• An Iraqi man cool himself off in a spray of water during a sweltering hot day at the Al-Khilani square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    An Iraqi man cool himself off in a spray of water during a sweltering hot day at the Al-Khilani square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • Children play on water jets at a public square on a very hot afternoon in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images
    Children play on water jets at a public square on a very hot afternoon in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images
  • A costumed spiderman drinks during a heat wave in New York. Bloomberg
    A costumed spiderman drinks during a heat wave in New York. Bloomberg
  • A pedestrian carries an umbrella during a heat wave in Miami, Florida, US. Bloomberg
    A pedestrian carries an umbrella during a heat wave in Miami, Florida, US. Bloomberg
  • A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A man dives into a canal during a hot day in Larkana district of Sind province. AFP
    A man dives into a canal during a hot day in Larkana district of Sind province. AFP
  • A man cools himself with a fan while browsing his phone on a sweltering day in Beijing. AP
    A man cools himself with a fan while browsing his phone on a sweltering day in Beijing. AP
  • People drink coconut water at a market in Dubai to cope with the hot weather. AFP
    People drink coconut water at a market in Dubai to cope with the hot weather. AFP
  • A worker washes his face to cope with the hot weather in Dubai. AFP
    A worker washes his face to cope with the hot weather in Dubai. AFP
  • An Egyptian girl cools off in the water amid a heatwave, at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada Egypt. Reuters
    An Egyptian girl cools off in the water amid a heatwave, at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada Egypt. Reuters
  • Pedestrians hold umbrellas for protection from the sun during a heat wave in New York, US. Bloomberg
    Pedestrians hold umbrellas for protection from the sun during a heat wave in New York, US. Bloomberg
  • A homeless person holds an umbrella to block out the sun on a hot day in New York City. AFP
    A homeless person holds an umbrella to block out the sun on a hot day in New York City. AFP
  • Bottles of water being delivered on a hot summer day in Istanbul. AP
    Bottles of water being delivered on a hot summer day in Istanbul. AP
  • Diving into the Treska river near Skopje, as temperatures in North Macedonia soared. AFP
    Diving into the Treska river near Skopje, as temperatures in North Macedonia soared. AFP
  • A woman takes a photograph of the Acropolis in Athens in high temperatures. AFP
    A woman takes a photograph of the Acropolis in Athens in high temperatures. AFP
  • A woman uses a veil to shelter from the sun at the Capitoline Hill during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, July 13, 2023. REUTERS / Remo Casilli
    A woman uses a veil to shelter from the sun at the Capitoline Hill during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, July 13, 2023. REUTERS / Remo Casilli
  • Shelia Nunez, 40, cools her dog with ice while sitting under a shaded bus stop in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP
    Shelia Nunez, 40, cools her dog with ice while sitting under a shaded bus stop in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP
  • A lion eats an icy treat containing meat and ostrich eggs to cool down during a regional heatwave at the Safari Zoological Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel. Reuters
    A lion eats an icy treat containing meat and ostrich eggs to cool down during a regional heatwave at the Safari Zoological Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel. Reuters
  • Children play in a water fountain near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Children play in a water fountain near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Traffic warden Rai Rogers works on his street corner under the hot sun in Las Vegas. AFP
    Traffic warden Rai Rogers works on his street corner under the hot sun in Las Vegas. AFP
  • A woman uses a fan amid an alert for a heatwave in Shanghai. Reuters
    A woman uses a fan amid an alert for a heatwave in Shanghai. Reuters
  • Andrea Washington pours water on herself in the Hungry Hill neighbourhood of Austin, Texas. Getty
    Andrea Washington pours water on herself in the Hungry Hill neighbourhood of Austin, Texas. Getty
  • A busy beach in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
    A busy beach in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
  • A person receives medical attention after collapsing in a shop in Phoenix, Arizona, in high heat. AFP
    A person receives medical attention after collapsing in a shop in Phoenix, Arizona, in high heat. AFP
  • An Iraqi dives into the Tigris to beat the heat in Baghdad. AP
    An Iraqi dives into the Tigris to beat the heat in Baghdad. AP
  • Youths play in a fountain at a park in the Syrian capital Damascus, as temperatures exceed 35°C. AFP
    Youths play in a fountain at a park in the Syrian capital Damascus, as temperatures exceed 35°C. AFP

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A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.

The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000. 

Uefa Nations League: How it works

The Uefa Nations League, introduced last year, has reached its final stage, to be played over five days in northern Portugal. The format of its closing tournament is compact, spread over two semi-finals, with the first, Portugal versus Switzerland in Porto on Wednesday evening, and the second, England against the Netherlands, in Guimaraes, on Thursday.

The winners of each semi will then meet at Porto’s Dragao stadium on Sunday, with the losing semi-finalists contesting a third-place play-off in Guimaraes earlier that day.

Qualifying for the final stage was via League A of the inaugural Nations League, in which the top 12 European countries according to Uefa's co-efficient seeding system were divided into four groups, the teams playing each other twice between September and November. Portugal, who finished above Italy and Poland, successfully bid to host the finals.

Updated: July 14, 2023, 10:13 AM