• Aerial view of people participating in the tenth annual Tomato Fight Festival, known as "Tomatina", in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 11, 2023. This year's festival is the first held since the lifting of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
    Aerial view of people participating in the tenth annual Tomato Fight Festival, known as "Tomatina", in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 11, 2023. This year's festival is the first held since the lifting of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
  • People wait as rubbish is unloaded at a dump to collect plastic items to sell for recycling, in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
    People wait as rubbish is unloaded at a dump to collect plastic items to sell for recycling, in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
  • A sailor works on the rigging on the first day of the Richard Mille Cup in Falmouth, south-west England. Getty
    A sailor works on the rigging on the first day of the Richard Mille Cup in Falmouth, south-west England. Getty
  • Barbed wire demarcates the ‘blue line’, drawn by the UN to mark Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, near Kfar Shuba. AFP
    Barbed wire demarcates the ‘blue line’, drawn by the UN to mark Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, near Kfar Shuba. AFP
  • Flooded streets in heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Flooded streets in heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • Wake Forest celebrate after winning a college baseball game against Alabama, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. AP
    Wake Forest celebrate after winning a college baseball game against Alabama, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. AP
  • Independence day celebrations at the Embassy of the Philippines in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Independence day celebrations at the Embassy of the Philippines in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Novak Djokovic celebrates alongside the trophy after winning the Roland-Garros French Open tennis tournament in Paris. AFP
    Novak Djokovic celebrates alongside the trophy after winning the Roland-Garros French Open tennis tournament in Paris. AFP
  • Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. EPA
    Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. EPA
  • A fisherman stores blocks of ice on a boat in preparation for the end of a 61-day fishing ban in Chennai, India. EPA
    A fisherman stores blocks of ice on a boat in preparation for the end of a 61-day fishing ban in Chennai, India. EPA
  • One of two large inflatables named ‘Double Ducks’, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is reinflated at Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. AFP
    One of two large inflatables named ‘Double Ducks’, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is reinflated at Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. AFP

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Short-term let permits explained

Homeowners and tenants are allowed to list their properties for rental by registering through the Dubai Tourism website to obtain a permit.

Tenants also require a letter of no objection from their landlord before being allowed to list the property.

There is a cost of Dh1,590 before starting the process, with an additional licence fee of Dh300 per bedroom being rented in your home for the duration of the rental, which ranges from three months to a year.

Anyone hoping to list a property for rental must also provide a copy of their title deeds and Ejari, as well as their Emirates ID.

PROFILE OF SWVL

Started: April 2017

Founders: Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Mahmoud Nouh

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport

Size: 450 employees

Investment: approximately $80 million

Investors include: Dubai’s Beco Capital, US’s Endeavor Catalyst, China’s MSA, Egypt’s Sawari Ventures, Sweden’s Vostok New Ventures, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani

Bharat

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar

Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Ms Yang's top tips for parents new to the UAE
  1. Join parent networks
  2. Look beyond school fees
  3. Keep an open mind
The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8

Transmission: nine-speed automatic

Power: 630bhp

Torque: 900Nm

Price: Dh810,000

Our legal columnist

Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

Liverpool's all-time goalscorers

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Gordon Hodgson 241
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Company Fact Box

Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019

Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO

Based: Amman, Jordan

Sector: Education Technology

Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed

Stage: early-stage startup 

Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.

Abaya trends

The utilitarian robe held dear by Arab women is undergoing a change that reveals it as an elegant and graceful garment available in a range of colours and fabrics, while retaining its traditional appeal.

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Updated: June 16, 2023, 12:07 PM