• Robot dogs prepare to collect the discus, during the men's decathlon discus at the Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. AFP
    Robot dogs prepare to collect the discus, during the men's decathlon discus at the Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. AFP
  • Myanmar's Zin Ko Ko kicks to serve the ball during a sepaktakraw match against Vietnam in Jinhua, China. Also called kick volleyball, the team sport is played with a ball made of rattan or plastic. AP
    Myanmar's Zin Ko Ko kicks to serve the ball during a sepaktakraw match against Vietnam in Jinhua, China. Also called kick volleyball, the team sport is played with a ball made of rattan or plastic. AP
  • Women take part in a candlelight vigil in the Indian city of Imphal, to honour those who lost their lives in the continuing ethnic clashes in Manipur state. AFP
    Women take part in a candlelight vigil in the Indian city of Imphal, to honour those who lost their lives in the continuing ethnic clashes in Manipur state. AFP
  • A peatland fire spreads through a plantation in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
    A peatland fire spreads through a plantation in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
  • A person begs near the Vatican, in Rome. Reuters
    A person begs near the Vatican, in Rome. Reuters
  • People attend the annual conference of Britain's Conservative Party, in Manchester. Reuters
    People attend the annual conference of Britain's Conservative Party, in Manchester. Reuters
  • Artist Olena Noyna works on a mural depicting a Ukrainian serviceman holding a cat, on a building in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion. EPA
    Artist Olena Noyna works on a mural depicting a Ukrainian serviceman holding a cat, on a building in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion. EPA
  • Migrants on an inflatable dinghy try to cross the English Channel from the coast of northern France, as warm weather and calm seas are favourable for crossings. Reuters
    Migrants on an inflatable dinghy try to cross the English Channel from the coast of northern France, as warm weather and calm seas are favourable for crossings. Reuters
  • Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere acknowledges the audience during the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France. Getty Images
    Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere acknowledges the audience during the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France. Getty Images

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The National

October 03, 2023

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The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

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The specs: 2019 GMC Yukon Denali

Price, base: Dh306,500
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Power: 420hp @ 5,600rpm
Torque: 621Nm @ 4,100rpm​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​Fuel economy, combined: 12.9L / 100km

Updated: October 03, 2023, 1:20 PM