The body of a Saudi man who went missing in Uganda while on a business trip was found by authorities on Tuesday.
He drowned after he slipped and fell into the Nile while apparently attempting to take a selfie, police said.
"The body has been recovered by the police marine unit and taken for postmortem," Uganda police spokeswoman Hellen Butoto told AFP.
The Saudi Embassy in Uganda announced that Mothker Al Subaie’s body was found in the Nile. He spent the last days of his trip on holiday.
“The embassy would like to make clear that Mothker Al Subaie passed away this morning … we would like to thank everyone who expressed support,” a statement said.
Al Subaie’s made a video of the Nile on the image-sharing app Snapchat.
“This is the real base of the Nile, Bless God, if you threw a glass here, you’ll find it in Cairo in two months,” he said in a 16-second clip.
Al Subaie documented his trip in the days leading to his death. Posts on Snapchat show he started his trip in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, and was accompanied by at least one other Saudi, who was studying in the country. Condolences poured in online after his death was announced.
The embassy urged its citizens to exercise caution if they travel to Uganda. It will be return Al Subaie's body to Saudi Arabia.
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French business
France has organised a delegation of leading businesses to travel to Syria. The group was led by French shipping giant CMA CGM, which struck a 30-year contract in May with the Syrian government to develop and run Latakia port. Also present were water and waste management company Suez, defence multinational Thales, and Ellipse Group, which is currently looking into rehabilitating Syrian hospitals.
Closing the loophole on sugary drinks
As The National reported last year, non-fizzy sugared drinks were not covered when the original tax was introduced in 2017. Sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, 20 grams of sugar per 500ml bottle.
The non-fizzy drink AriZona Iced Tea contains 65 grams of sugar – about 16 teaspoons – per 680ml can. The average can costs about Dh6, which would rise to Dh9.
Drinks such as Starbucks Bottled Mocha Frappuccino contain 31g of sugar in 270ml, while Nescafe Mocha in a can contains 15.6g of sugar in a 240ml can.
Flavoured water, long-life fruit juice concentrates, pre-packaged sweetened coffee drinks fall under the ‘sweetened drink’ category
Not taxed:
Freshly squeezed fruit juices, ground coffee beans, tea leaves and pre-prepared flavoured milkshakes do not come under the ‘sweetened drink’ band.
UPI facts
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More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
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Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
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Since 2001, Ms Davison has worked at many affordable schools such as Our Own English High School in Sharjah, and The Apple International School and Amled School in Dubai
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