Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National
Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National
A man walks in front of police officers during a protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA
A man walks in front of police officers during a protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA
Motorists in Ansty in Warwickshire pass woodland showing autumnal colour. PA
Motorists in Ansty in Warwickshire pass woodland showing autumnal colour. PA
Co-chairman of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisation, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, uses a magnifying glass to see a monitor while attending a press conference in Hiroshima. Reuters
Co-chairman of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisation, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, uses a magnifying glass to see a monitor while attending a press conference in Hiroshima. Reuters
A man stands next to his house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
A man stands next to his house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic signs autographs at the end of his men's singles match against Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. AFP
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic signs autographs at the end of his men's singles match against Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. AFP
A performer spins a 'beona' on a stick, a traditional dish-spinning show, during the autumn edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in Seoul. EPA
A performer spins a 'beona' on a stick, a traditional dish-spinning show, during the autumn edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in Seoul. EPA
Geese are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Geese are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage during the attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP
Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage during the attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP
A fallen tree sits atop a car in Port St Lucie, after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida. AFP
A fallen tree sits atop a car in Port St Lucie, after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida. AFP
Visitors view a sculpture during the presentation of the restoration of the Nymphaeum and fountains at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. EPA
Visitors view a sculpture during the presentation of the restoration of the Nymphaeum and fountains at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. EPA
King Felipe VI of Spain reviews troops during the Spanish National Day army parade in Madrid. AFP
King Felipe VI of Spain reviews troops during the Spanish National Day army parade in Madrid. AFP
Indian railway workers survey the site following a derailing of several coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express after a collision with a goods train at the Kavaraipettai Railway Station, located near Gummidipundi, 40km north of Chennai. AFP
Indian railway workers survey the site following a derailing of several coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express after a collision with a goods train at the Kavaraipettai Railway Station, located near Gummidipundi, 40km north of Chennai. AFP
Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA
Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA

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Singham Again

Director: Rohit Shetty

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone

Rating: 3/5

'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse Of Madness' 

   

 

Director: Sam Raimi

 

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rachel McAdams

 

Rating: 3/5

 
PROFILE OF HALAN

Started: November 2017

Founders: Mounir Nakhla, Ahmed Mohsen and Mohamed Aboulnaga

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport and logistics

Size: 150 employees

Investment: approximately $8 million

Investors include: Singapore’s Battery Road Digital Holdings, Egypt’s Algebra Ventures, Uber co-founder and former CTO Oscar Salazar

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The biog

DOB: March 13, 1987
Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but lived in Virginia in the US and raised in Lebanon
School: ACS in Lebanon
University: BSA in Graphic Design at the American University of Beirut
MSA in Design Entrepreneurship at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
Nationality: Lebanese
Status: Single
Favourite thing to do: I really enjoy cycling, I was a participant in Cycling for Gaza for the second time this year

ICC T20 Rankings

1. India - 270 ranking points

 

2. England - 265 points

 

3. Pakistan - 261 points

 

4. South Africa - 253 points

 

5. Australia - 251 points 

 

6. New Zealand - 250 points

 

7. West Indies - 240 points

 

8. Bangladesh - 233 points

 

9. Sri Lanka - 230 points

 

10. Afghanistan - 226 points

 
Updated: October 12, 2024, 12:55 PM`
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