• A Lebanese policeman is deployed to enforce isolation outside a building where dozens of foreign workers living in overcrowded apartments have tested positive with the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A Lebanese policeman is deployed to enforce isolation outside a building where dozens of foreign workers living in overcrowded apartments have tested positive with the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Game wardens display leopard skins, confiscated from bush hunters in surrounding rural communities who poach both for subsistence and traditional trophies, at their headquarters at the Boma National Park in eastern South Sudan. AFP
    Game wardens display leopard skins, confiscated from bush hunters in surrounding rural communities who poach both for subsistence and traditional trophies, at their headquarters at the Boma National Park in eastern South Sudan. AFP
  • People celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the rebel held town of Idlib, Syria. EPA
    People celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the rebel held town of Idlib, Syria. EPA
  • Syrian protesters, displaced from their homes in the rebel bastion of Idlib which had been under assault by government forces earlier this year, gather outside a Turkish army base near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
    Syrian protesters, displaced from their homes in the rebel bastion of Idlib which had been under assault by government forces earlier this year, gather outside a Turkish army base near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
  • Newly made social distancing circles are seen in a park in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    Newly made social distancing circles are seen in a park in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • Palestinian children ride a ferris wheel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
    Palestinian children ride a ferris wheel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A nurse tests a Bangladeshi worker for the coronavirus in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A nurse tests a Bangladeshi worker for the coronavirus in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • People swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway to beat the heat, during Eid al-Fitr holiday in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
    People swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway to beat the heat, during Eid al-Fitr holiday in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
  • Palestinian women take a selfie as they wear protective face masks during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the Mediterranean sea beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
    Palestinian women take a selfie as they wear protective face masks during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the Mediterranean sea beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo

The Middle East framed - regional photography for May 26, 2020


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Company Profile

Company name: NutriCal

Started: 2019

Founder: Soniya Ashar

Based: Dubai

Industry: Food Technology

Initial investment: Self-funded undisclosed amount

Future plan: Looking to raise fresh capital and expand in Saudi Arabia

Total Clients: Over 50

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The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors

Power: Combined output 920hp

Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic

Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km

On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025

Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000