Aerial view of people participating in the tenth annual Tomato Fight Festival, known as "Tomatina", in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 11, 2023. This year's festival is the first held since the lifting of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
Aerial view of people participating in the tenth annual Tomato Fight Festival, known as "Tomatina", in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 11, 2023. This year's festival is the first held since the lifting of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
People wait as rubbish is unloaded at a dump to collect plastic items to sell for recycling, in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
People wait as rubbish is unloaded at a dump to collect plastic items to sell for recycling, in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
A sailor works on the rigging on the first day of the Richard Mille Cup in Falmouth, south-west England. Getty
A sailor works on the rigging on the first day of the Richard Mille Cup in Falmouth, south-west England. Getty
Barbed wire demarcates the ‘blue line’, drawn by the UN to mark Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, near Kfar Shuba. AFP
Barbed wire demarcates the ‘blue line’, drawn by the UN to mark Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, near Kfar Shuba. AFP
Flooded streets in heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
Flooded streets in heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
Wake Forest celebrate after winning a college baseball game against Alabama, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. AP
Wake Forest celebrate after winning a college baseball game against Alabama, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. AP
Independence day celebrations at the Embassy of the Philippines in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Independence day celebrations at the Embassy of the Philippines in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Novak Djokovic celebrates alongside the trophy after winning the Roland-Garros French Open tennis tournament in Paris. AFP
Novak Djokovic celebrates alongside the trophy after winning the Roland-Garros French Open tennis tournament in Paris. AFP
Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. EPA
Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. EPA
A fisherman stores blocks of ice on a boat in preparation for the end of a 61-day fishing ban in Chennai, India. EPA
A fisherman stores blocks of ice on a boat in preparation for the end of a 61-day fishing ban in Chennai, India. EPA
One of two large inflatables named ‘Double Ducks’, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is reinflated at Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. AFP
One of two large inflatables named ‘Double Ducks’, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is reinflated at Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. AFP

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June 12, 2023

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The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting

2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

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The specs

Engine: 4-litre twin-turbo V8

Transmission: nine-speed

Power: 542bhp

Torque: 700Nm

Price: Dh848,000

On sale: now

Results:

Men's wheelchair 800m T34: 1. Walid Ktila (TUN) 1.44.79; 2. Mohammed Al Hammadi (UAE) 1.45.88; 3. Isaac Towers (GBR) 1.46.46.

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Take Me Apart

Kelela

(Warp)

Key findings of Jenkins report
  • Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
  • Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
  • Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
  • Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
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Captain Marvel

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Jude Law,  Ben Mendelsohn

4/5 stars

KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI

Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

The bio

Studied up to grade 12 in Vatanappally, a village in India’s southern Thrissur district

Was a middle distance state athletics champion in school

Enjoys driving to Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah with family

His dream is to continue working as a social worker and help people

Has seven diaries in which he has jotted down notes about his work and money he earned

Keeps the diaries in his car to remember his journey in the Emirates

Updated: June 16, 2023, 12:07 PM
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