• Alex Eala serves during her match against Magda Linette in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open singles. Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Alex Eala serves during her match against Magda Linette in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open singles. Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A car passes through an area of the boardwalk hit by strong waves in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) recorded strong gusts of wind of up to 104 kilometers per hour and strong waves in the west of the island due to a cold front associated with an 'extratropical low. ' EPA
    A car passes through an area of the boardwalk hit by strong waves in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) recorded strong gusts of wind of up to 104 kilometers per hour and strong waves in the west of the island due to a cold front associated with an 'extratropical low. ' EPA
  • Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greets supporters during a campaign rally in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia is scheduled to hold the presidential and general elections on 14 February. EPA
    Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greets supporters during a campaign rally in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia is scheduled to hold the presidential and general elections on 14 February. EPA
  • View of the damage across the river in Hatay, Turkey in May 2020, February 2023 and February 2024. Google/ Reuters/ Antonie Robertson/ The National
    View of the damage across the river in Hatay, Turkey in May 2020, February 2023 and February 2024. Google/ Reuters/ Antonie Robertson/ The National
  • Opposition lawmakers hold banners reading: "Stole the elections" during a Serbia's parliament constitutive session in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's National Assembly held an inaugural session on Tuesday as ruling nationalists ignored widespread reports that parliamentary and municipal elections held in December were marred by vote rigging and other irregularities. AP
    Opposition lawmakers hold banners reading: "Stole the elections" during a Serbia's parliament constitutive session in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's National Assembly held an inaugural session on Tuesday as ruling nationalists ignored widespread reports that parliamentary and municipal elections held in December were marred by vote rigging and other irregularities. AP
  • Greenpeace activists protest on the first day of Berlin Fashion Week with "a mountain" of textile waste from a second hand market in Accra, Ghana, against the pollution of the environment caused by fast fashion clothes as plastic waste, in front of the Brandenburg gate, in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
    Greenpeace activists protest on the first day of Berlin Fashion Week with "a mountain" of textile waste from a second hand market in Accra, Ghana, against the pollution of the environment caused by fast fashion clothes as plastic waste, in front of the Brandenburg gate, in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
  • Ingrid Crespo walks on the remains of her house burned, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile. Reuters
    Ingrid Crespo walks on the remains of her house burned, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile. Reuters
  • Members of the Syrian Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) stand in a candle-lit remembrance vigil with survivors of the February 6, 2023 earthquake that devastated northern Syria and Turkey, marking the first anniversary of the disaster by some of the destroyed buildings in the town of Jindayris in the northwest of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
    Members of the Syrian Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) stand in a candle-lit remembrance vigil with survivors of the February 6, 2023 earthquake that devastated northern Syria and Turkey, marking the first anniversary of the disaster by some of the destroyed buildings in the town of Jindayris in the northwest of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
  • A Shiite pilgrim touches the door of the shrine of 8th-century Imam Musa al-Kadhim to commemorate his death in the Kadhimiya district north of Baghdad. Pilgrims from various Iraqi provinces undertake a march on foot to reach the shrine in the capital to commemorate the 795 CE death of Imam Musa, who is believed to have been poisoned by agents of the then ruler Harun al-Rashid. AFP
    A Shiite pilgrim touches the door of the shrine of 8th-century Imam Musa al-Kadhim to commemorate his death in the Kadhimiya district north of Baghdad. Pilgrims from various Iraqi provinces undertake a march on foot to reach the shrine in the capital to commemorate the 795 CE death of Imam Musa, who is believed to have been poisoned by agents of the then ruler Harun al-Rashid. AFP
  • Spanish farmers drive their tractors during a protest in demand of fair conditions for the agricultural sector, in Burgos, northern Spain. Thousands of farmers began demonstrating at dawn in different regions of Spain, blocking several roads with tractors to protest against European agricultural policy and denounce the precariousness reigning in the sector. AFP
    Spanish farmers drive their tractors during a protest in demand of fair conditions for the agricultural sector, in Burgos, northern Spain. Thousands of farmers began demonstrating at dawn in different regions of Spain, blocking several roads with tractors to protest against European agricultural policy and denounce the precariousness reigning in the sector. AFP
  • A vendor rides a motorbike loaded with fruits for sale along a street in Phnom Penh. AFP
    A vendor rides a motorbike loaded with fruits for sale along a street in Phnom Penh. AFP
  • Kuwaiti beekeeper Salem al-Oumi holds a beehive frame as worker bees swarm around it at an apiary in Kuwait City. AFP
    Kuwaiti beekeeper Salem al-Oumi holds a beehive frame as worker bees swarm around it at an apiary in Kuwait City. AFP

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Today's best photos: From Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open to a Kuwaiti beekeeper - in pictures

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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February 06, 2024

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The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

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

Rating: 4/5

Sun jukebox

Rufus Thomas, Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog) (1953)

This rip-off of Leiber/Stoller’s early rock stomper brought a lawsuit against Phillips and necessitated Presley’s premature sale to RCA.

Elvis Presley, Mystery Train (1955)

The B-side of Presley’s final single for Sun bops with a drummer-less groove.

Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Folsom Prison Blues (1955)

Originally recorded for Sun, Cash’s signature tune was performed for inmates of the titular prison 13 years later.

Carl Perkins, Blue Suede Shoes (1956)

Within a month of Sun’s February release Elvis had his version out on RCA.

Roy Orbison, Ooby Dooby (1956)

An essential piece of irreverent juvenilia from Orbison.

Jerry Lee Lewis, Great Balls of Fire (1957)

Lee’s trademark anthem is one of the era’s best-remembered – and best-selling – songs.

Global state-owned investor ranking by size

1.

United States

2.

China

3.

UAE

4.

Japan

5

Norway

6.

Canada

7.

Singapore

8.

Australia

9.

Saudi Arabia

10.

South Korea
Updated: February 06, 2024, 1:14 PM