• A man stands under a roadside shower along Sinak Street in Baghdad to cool off during a heatwave in Iraq. AFP
    A man stands under a roadside shower along Sinak Street in Baghdad to cool off during a heatwave in Iraq. AFP
  • Palestinian children play near their tents and shacks in the village of Um Al Kheir near the West Bank town of Hebron. EPA
    Palestinian children play near their tents and shacks in the village of Um Al Kheir near the West Bank town of Hebron. EPA
  • Palestinian Sabri Dwekat makes handmade brooms at his home near Nablus. EPA
    Palestinian Sabri Dwekat makes handmade brooms at his home near Nablus. EPA
  • Al Ahli player Omar Al Somah celebrates his goal during the Saudi Professional League football match between Al Ittihad and Al Ahli in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Al Ahli player Omar Al Somah celebrates his goal during the Saudi Professional League football match between Al Ittihad and Al Ahli in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • Al Ahly's Aliou Dieng in action with Enppi's Ahmed Sobhi El Agouz during the Egyptian Premier League football match between Al Ahly and Enppi at Cairo International Stadium. Reuters
    Al Ahly's Aliou Dieng in action with Enppi's Ahmed Sobhi El Agouz during the Egyptian Premier League football match between Al Ahly and Enppi at Cairo International Stadium. Reuters
  • An autistic Palestinian boy is carried as he swims in a pool during a rehabilitation summer camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    An autistic Palestinian boy is carried as he swims in a pool during a rehabilitation summer camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Jordanian King Abdullah II joins a conference call with world leaders to discuss aid to Lebanon. Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
    Jordanian King Abdullah II joins a conference call with world leaders to discuss aid to Lebanon. Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
  • Palestinian family shows solidarity with Lebanon during the Solidarity Stand event held in Hebron. EPA
    Palestinian family shows solidarity with Lebanon during the Solidarity Stand event held in Hebron. EPA
  • Yemeni boys enjoy rainwater at a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni boys enjoy rainwater at a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A soldier walks past a damaged car at the site of last week's explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A soldier walks past a damaged car at the site of last week's explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Horses that are used to drive tourists around in carriages rest at a stable in Marrakech, Morocco. AP Photo
    Horses that are used to drive tourists around in carriages rest at a stable in Marrakech, Morocco. AP Photo
  • Protesters make their way past a fire lit by an Internal Security Forces tear gas canister during a protest near Martyrs Square in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images
    Protesters make their way past a fire lit by an Internal Security Forces tear gas canister during a protest near Martyrs Square in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 10, 2020


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Name: Peter Dicce

Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics

Favourite sport: soccer

Favourite team: Bayern Munich

Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer

Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates 

 

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, second leg result:

Ajax 2-3 Tottenham

Tottenham advance on away goals rule after tie ends 3-3 on aggregate

Final: June 1, Madrid

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Dubai World Cup factbox

Most wins by a trainer: Godolphin’s Saeed bin Suroor(9)

Most wins by a jockey: Jerry Bailey(4)

Most wins by an owner: Godolphin(9)

Most wins by a horse: Godolphin’s Thunder Snow(2)

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LA LIGA FIXTURES

Saturday (All UAE kick-off times)

Valencia v Atletico Madrid (midnight)

Mallorca v Alaves (4pm)

Barcelona v Getafe (7pm)

Villarreal v Levante (9.30pm)

Sunday

Granada v Real Volladolid (midnight)

Sevilla v Espanyol (3pm)

Leganes v Real Betis (5pm)

Eibar v Real Sociedad (7pm)

Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna (9.30pm)

Monday

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo (midnight)

What is dialysis?

Dialysis is a way of cleaning your blood when your kidneys fail and can no longer do the job.

It gets rid of your body's wastes, extra salt and water, and helps to control your blood pressure. The main cause of kidney failure is diabetes and hypertension.

There are two kinds of dialysis — haemodialysis and peritoneal.

In haemodialysis, blood is pumped out of your body to an artificial kidney machine that filter your blood and returns it to your body by tubes.

In peritoneal dialysis, the inside lining of your own belly acts as a natural filter. Wastes are taken out by means of a cleansing fluid which is washed in and out of your belly in cycles.

It isn’t an option for everyone but if eligible, can be done at home by the patient or caregiver. This, as opposed to home haemodialysis, is covered by insurance in the UAE.

Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.