A performer puts his head inside a crocodile's mouth during a performance ahead of the April reopening of Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo in Thailand. The zoo closed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. EPA
A performer puts his head inside a crocodile's mouth during a performance ahead of the April reopening of Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo in Thailand. The zoo closed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. EPA
Women hit revellers with sticks during Lathmar Holi, part of the Hindu spring festival of colours, Holi, at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Getty Images
Women hit revellers with sticks during Lathmar Holi, part of the Hindu spring festival of colours, Holi, at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Getty Images
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys and men block traffic in and out of Jerusalem in protest against the expiration of a law exempting them from being drafted into the Israeli army. Getty Images
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys and men block traffic in and out of Jerusalem in protest against the expiration of a law exempting them from being drafted into the Israeli army. Getty Images
Goldfish on display at a flower market, ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, in Tehran. Reuters
Goldfish on display at a flower market, ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, in Tehran. Reuters
A Palestinian man stands in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah, southern Gaza. AFP
A Palestinian man stands in the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah, southern Gaza. AFP
A woman throws a bag of rubbish at police blocking an anti-government demonstration against food scarcity and economic reforms proposed by Argentinian President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires. AP
A woman throws a bag of rubbish at police blocking an anti-government demonstration against food scarcity and economic reforms proposed by Argentinian President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires. AP
Drivers pass under Ramadan decorations on Hadarat Bridge during a dust storm in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. AFP
Drivers pass under Ramadan decorations on Hadarat Bridge during a dust storm in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. AFP
Revellers take part in the flour war, marking the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent, in the southern Greek port town of Galaxidi. AP
Revellers take part in the flour war, marking the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent, in the southern Greek port town of Galaxidi. AP
Artist Alain Roche plays piano while hanging from a crane in Munich. Audiences wearing headphones listened to the piano mixed with sounds of awakening nature captured by 40 microphones in Bavaria and Switzerland as the sun rose, in a project entitled When The Sun Stands Still. EPA
Artist Alain Roche plays piano while hanging from a crane in Munich. Audiences wearing headphones listened to the piano mixed with sounds of awakening nature captured by 40 microphones in Bavaria and Switzerland as the sun rose, in a project entitled When The Sun Stands Still. EPA
Elite women cyclists compete during stage two of the 97km Absa Cape Epic race in Saronsberg, South Africa. EPA
Elite women cyclists compete during stage two of the 97km Absa Cape Epic race in Saronsberg, South Africa. EPA
North Korea's Western Region Artillery Unit carries out a rocket salvo firing drill at an unconfirmed location in the country. AFP
North Korea's Western Region Artillery Unit carries out a rocket salvo firing drill at an unconfirmed location in the country. AFP
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Members of the public photograph a recent mural which has appeared on the side of a building in Islington on March 18, 2024 in London, England. The 'Banksy' artwork appeared on a North London street on Sunday. A mass of green has been painted behind a bare tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose next to it. The green paint used matches the colour the council uses on Islington road signs. (Photo by Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Members of the public photograph a recent mural which has appeared on the side of a building in Islington on March 18, 2024 in London, England. The 'Banksy' artwork appeared on a North London street on Sunday. A mass of green has been painted behind a bare tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose next to it. The green paint used matches the colour the council uses on Islington road signs. (Photo by Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)

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Today's best photos: From a crocodile zoo reopening to Banksy's new work - in pictures

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March 19, 2024

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KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
if you go

The flights
Emirates flies to Delhi with fares starting from around Dh760 return, while Etihad fares cost about Dh783 return. From Delhi, there are connecting flights to Lucknow. 
Where to stay
It is advisable to stay in Lucknow and make a day trip to Kannauj. A stay at the Lebua Lucknow hotel, a traditional Lucknowi mansion, is recommended. Prices start from Dh300 per night (excluding taxes). 

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

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On Women's Day
More from Rashmee Roshan Lall

Know your camel milk:
Flavour: Similar to goat’s milk, although less pungent. Vaguely sweet with a subtle, salty aftertaste.
Texture: Smooth and creamy, with a slightly thinner consistency than cow’s milk.
Use it: In your morning coffee, to add flavour to homemade ice cream and milk-heavy desserts, smoothies, spiced camel-milk hot chocolate.
Goes well with: chocolate and caramel, saffron, cardamom and cloves. Also works well with honey and dates.

Get inspired

Here are a couple of Valentine’s Day food products that may or may not go the distance (but have got the internet talking anyway).

Sourdough sentiments: Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom has introduced a slow-baked sourdough loaf dusted with flour to spell out I (heart) you, at £2 (Dh9.5). While it’s not available in the UAE, there’s nothing to stop you taking the idea and creating your own message of love, stencilled on breakfast-inbed toast.  

Crisps playing cupid: Crisp company Tyrells has added a spicy addition to its range for Valentine’s Day. The brand describes the new honey and chilli flavour on Twitter as: “A tenderly bracing duo of the tantalising tingle of chilli with sweet and sticky honey. A helping hand to get your heart racing.” Again, not on sale here, but if you’re tempted you could certainly fashion your own flavour mix (spicy Cheetos and caramel popcorn, anyone?). 

While you're here
The specs

Engine: 2.3-litre, turbo four-cylinder

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Power: 300hp

Torque: 420Nm

Price: Dh189,900

On sale: now

Results

1. New Zealand Daniel Meech – Fine (name of horse), Richard Gardner – Calisto, Bruce Goodin - Backatorps Danny V, Samantha McIntosh – Check In. Team total First round: 200.22; Second round: 201.75 – Penalties 12 (jump-off 40.16 seconds) Prize €64,000

2. Ireland Cameron Hanley – Aiyetoro, David Simpson – Keoki, Paul Kennedy – Cartown Danger Mouse, Shane Breen – Laith. Team total 200.25/202.84 – P 12 (jump-off 51.79 – P17) Prize €40,000

3. Italy Luca Maria Moneta – Connery, Luca Coata – Crandessa, Simone Coata – Dardonge, Natale Chiaudani – Almero. Team total 130.82/198.-4 – P20. Prize €32,000

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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Updated: March 19, 2024, 3:45 PM`