A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. REUTERS
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. REUTERS
Dark clouds are seen over the Mediterranean sea as a storm approaches the French Riviera city of Nice. AFP
Dark clouds are seen over the Mediterranean sea as a storm approaches the French Riviera city of Nice. AFP
Georgian men in traditional national attires perform during a folk festival in Didgori, some 60km from Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
Georgian men in traditional national attires perform during a folk festival in Didgori, some 60km from Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion take part in a protest against the India-backed Adani coal mine project, outside the GHD engineering office building in Sydney. AFP
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion take part in a protest against the India-backed Adani coal mine project, outside the GHD engineering office building in Sydney. AFP
A child holds a broken umbrella at the lagoon in Funafuti, Tuvalu. EPA
A child holds a broken umbrella at the lagoon in Funafuti, Tuvalu. EPA
Italian company 'Scarsella Fireworks' lights the sky during the Fireworks International Contest for San Sebastian's Semana Grande (Big Week) in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain. EPA
Italian company 'Scarsella Fireworks' lights the sky during the Fireworks International Contest for San Sebastian's Semana Grande (Big Week) in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain. EPA
An employee stands on lifting platform as he works in a festival tent for the upcoming Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. APF
An employee stands on lifting platform as he works in a festival tent for the upcoming Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. APF
Light installation at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. EPA
Light installation at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. EPA
A general view shows LED illuminated 'Moonflowers of Mid-Autumn' for the Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival in front of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall in Singapore. EPA
A general view shows LED illuminated 'Moonflowers of Mid-Autumn' for the Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival in front of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall in Singapore. EPA
A female pygmy hippo named Chiao Chiu opens her mouth while playing with water at the Taipei Zoo. AFP
A female pygmy hippo named Chiao Chiu opens her mouth while playing with water at the Taipei Zoo. AFP
An Indian man holds an Indian flag while performing stunts on a motorcycle during the full and final dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day parade and celebrations in Amritsar, India. EPA
An Indian man holds an Indian flag while performing stunts on a motorcycle during the full and final dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day parade and celebrations in Amritsar, India. EPA
Marks of the cutting head are seen on the potash face at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. REUTERS
Marks of the cutting head are seen on the potash face at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. REUTERS

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Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 390bhp

Torque: 400Nm

Price: Dh340,000 ($92,579

Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

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North Pole stats

Distance covered: 160km

Temperature: -40°C

Weight of equipment: 45kg

Altitude (metres above sea level): 0

Terrain: Ice rock

South Pole stats

Distance covered: 130km

Temperature: -50°C

Weight of equipment: 50kg

Altitude (metres above sea level): 3,300

Terrain: Flat ice
 

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo

Power: 268hp at 5,600rpm

Torque: 380Nm at 4,800rpm

Transmission: CVT auto

Fuel consumption: 9.5L/100km

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Price: from Dh195,000 

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