• A worker cleans and sterilises the Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A worker cleans and sterilises the Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • An employee walks on a platform at the Nahr Bin Omar natural gas field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra. AFP
    An employee walks on a platform at the Nahr Bin Omar natural gas field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra. AFP
  • A woman speaks on her phone as she shops for Ramadan lanterns in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
    A woman speaks on her phone as she shops for Ramadan lanterns in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
  • A picture shows a general view of the historical quarter of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
    A picture shows a general view of the historical quarter of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
  • Egyptian youths decorate their residential street in preparation for Ramadan in Cairo's Hadayek Al Maadi district. AFP
    Egyptian youths decorate their residential street in preparation for Ramadan in Cairo's Hadayek Al Maadi district. AFP
  • A Palestinian worker wearing protective gear feeds kangaroos at the Qalqilya Zoo in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A Palestinian worker wearing protective gear feeds kangaroos at the Qalqilya Zoo in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • An employee walks towards a tank in the Nahr Bin Omar natural gas field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra. AFP
    An employee walks towards a tank in the Nahr Bin Omar natural gas field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra. AFP
  • A Saudi vendor pours dates into a box at his shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
    A Saudi vendor pours dates into a box at his shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
  • An Egyptian woman checks traditional Ramadan lantern in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    An Egyptian woman checks traditional Ramadan lantern in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 22, 2020


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Tips to keep your car cool
  • Place a sun reflector in your windshield when not driving
  • Park in shaded or covered areas
  • Add tint to windows
  • Wrap your car to change the exterior colour
  • Pick light interiors - choose colours such as beige and cream for seats and dashboard furniture
  • Avoid leather interiors as these absorb more heat

In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
By Fiona Sampson
Profile

Sam Smith

Where: du Arena, Abu Dhabi

When: Saturday November 24

Rating: 4/5

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
Results

Stage Two:

1. Mark Cavendish (GBR) QuickStep-AlphaVinyl 04:20:45

2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin-Fenix

3. Pascal Ackermann (GER) UAE Team Emirates

4. Olav Kooij (NED) Jumbo-Visma

5. Arnaud Demare (FRA) Groupama-FDJ

General Classification:

1. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin-Fenix 09:03:03

2. Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Gazprom-Rusvelo 00:00:04

3. Mark Cavendish (GBR) QuickStep-AlphaVinyl 00:00:06

4. Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:10

5. Pascal Ackermann (GER) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:12

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 three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

Nepotism is the name of the game

Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad. 

THE SPECS

Engine: 3.6-litre V6

Transmission: nine-speed automatic

Power: 310hp

Torque: 366Nm

Price: Dh200,000

The specs

Engine: 6.2-litre supercharged V8

Power: 712hp at 6,100rpm

Torque: 881Nm at 4,800rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 19.6 l/100km

Price: Dh380,000

On sale: now 

Green ambitions
  • Trees: 1,500 to be planted, replacing 300 felled ones, with veteran oaks protected
  • Lake: Brown's centrepiece to be cleaned of silt that makes it as shallow as 2.5cm
  • Biodiversity: Bat cave to be added and habitats designed for kingfishers and little grebes
  • Flood risk: Longer grass, deeper lake, restored ponds and absorbent paths all meant to siphon off water 
MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid

When: April 25, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 1, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid