• Tourists visit the Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme with the Eiffel tower in the background, in Paris. AFP
    Tourists visit the Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme with the Eiffel tower in the background, in Paris. AFP
  • Members of the Lebanese civil defence use a dog to search for victims and survivors under the rubble of a building in the Gemayzeh neighbourhood. AFP
    Members of the Lebanese civil defence use a dog to search for victims and survivors under the rubble of a building in the Gemayzeh neighbourhood. AFP
  • Medical personnel in personal protective wear stand as people injured after an Air India Express flight skidded off a runway while landing at the Kozhikode airport, are treated at the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India. AP Photo
    Medical personnel in personal protective wear stand as people injured after an Air India Express flight skidded off a runway while landing at the Kozhikode airport, are treated at the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India. AP Photo
  • An Iraqi youth dives into the river in the Shatt Al-Arab river in the southern port city of Basra. AFP
    An Iraqi youth dives into the river in the Shatt Al-Arab river in the southern port city of Basra. AFP
  • An Israeli man dressed in a zombie outfit takes part in an anti-government demonstration near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. AFP
    An Israeli man dressed in a zombie outfit takes part in an anti-government demonstration near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. AFP
  • An aerial view of the Vila Formosa Cemetery, in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil,, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
    An aerial view of the Vila Formosa Cemetery, in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil,, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
  • An aerial view shows damaged buildings in Beirut on August 7, 2020, three days after a colossal explosion of a huge pile of ammonium nitrate. AFP
    An aerial view shows damaged buildings in Beirut on August 7, 2020, three days after a colossal explosion of a huge pile of ammonium nitrate. AFP
  • Beach huts in Ravenoville, France. AFP
    Beach huts in Ravenoville, France. AFP
  • Sudanese men walk in flood water, as a result of torrential rain, in the town of Osaylat, 50 m southeast of the capital Khartoum. AFP
    Sudanese men walk in flood water, as a result of torrential rain, in the town of Osaylat, 50 m southeast of the capital Khartoum. AFP
  • People hold crosses as they attend a tribute to the victims of coronavirus and a protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    People hold crosses as they attend a tribute to the victims of coronavirus and a protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • Michel Assad looks out to the port area from a neighbour's balcony after his home was damaged in Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Reuters
    Michel Assad looks out to the port area from a neighbour's balcony after his home was damaged in Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Reuters

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Classification of skills

A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation. 

A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.

The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000. 

Engine: 5.6-litre V8

Transmission: seven-speed automatic

Power: 400hp

Torque: 560Nm

Price: Dh234,000 - Dh329,000

On sale: now

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid

When: April 25, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 1, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

The bio

Favourite vegetable: Broccoli

Favourite food: Seafood

Favourite thing to cook: Duck l'orange

Favourite book: Give and Take by Adam Grant, one of his professors at University of Pennsylvania

Favourite place to travel: Home in Kuwait.

Favourite place in the UAE: Al Qudra lakes

The cost of Covid testing around the world

Egypt

Dh514 for citizens; Dh865 for tourists

Information can be found through VFS Global.

Jordan

Dh212

Centres include the Speciality Hospital, which now offers drive-through testing.

Cambodia

Dh478

Travel tests are managed by the Ministry of Health and National Institute of Public Health.

Zanzibar

AED 295

Zanzibar Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, located within the Lumumba Secondary School compound.

Abu Dhabi

Dh85

Abu Dhabi’s Seha has test centres throughout the UAE.

UK

From Dh400

Heathrow Airport now offers drive through and clinic-based testing, starting from Dh400 and up to Dh500 for the PCR test.

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 

 

Sheer grandeur

The Owo building is 14 storeys high, seven of which are below ground, with the 30,000 square feet of amenities located subterranean, including a 16-seat private cinema, seven lounges, a gym, games room, treatment suites and bicycle storage.

A clear distinction between the residences and the Raffles hotel with the amenities operated separately.

The specs

Price: From Dh529,000

Engine: 5-litre V8

Transmission: Eight-speed auto

Power: 520hp

Torque: 625Nm

Fuel economy, combined: 12.8L/100km

The specs: 2018 Nissan Patrol Nismo

Price: base / as tested: Dh382,000

Engine: 5.6-litre V8

Gearbox: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 428hp @ 5,800rpm

Torque: 560Nm @ 3,600rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 12.7L / 100km

From Zero

Artist: Linkin Park

Label: Warner Records

Number of tracks: 11

Rating: 4/5

Best Foreign Language Film nominees

Capernaum (Lebanon)

Cold War (Poland)

Never Look Away (Germany)

Roma (Mexico)

Shoplifters (Japan)

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