TOPSHOT - A worker holds an handwoven carpet laid out in an open field to soften its colours under sizzling sun in Dosemealti district in Antalya on July 22, 2025. Thousands of carpets and kilims spread out in the sun form a festive and colourful patchwork on the outskirts of Antalya, the large coastal tourist city in southern Turkey. From June to September, in the harvested fields cleared of stubble, traders bring their cargoes to age in the sun, tempering the overly bright hues of their natural colours under its rays and ridding them of any unwanted elements. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A worker holds an handwoven carpet laid out in an open field to soften its colours under sizzling sun in Dosemealti district in Antalya on July 22, 2025. Thousands of carpets and kilims spread out in the sun form a festive and colourful patchwork on the outskirts of Antalya, the large coastal tourist city in southern Turkey. From June to September, in the harvested fields cleared of stubble, traders bring their cargoes to age in the sun, tempering the overly bright hues of their natural colours under its rays and ridding them of any unwanted elements. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)
Thioro Faye, a high priestess known as saltigue among the Serer people, performs a Xooy divination ceremony in Fatick, Senegal. AFP
Thioro Faye, a high priestess known as saltigue among the Serer people, performs a Xooy divination ceremony in Fatick, Senegal. AFP
Shara Magomedov, red gloves, fights Mark-Andre Barriault, blue gloves, during the middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs de Ridder at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Shara Magomedov, red gloves, fights Mark-Andre Barriault, blue gloves, during the middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs de Ridder at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A convoy of United Nations vehicles evacuating families from Sweida moves through the buffer zone in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa province. AFP
A convoy of United Nations vehicles evacuating families from Sweida moves through the buffer zone in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa province. AFP
A mosque in Bur Dubai glimmers in the sun on a hot day in Bur Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A mosque in Bur Dubai glimmers in the sun on a hot day in Bur Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Jordanian C-130 military aircraft airdrops aid supplies over the Gaza Strip. Getty Images
A Jordanian C-130 military aircraft airdrops aid supplies over the Gaza Strip. Getty Images
People surround an aid convoy in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. AP
People surround an aid convoy in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. AP
The Massed Pipes & Drums perform during the 75th Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. AP
The Massed Pipes & Drums perform during the 75th Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. AP
A humid day in central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A humid day in central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Migrant workers from Cambodia wait to cross the Ban Laem border checkpoint in Chanthaburi, Thailand, following a ceasefire between the countries. Getty Images
Migrant workers from Cambodia wait to cross the Ban Laem border checkpoint in Chanthaburi, Thailand, following a ceasefire between the countries. Getty Images
US President Donald Trump attends the opening ceremony for Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen, Scotland. Reuters
US President Donald Trump attends the opening ceremony for Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen, Scotland. Reuters
Police personnel salute as officers carry the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam killed in the Manhattan shooting in New York City. AFP
Police personnel salute as officers carry the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam killed in the Manhattan shooting in New York City. AFP
Switzerland's Jean-David Duval in action at World Aquatics Championships in Sentosa Island, Singapore. Reuters
Switzerland's Jean-David Duval in action at World Aquatics Championships in Sentosa Island, Singapore. Reuters
Displaced Palestinian Samah Matar with her malnourished son Youssef, who has cerebral palsy, shelter at a school in Gaza city. Reuters
Displaced Palestinian Samah Matar with her malnourished son Youssef, who has cerebral palsy, shelter at a school in Gaza city. Reuters
A drone shows the Cathedral of Brasilia designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia. Reuters
A drone shows the Cathedral of Brasilia designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia. Reuters
Plants grow over Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport mini-buses that were discontinued from service after BEST ended its partnership with the lease operator over unresolved issues, at a bus depot in Mumbai, India. AP
Plants grow over Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport mini-buses that were discontinued from service after BEST ended its partnership with the lease operator over unresolved issues, at a bus depot in Mumbai, India. AP
