A detailed view of a sculpture of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in workshop of Egyptian artist Ibrahim Salah at the Fiesal neighborhood in Giza, Egypt. EPA
A detailed view of a sculpture of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in workshop of Egyptian artist Ibrahim Salah at the Fiesal neighborhood in Giza, Egypt. EPA
Palestinians sit at their home that is illuminated by a battery-powered light during a power cut after Gaza's lone power plant shut down amid tension with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Palestinians sit at their home that is illuminated by a battery-powered light during a power cut after Gaza's lone power plant shut down amid tension with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A girl peeks out from behind the curtain inside a school building where Syrians displaced from Ras Al Ain, a border town controlled by Turkey and its Syrian proxies, are staying in the city of Hasakeh. AFP
A girl peeks out from behind the curtain inside a school building where Syrians displaced from Ras Al Ain, a border town controlled by Turkey and its Syrian proxies, are staying in the city of Hasakeh. AFP
Painted wall of a demolished cafeteria for the new project coming up in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Painted wall of a demolished cafeteria for the new project coming up in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Men sit on the sidewalk of a beach in Sirte, Libya. Reuters
Men sit on the sidewalk of a beach in Sirte, Libya. Reuters
Moroccan King Mohammed VI, flanked by his brother brother Prince Moulay Rachid, right, and son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, makes a speech to mark the 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People in the city of Al Hoceima. AFP
Moroccan King Mohammed VI, flanked by his brother brother Prince Moulay Rachid, right, and son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, makes a speech to mark the 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People in the city of Al Hoceima. AFP
A Yemeni boy holds a piece of a compressed cardboard with a ornamental pattern read in Arabic "Praise be to Allah" at a workshop in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A Yemeni boy holds a piece of a compressed cardboard with a ornamental pattern read in Arabic "Praise be to Allah" at a workshop in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A sailboat on the Nile river with the Cairo Tower and Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah hotel in the background, in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A sailboat on the Nile river with the Cairo Tower and Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah hotel in the background, in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A view of the Milky Way galaxy rising in the sky above the Judaean mountains and the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank between Palestinian Jericho and Israel's Ein Gedi. AFP
A view of the Milky Way galaxy rising in the sky above the Judaean mountains and the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank between Palestinian Jericho and Israel's Ein Gedi. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 21, 2020

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August 21, 2020

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UAE v Zimbabwe A

Results
Match 1 – UAE won by 4 wickets
Match 2 – UAE won by 5 wickets
Match 3 – UAE won by 25 runs
Match 4 – UAE won by 77 runs

Fixture
Match 5, Saturday, 9.30am start, ICC Academy, Dubai

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Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Rating: 2.5/5

TRAP

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Ariel Donaghue

Director: M Night Shyamalan

Rating: 3/5

Other workplace saving schemes
  • The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
  • Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
  • National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
  • In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
  • Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
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UPI facts

More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions

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