• An image grab taken from a handout video obtained from the Ras Adar diving club in the coastal area of La Marsa on the outskirts of the Tunisia capital Tunis shows the wreck of French submarine Ariane that was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon in 1917 by a German submarine. AFP
    An image grab taken from a handout video obtained from the Ras Adar diving club in the coastal area of La Marsa on the outskirts of the Tunisia capital Tunis shows the wreck of French submarine Ariane that was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon in 1917 by a German submarine. AFP
  • A fishing vessel sails on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A fishing vessel sails on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Director Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed works on the set at the Dar al-Yasmeen hotel during the filming of the long feature fictional film 'A Tale in Damascus' in the Bab Touma neighbourhood in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Director Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed works on the set at the Dar al-Yasmeen hotel during the filming of the long feature fictional film 'A Tale in Damascus' in the Bab Touma neighbourhood in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Flames of fire rage in Lattakia, Syria. According to media reports, two people were killed and many others suffered suffocation symptoms due to the fires that broke out in the countryside of the coastal city of Latakia, Tartous and Homs. EPA
    Flames of fire rage in Lattakia, Syria. According to media reports, two people were killed and many others suffered suffocation symptoms due to the fires that broke out in the countryside of the coastal city of Latakia, Tartous and Homs. EPA
  • Syrian youth practise their Parkour skills in the village of Qmenas, about 6 kilometres southeast of Idlib city in northwestern Syria. AFP
    Syrian youth practise their Parkour skills in the village of Qmenas, about 6 kilometres southeast of Idlib city in northwestern Syria. AFP
  • An aerial view taken shows Snoopy Island, known for its sandy public beaches for camping and corals that attract snorkelers, off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah in the UAE. AFP
    An aerial view taken shows Snoopy Island, known for its sandy public beaches for camping and corals that attract snorkelers, off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah in the UAE. AFP
  • A boy peeks out from a hole in the side of a tent at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced near the town of Tuwaynah, west of Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
    A boy peeks out from a hole in the side of a tent at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced near the town of Tuwaynah, west of Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
  • The King of Morocco Mohammed VI addresses the opening of the 1st session of the 5th legislative year of the 10th legislature of the Moroccan Parliament in the royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
    The King of Morocco Mohammed VI addresses the opening of the 1st session of the 5th legislative year of the 10th legislature of the Moroccan Parliament in the royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
  • A man uses his mobile phone as wildfires burn a forest in Chbaniyeh village, Lebanon. Reuters
    A man uses his mobile phone as wildfires burn a forest in Chbaniyeh village, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers leave the Murad Agha Mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, after performing the dusk prayers following the easing of restrictions. AFP
    Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers leave the Murad Agha Mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, after performing the dusk prayers following the easing of restrictions. AFP
  • Mourners recite prayers by the grave of Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at Sulaibaikhat cemetary in Kuwait City. AFP
    Mourners recite prayers by the grave of Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at Sulaibaikhat cemetary in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Jordanian workers clean the street during the lockdown in Amman. EPA
    Jordanian workers clean the street during the lockdown in Amman. EPA
  • A swarm of desert locusts flies around a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A swarm of desert locusts flies around a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

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Asian Champions League, last 16, first leg:

Al Jazira 3 Persepolis 2

Second leg:

Monday, Azizi Stadium, Tehran. Kick off 7pm

Opening weekend Premier League fixtures

Weekend of August 10-13

Arsenal v Manchester City

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

Fulham v Crystal Palace

Huddersfield Town v Chelsea

Liverpool v West Ham United

Manchester United v Leicester City

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

Southampton v Burnley

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

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UAE SQUAD

Ali Khaseif, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Khalid Essa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Salem Rashid, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Mohammed Al Attas, Walid Abbas, Hassan Al Mahrami, Mahmoud Khamis, Alhassan Saleh, Ali Salmeen, Yahia Nader, Abdullah Ramadan, Majed Hassan, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Fabio De Lima, Khalil Al Hammadi, Khalfan Mubarak, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Muhammed Jumah, Yahya Al Ghassani, Caio Canedo, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

MATCH INFO

What: 2006 World Cup quarter-final
When: July 1
Where: Gelsenkirchen Stadium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Result:
England 0 Portugal 0
(Portugal win 3-1 on penalties)

The Perfect Couple

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Jack Reynor

Creator: Jenna Lamia

Rating: 3/5

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
WandaVision

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany

Directed by: Matt Shakman

Rating: Four stars

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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 four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

The specs
 
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)