A fisherman stands holding his nets by a beach off Gaza City near sunset. AFP
A fisherman stands holding his nets by a beach off Gaza City near sunset. AFP
People enjoy the beach in Oludeniz, Turkey. Getty Images
People enjoy the beach in Oludeniz, Turkey. Getty Images
People enjoy the beach in Oludeniz, Turkey. Getty Images
People enjoy the beach in Oludeniz, Turkey. Getty Images
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces near the fence along the border with Israel in the eastern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces near the fence along the border with Israel in the eastern Gaza Strip. AFP
Youths attend an electronic dance music event, during the annual Baghdad Summer Festival at the People's Hall in the Iraqi capita. AFP
Youths attend an electronic dance music event, during the annual Baghdad Summer Festival at the People's Hall in the Iraqi capita. AFP
Youths attend an electronic dance music event, during the annual Baghdad Summer Festival at the People's Hall in the Iraqi capital. AFP
Youths attend an electronic dance music event, during the annual Baghdad Summer Festival at the People's Hall in the Iraqi capital. AFP
Syrian youths ride on bicycles as part of an event titled 'al-Sham gathers us', that has started from the old city of Damascus towards Tishrin Park, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
Syrian youths ride on bicycles as part of an event titled 'al-Sham gathers us', that has started from the old city of Damascus towards Tishrin Park, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
An Egyptian man plays with a ball on the beach during the sunset hours on the northern coast in Egypt. EPA
An Egyptian man plays with a ball on the beach during the sunset hours on the northern coast in Egypt. EPA
Smoke billows following following a reported regime air strike on the village of Deir Sharqi on the eastern outskirts of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northern province of Idlib. AFP
Smoke billows following following a reported regime air strike on the village of Deir Sharqi on the eastern outskirts of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northern province of Idlib. AFP
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", stands outside a burning shop following a reported air strike in Kfar Ruma in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", stands outside a burning shop following a reported air strike in Kfar Ruma in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 17, 2019

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The biog

Simon Nadim has completed 7,000 dives. 

The hardest dive in the UAE is the German U-boat 110m down off the Fujairah coast. 

As a child, he loved the documentaries of Jacques Cousteau

He also led a team that discovered the long-lost portion of the Ines oil tanker. 

If you are interested in diving, he runs the XR Hub Dive Centre in Fujairah

 

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)

The Laughing Apple

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