A Palestinian Muezzin, who calls Muslims to prayer, reads the holy Koran in an almost empty mosque in Gaza City on the first Friday prayers of Ramadan on April 24. AFP
A Palestinian Muezzin, who calls Muslims to prayer, reads the holy Koran in an almost empty mosque in Gaza City on the first Friday prayers of Ramadan on April 24. AFP
A Palestinian "Musharati", who plays the traditional role of "Ramadan drummer" carries out his tour in Rafah in the southern Gaza Stripearly on April 25, 2020. AFP
A Palestinian "Musharati", who plays the traditional role of "Ramadan drummer" carries out his tour in Rafah in the southern Gaza Stripearly on April 25, 2020. AFP
An Iraqi Sunni cleric of sheikh Hameed walks alone during the first day of Ramadan at Umm Al-Tabool empty mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, 24 April 2020. EPA
An Iraqi Sunni cleric of sheikh Hameed walks alone during the first day of Ramadan at Umm Al-Tabool empty mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, 24 April 2020. EPA
The esplanade in front of the 17 Ramadan mosque in the capital Baghdad remains deserted on April 24, 2020. AFP
The esplanade in front of the 17 Ramadan mosque in the capital Baghdad remains deserted on April 24, 2020. AFP
An aerial view shows the Great Mosque, deserted on the first day of Ramadan, in the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on April 24, 2020. AFP
An aerial view shows the Great Mosque, deserted on the first day of Ramadan, in the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on April 24, 2020. AFP
An aerial view shows the Great Mosque and the Makkah Tower, deserted on the first day of Ramdan on April 24, 2020. AFP
An aerial view shows the Great Mosque and the Makkah Tower, deserted on the first day of Ramdan on April 24, 2020. AFP
An Iranian man wearing face mask prays outside of the Saleh Shrine on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
An Iranian man wearing face mask prays outside of the Saleh Shrine on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
A general view of the vacant Saleh Shrine on the eve of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
A general view of the vacant Saleh Shrine on the eve of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
Tunisian women walk past stalls in a central market in the capital Tunis on April 24, 2020, during the first day of Ramadan, after authorities partially eased the lockdown measures. AFP
Tunisian women walk past stalls in a central market in the capital Tunis on April 24, 2020, during the first day of Ramadan, after authorities partially eased the lockdown measures. AFP
People buy traditional Arabic sweets from a shop, on the first day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, 24 April 2020. EPA
People buy traditional Arabic sweets from a shop, on the first day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, 24 April 2020. EPA
Lebanese President Michel Aoun chairing a meeting of the Supreme Council of Defence, in the presence of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
Lebanese President Michel Aoun chairing a meeting of the Supreme Council of Defence, in the presence of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
Yemenis read the Koran on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, 24 April 2020. EPA
Yemenis read the Koran on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, 24 April 2020. EPA
A vegetable vendor talks to a client at a food market in Algiers, Tuesday April 21, 2020. AP Photo
A vegetable vendor talks to a client at a food market in Algiers, Tuesday April 21, 2020. AP Photo
The area around Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining gates in the walls of the old medieval city of Egypt's capital Cairo, is almost empty. AFP
The area around Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining gates in the walls of the old medieval city of Egypt's capital Cairo, is almost empty. AFP

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Profile of Tarabut Gateway

Founder: Abdulla Almoayed

Based: UAE

Founded: 2017

Number of employees: 35

Sector: FinTech

Raised: $13 million

Backers: Berlin-based venture capital company Target Global, Kingsway, CE Ventures, Entrée Capital, Zamil Investment Group, Global Ventures, Almoayed Technologies and Mad’a Investment.

Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Company profile

Date started: 2015

Founder: John Tsioris and Ioanna Angelidaki

Based: Dubai

Sector: Online grocery delivery

Staff: 200

Funding: Undisclosed, but investors include the Jabbar Internet Group and Venture Friends

The Lost Letters of William Woolf
Helen Cullen, Graydon House 

How much do leading UAE’s UK curriculum schools charge for Year 6?
  1. Nord Anglia International School (Dubai) – Dh85,032
  2. Kings School Al Barsha (Dubai) – Dh71,905
  3. Brighton College Abu Dhabi - Dh68,560
  4. Jumeirah English Speaking School (Dubai) – Dh59,728
  5. Gems Wellington International School – Dubai Branch – Dh58,488
  6. The British School Al Khubairat (Abu Dhabi) - Dh54,170
  7. Dubai English Speaking School – Dh51,269

*Annual tuition fees covering the 2024/2025 academic year

How to increase your savings
  • Have a plan for your savings.
  • Decide on your emergency fund target and once that's achieved, assign your savings to another financial goal such as saving for a house or investing for retirement.
  • Decide on a financial goal that is important to you and put your savings to work for you.
  • It's important to have a purpose for your savings as it helps to keep you motivated to continue while also reducing the temptation to spend your savings. 

- Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching

 

 

Cricket World Cup League 2

UAE squad

Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind

Fixtures

Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE

MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

GAC GS8 Specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh149,900

Match info

Huddersfield Town 0

Chelsea 3
Kante (34'), Jorginho (45' pen), Pedro (80')

SERIES SCHEDULE

First Test, Galle International Stadium
July 26-30
Second Test, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
August 3-7
Third Test, Pallekele International Stadium
August 12-16
First ODI, Rangiri Dambulla Stadium
August 20
Second ODI, Pallekele International Stadium
August 24
Third ODI, Pallekele International Stadium
August 27
Fourth ODI, R Premadasa Stadium
August 31
Fifth ODI, R Premadasa Stadium
September 3
T20, R Premadasa Stadium
September 6

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The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre turbo

Power: 181hp

Torque: 230Nm

Transmission: 6-speed automatic

Starting price: Dh79,000

On sale: Now

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