Mourners gather around the hearse carrying the remains of Lebanese musician, composer and writer Ziad Rahbani, outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district. AFP
Mourners gather around the hearse carrying the remains of Lebanese musician, composer and writer Ziad Rahbani, outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district. AFP
Residents in Oddar Meanchey province, north-west Cambodia, head back towards the border area with Thailand, after the countries agreed to a truce following five days of fierce fighting. Reuters
Residents in Oddar Meanchey province, north-west Cambodia, head back towards the border area with Thailand, after the countries agreed to a truce following five days of fierce fighting. Reuters
The sun sets behind the desolate landscape in northern Gaza, after almost 22 months of Israeli strikes. Reuters
The sun sets behind the desolate landscape in northern Gaza, after almost 22 months of Israeli strikes. Reuters
A migrant runs to board a dinghy to try to cross the English Channel, at Gravelines, northern France. AFP
A migrant runs to board a dinghy to try to cross the English Channel, at Gravelines, northern France. AFP
Fire-eaters in a religious procession during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage in the sacred Hindu month of Shravan, in Ajmer, in Rajasthan, north-west India. AFP
Fire-eaters in a religious procession during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage in the sacred Hindu month of Shravan, in Ajmer, in Rajasthan, north-west India. AFP
Vegetable sellers arrange their stock on a waterlogged street after heavy rain in Amritsar, north-west India. AFP
Vegetable sellers arrange their stock on a waterlogged street after heavy rain in Amritsar, north-west India. AFP
Eight former Poor Clares nuns, excommunicated after separating from the Catholic church, give a press conference following a court hearing as they fight eviction, at the Santa Clara Monastery in Beldorado, northern Spain. AFP
Eight former Poor Clares nuns, excommunicated after separating from the Catholic church, give a press conference following a court hearing as they fight eviction, at the Santa Clara Monastery in Beldorado, northern Spain. AFP
An ant inside a flower at the Parc Floral in eastern Paris. AFP
An ant inside a flower at the Parc Floral in eastern Paris. AFP
Holidaymakers on balconies at the Alohilani Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii, look towards Waikiki Beach after a tsunami alert following an earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. Reuters
Holidaymakers on balconies at the Alohilani Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii, look towards Waikiki Beach after a tsunami alert following an earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. Reuters
The Royal Moroccan Air Force's aerobatic team, Marche Verte, performs in Tetouan on Throne Day, marking the anniversary of King Mohammed VI's ascension. AFP
The Royal Moroccan Air Force's aerobatic team, Marche Verte, performs in Tetouan on Throne Day, marking the anniversary of King Mohammed VI's ascension. AFP
Firefighters battle a wildfire near Caminomorisco in western Spain. AFP
Firefighters battle a wildfire near Caminomorisco in western Spain. AFP
Dead whales on Heisaura beach in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
Dead whales on Heisaura beach in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
Two women and a girl march with other Shiite Muslim devotees in the Midaina district of Iraq's Basra province at sunset. AFP
Two women and a girl march with other Shiite Muslim devotees in the Midaina district of Iraq's Basra province at sunset. AFP
A boy dives into the Euphrates river to cool off during a heatwave in the Midaina district in the north of Iraq's southern province of Basra. AFP
A boy dives into the Euphrates river to cool off during a heatwave in the Midaina district in the north of Iraq's southern province of Basra. AFP

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The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE.

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

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Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

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It's Monty Python's Crashing Rocket Circus

To the theme tune of the famous zany British comedy TV show, SpaceX has shown exactly what can go wrong when you try to land a rocket.

The two minute video posted on YouTube is a compilation of crashes and explosion as the company, created by billionaire Elon Musk, refined the technique of reusable space flight.

SpaceX is able to land its rockets on land  once they have completed the first stage of their mission, and is able to resuse them multiple times - a first for space flight.

But as the video, How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster, demonstrates, it was a case if you fail, try and try again.

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