• A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. (Lefteris Diamanidis / InTime News via AP)
    A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. (Lefteris Diamanidis / InTime News via AP)
  • Protesters against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a mass unity prayer, ahead of a vote in the parliament. AFP
    Protesters against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a mass unity prayer, ahead of a vote in the parliament. AFP
  • Iraqi demonstrators carry copies of the Quran and chant slogans during a protest near the Green Zone in Baghdad. EPA
    Iraqi demonstrators carry copies of the Quran and chant slogans during a protest near the Green Zone in Baghdad. EPA
  • People cool off in Itlay with the government issuing red alerts for 16 cities due to the current heatwave. Getty
    People cool off in Itlay with the government issuing red alerts for 16 cities due to the current heatwave. Getty
  • Kevin Peraza competes in the Men's Skateboard Park during X Games California. AP
    Kevin Peraza competes in the Men's Skateboard Park during X Games California. AP
  • Members of the Disappeared Detainees Relatives Group of Chile hold cardboard cutouts depicting their disappeared relatives in a march. AP
    Members of the Disappeared Detainees Relatives Group of Chile hold cardboard cutouts depicting their disappeared relatives in a march. AP
  • A lotus seed pod is cracked after the flower bloomed during the Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. EPA
    A lotus seed pod is cracked after the flower bloomed during the Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. EPA
  • Hikers cross Boverbreen glacier, an inland glacier in Jotunheimen National Park near Lom, Norway. Reuters
    Hikers cross Boverbreen glacier, an inland glacier in Jotunheimen National Park near Lom, Norway. Reuters
  • Damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile attacks. AP
    Damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile attacks. AP
  • A voter prepares his ballot at a school used as a polling station in Badalona, Catalonia. AP
    A voter prepares his ballot at a school used as a polling station in Badalona, Catalonia. AP
  • The Climate Clock, which indicates the alleged time left to act to limit global warming to 1.5°C, is projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP
    The Climate Clock, which indicates the alleged time left to act to limit global warming to 1.5°C, is projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Greek wildfires to Brazil's Climate Clock

The National picks the most striking images from around the globe

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July 23, 2023

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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

Men from Barca's class of 99

Crystal Palace - Frank de Boer

Everton - Ronald Koeman

Manchester City - Pep Guardiola

Manchester United - Jose Mourinho

Southampton - Mauricio Pellegrino

MATCH INFO

Rugby World Cup (all times UAE)

Final: England v South Africa, Saturday, 1pm

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

Kareem Shaheen on Canada
Without Remorse

Directed by: Stefano Sollima

Starring: Michael B Jordan

4/5

GAC GS8 Specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh149,900

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Engine 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8

Power 625hp at 6,000rpm

Torque 750Nm from 1,800-5,800rpm

Gearbox Eight-speed paddleshift auto

Acceleration 0-100kph in 3.2 sec

Top speed 305kph

Fuel economy, combined 10.6L / 100km

Price from Dh700,000 (estimate)

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Director: Scott Cooper

Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Odessa Young, Jeremy Strong

Rating: 4/5

While you're here
Indoor cricket in a nutshell

Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai

16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side

8 There are eight players per team

9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.

5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls

4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership

Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.

Zones

A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs

B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run

C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs

D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full

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7 — Michael Schumacher (1994, ’95, 2000, ’01 ’02, ’03, ’04)

7 — Lewis Hamilton (2008, ’14,’15, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20)

5 — Juan Manuel Fangio (1951, ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57)

4 — Alain Prost (1985, ’86, ’89, ’93)

4 — Sebastian Vettel (2010, ’11, ’12, ’13)

Updated: July 23, 2023, 12:34 PM
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