFP
    Italy's Jannik Sinner (bottom) plays against Denmark's Holger Rune during their Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament semi-final tennis match. AFP
  • Hungarian artist Laszlo Simet Jr walks across the Danube River from one bank to the other on a wire rope, 30 metres above the river, on the World Circus Day in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
    Hungarian artist Laszlo Simet Jr walks across the Danube River from one bank to the other on a wire rope, 30 metres above the river, on the World Circus Day in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
  • The Virgin Skete of Sviatohirsk Lavra destroyed by a shelling in the village of Bohorodychne, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
    The Virgin Skete of Sviatohirsk Lavra destroyed by a shelling in the village of Bohorodychne, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
  • Protesters are detained by police during day three of the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. PA
    Protesters are detained by police during day three of the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. PA
  • Peter Carberry riding Gabbys Cross falls off during the Randox Grand National Chase during day three of the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. Getty Images
    Peter Carberry riding Gabbys Cross falls off during the Randox Grand National Chase during day three of the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. Getty Images
  • A woman runs past a burning barricade holding a scarf to her face during demonstrations in central Paris against the French government's pension law. Getty Images
    A woman runs past a burning barricade holding a scarf to her face during demonstrations in central Paris against the French government's pension law. Getty Images
  • Ethiopian Orthodox devotees pray at Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP
    Ethiopian Orthodox devotees pray at Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

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'The Batman'

Stars:Robert Pattinson

Director:Matt Reeves

Rating: 5/5

Race card

6.30pm: Handicap (TB) $68,000 (Dirt) 1,200m

7.05pm: Meydan Cup – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (Turf) 2,810m

7.40pm: UAE 2000 Guineas – Group 3 (TB) $125,000 (D) 1,600m

8.15pm: Firebreak Stakes – Group 3 (TB) $130,000 (D) 1,600m

9.50pm: Meydan Classic – Conditions (TB) $$50,000 (T) 1,400m

9.25pm: Dubai Sprint – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (T) 1,200m

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Who has been sanctioned?

Daniella Weiss and Nachala
Described as 'the grandmother of the settler movement', she has encouraged the expansion of settlements for decades. The 79 year old leads radical settler movement Nachala, whose aim is for Israel to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where it helps settlers built outposts.

Harel Libi & Libi Construction and Infrastructure
Libi has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinians. His firm has provided logistical and financial support for the establishment of illegal outposts.

Zohar Sabah
Runs a settler outpost named Zohar’s Farm and has previously faced charges of violence against Palestinians. He was indicted by Israel’s State Attorney’s Office in September for allegedly participating in a violent attack against Palestinians and activists in the West Bank village of Muarrajat.

Coco’s Farm and Neria’s Farm
These are illegal outposts in the West Bank, which are at the vanguard of the settler movement. According to the UK, they are associated with people who have been involved in enabling, inciting, promoting or providing support for activities that amount to “serious abuse”.

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 
Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League quarter-final, second leg (first-leg score)

Porto (0) v Liverpool (2), Wednesday, 11pm UAE

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Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

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Updated: April 16, 2023, 4:48 PM