Palestinian girls wear protective masks at a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza City. AFP
Palestinian girls wear protective masks at a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian Hamas police cadet fires a weapon as he demonstrates his skills during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian Hamas police cadet fires a weapon as he demonstrates his skills during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City. AFP
Turkish soldiers keep watch as military vehicles of a joint Russian-Turkish patrol pass through the town of Ariha on a highway in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
Turkish soldiers keep watch as military vehicles of a joint Russian-Turkish patrol pass through the town of Ariha on a highway in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
Turkish military tanks drive past the town of Ariha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
Turkish military tanks drive past the town of Ariha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
Iraqi minister Mohammed al-Halbousi meets with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi before the vote on the new government at the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
Iraqi minister Mohammed al-Halbousi meets with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi before the vote on the new government at the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
Stray dogs wait for food in Karaj, Iran. AFP
Stray dogs wait for food in Karaj, Iran. AFP
Foreign workers sit on the street after losing their jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Foreign workers sit on the street after losing their jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
People pass through a thermal camera at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Press Agency
People pass through a thermal camera at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Press Agency
Security men wearing protective masks stand on a street during a 24-hour curfew in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
Security men wearing protective masks stand on a street during a 24-hour curfew in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
A deserted street and closed shops during an emergency curfew in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
A deserted street and closed shops during an emergency curfew in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Jordanian students who were studying abroad wait on a bus that will take them to a quarantine area at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
Jordanian students who were studying abroad wait on a bus that will take them to a quarantine area at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
A worker wearing a protective mask unloads a sack of flour in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters
A worker wearing a protective mask unloads a sack of flour in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters
A vendor, wearing a protective mask, waits for costumers at the central market in the Moroccan capital Rabat. AFP
A vendor, wearing a protective mask, waits for costumers at the central market in the Moroccan capital Rabat. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 7, 2020

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

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Know before you go
  • Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
  • If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
  • By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
  • Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
  • Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.

 

At Eternity’s Gate

Director: Julian Schnabel

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaacs, Mads Mikkelsen

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What is graphene?

Graphene is extracted from graphite and is made up of pure carbon.

It is 200 times more resistant than steel and five times lighter than aluminum.

It conducts electricity better than any other material at room temperature.

It is thought that graphene could boost the useful life of batteries by 10 per cent.

Graphene can also detect cancer cells in the early stages of the disease.

The material was first discovered when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were 'playing' with graphite at the University of Manchester in 2004.

Saturday's schedule at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

GP3 race, 12:30pm

Formula 1 final practice, 2pm

Formula 1 qualifying, 5pm

Formula 2 race, 6:40pm

Performance: Sam Smith

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