• The Yasser Arafat Mosque at sunrise in the West Bank City of Nablus, on June 11, 2019. AFP
    The Yasser Arafat Mosque at sunrise in the West Bank City of Nablus, on June 11, 2019. AFP
  • Lightning flashing through the sky over Dresden during a thunderstorm. AFP / DPA
    Lightning flashing through the sky over Dresden during a thunderstorm. AFP / DPA
  • A migrant looks out a window at the General Migration shelter in zone five of Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
    A migrant looks out a window at the General Migration shelter in zone five of Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
  • Competitors perform acrobatics on the maypole in Rottenstuben, Germany. EPA
    Competitors perform acrobatics on the maypole in Rottenstuben, Germany. EPA
  • A tiger lays in a pool of water inside a cage at a zoo, during hot and humid weather in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
    A tiger lays in a pool of water inside a cage at a zoo, during hot and humid weather in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Emergency vehicles fill the street at the scene after a helicopter crashed atop a building in Times Square, New York City. Reuters
    Emergency vehicles fill the street at the scene after a helicopter crashed atop a building in Times Square, New York City. Reuters
  • Bangladeshi youths take a bath in the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
    Bangladeshi youths take a bath in the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
  • Central American migrants and locals arrive in Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico. AFP
    Central American migrants and locals arrive in Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico. AFP
  • Palestinian families at a restaurant along the shore in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian families at a restaurant along the shore in Gaza City. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for June 11, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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RedCrow Intelligence Company Profile

Started: 2016

Founders: Hussein Nasser Eddin, Laila Akel, Tayeb Akel 

Based: Ramallah, Palestine

Sector: Technology, Security

# of staff: 13

Investment: $745,000

Investors: Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund, Abu Dhabi’s Gothams and angel investors

Emergency phone numbers in the UAE

Estijaba – 8001717 –  number to call to request coronavirus testing

Ministry of Health and Prevention – 80011111

Dubai Health Authority – 800342 – The number to book a free video or voice consultation with a doctor or connect to a local health centre

Emirates airline – 600555555

Etihad Airways – 600555666

Ambulance – 998

Knowledge and Human Development Authority – 8005432 ext. 4 for Covid-19 queries

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