King Abdullah and Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal palace in Amman in 2015. AFP
King Abdullah and Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal palace in Amman in 2015. AFP
King Abdullah and Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal palace in Amman in 2015. AFP
King Abdullah and Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal palace in Amman in 2015. AFP

Saudi Crown Prince calls Jordan's King Abdullah after surgery


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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman telephoned King Abdullah of Jordan on Tuesday to wish him good health after surgery on his back in Germany, official media said.

Official Jordanian television said Prince Mohammed "congratulated his majesty on the success of the surgery he had lately, expressing his wishes to his majesty for plentiful health".

The two men last met in March, when King Abdullah visited Prince Mohammed in Riyadh to check on him after appendicitis surgery.

Saudi Arabia is a major investor in Jordan and the two countries are close US allies.

But Amman and Riyadh have had differences in recent years over how to deal with the Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad and other regional issues, as Jordan became a transit centre for Captagon smuggled from Syria to Arabia.

A royal rift in Jordan also affected relations between Amman and Riyadh.

The authorities accused former royal court chief Bassem Awadallah, who was also an adviser to Saudi King Salman, of encouraging Prince Hamzah Bin Hussein, a younger brother of the king, to undermine stability in Jordan.

A Jordanian court sentenced Awadallah to 15 years in prison for sedition.

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Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

ICC Academy, November 22-28

UAE fixtures
Nov 22, v Malaysia
Nov 23, v Hong Kong
Nov 25, v Bhutan
Nov 26, v Kuwait
Nov 28, v Nepal

ICC T20I rankings
14. Nepal
17. UAE
25. Hong Kong
34. Kuwait
35. Malaysia
44. Bhutan 

UAE squad
Chaya Mughal (captain), Natasha Cherriath, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Mahika Gaur, Priyanjali Jain, Suraksha Kotte, Vaishnave Mahesh, Judit Peter, Esha Rohit, Theertha Satish, Chamani Seneviratne, Khushi Sharma, Subha Venkataraman

If you go

The flights

There are direct flights from Dubai to Sofia with FlyDubai (www.flydubai.com) and Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com), from Dh1,164 and Dh822 return including taxes, respectively.

The trip

Plovdiv is 150km from Sofia, with an hourly bus service taking around 2 hours and costing $16 (Dh58). The Rhodopes can be reached from Sofia in between 2-4hours.

The trip was organised by Bulguides (www.bulguides.com), which organises guided trips throughout Bulgaria. Guiding, accommodation, food and transfers from Plovdiv to the mountains and back costs around 170 USD for a four-day, three-night trip.

 

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

Directed by: Shaka King

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons

Four stars

The specs

Engine 60kwh FWD

Battery Rimac 120kwh Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNiMnCoO2) chemistry

Power 204hp Torque 360Nm

Price, base / as tested Dh174,500 

WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?

1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull

2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight

3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge

4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own

5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed

The specs

Engine: 1.4-litre 4-cylinder turbo

Power: 180hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 250Nm at 3,00rpm

Transmission: 5-speed sequential auto

Price: From Dh139,995

On sale: now

THE SPECS

Touareg Highline

Engine: 3.0-litre, V6

Transmission: 8-speed automatic

Power: 340hp

Torque: 450Nm

Price: Dh239,312

GROUP RESULTS

Group A
Results

Ireland beat UAE by 226 runs
West Indies beat Netherlands by 54 runs

Group B
Results

Zimbabwe tied with Scotland
Nepal beat Hong Kong by five wickets

Updated: April 19, 2022, 3:28 PM`