French electronic music duo The Blaze perform during Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival. EPA
French electronic music duo The Blaze perform during Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival. EPA
Kate Bush fans dance to the singer's hit song 'Wuthering Heights' at Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia. EPA
Kate Bush fans dance to the singer's hit song 'Wuthering Heights' at Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia. EPA
US divers Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan compete in the Men’s 3m Synchronised Springboard preliminary round during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. EPA
US divers Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan compete in the Men’s 3m Synchronised Springboard preliminary round during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. EPA
The Nanny actress Fran Drescher, second right, president of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union's national executive director, demonstrate during a strike against the Hollywood studios, in Los Angeles. Reuters
The Nanny actress Fran Drescher, second right, president of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union's national executive director, demonstrate during a strike against the Hollywood studios, in Los Angeles. Reuters
Fireworks light up the sky above the Eiffel Tower and Seine river as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. AFP
Fireworks light up the sky above the Eiffel Tower and Seine river as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. AFP
Girls make a heart shape with their hands as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea coastline in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Girls make a heart shape with their hands as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea coastline in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Helicopters from the Arpia 51 aerobatic team of the Colombian Air Force perform during the Aeronautical Fair in Rionegro, Colombia. EPA
Helicopters from the Arpia 51 aerobatic team of the Colombian Air Force perform during the Aeronautical Fair in Rionegro, Colombia. EPA
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his semi-final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon in London, England. Reuters
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his semi-final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon in London, England. Reuters
A pedestrian crosses a street in the rain as a severe thunderstorm passes through downtown Kansas City, US. AP
A pedestrian crosses a street in the rain as a severe thunderstorm passes through downtown Kansas City, US. AP

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July 15, 2023

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FINAL RECKONING

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg

Rating: 4/5

UAE Tour 2020

Stage 1: The Pointe Palm Jumeirah - Dubai Silicon Oasis, 148km
Stage 2: Hatta - Hatta Dam, 168km​​​​​​​
Stage 3: Al Qudra Cycle Track - Jebel Hafeet, 184km​​​​​​​
Stage 4: Zabeel Park - Dubai City Walk, 173km​​​​​​​
Stage 5: Al Ain - Jebel Hafeet, 162km​​​​​​​
Stage 6: Al Ruwais - Al Mirfa, 158km​​​​​​​
Stage 7: Al Maryah Island - Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 127km

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Fixtures

Tuesday - 5.15pm: Team Lebanon v Alger Corsaires; 8.30pm: Abu Dhabi Storms v Pharaohs

Wednesday - 5.15pm: Pharaohs v Carthage Eagles; 8.30pm: Alger Corsaires v Abu Dhabi Storms

Thursday - 4.30pm: Team Lebanon v Pharaohs; 7.30pm: Abu Dhabi Storms v Carthage Eagles

Friday - 4.30pm: Pharaohs v Alger Corsaires; 7.30pm: Carthage Eagles v Team Lebanon

Saturday - 4.30pm: Carthage Eagles v Alger Corsaires; 7.30pm: Abu Dhabi Storms v Team Lebanon

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Our legal advisor

Ahmad El Sayed is Senior Associate at Charles Russell Speechlys, a law firm headquartered in London with offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Hong Kong.

Experience: Commercial litigator who has assisted clients with overseas judgments before UAE courts. His specialties are cases related to banking, real estate, shareholder disputes, company liquidations and criminal matters as well as employment related litigation. 

Education: Sagesse University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 2005.

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