An image grab taken from a handout video obtained from the Ras Adar diving club in the coastal area of La Marsa on the outskirts of the Tunisia capital Tunis shows the wreck of French submarine Ariane that was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon in 1917 by a German submarine. AFP
An image grab taken from a handout video obtained from the Ras Adar diving club in the coastal area of La Marsa on the outskirts of the Tunisia capital Tunis shows the wreck of French submarine Ariane that was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon in 1917 by a German submarine. AFP
A fishing vessel sails on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A fishing vessel sails on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Director Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed works on the set at the Dar al-Yasmeen hotel during the filming of the long feature fictional film 'A Tale in Damascus' in the Bab Touma neighbourhood in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. EPA
Director Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed works on the set at the Dar al-Yasmeen hotel during the filming of the long feature fictional film 'A Tale in Damascus' in the Bab Touma neighbourhood in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. EPA
Flames of fire rage in Lattakia, Syria. According to media reports, two people were killed and many others suffered suffocation symptoms due to the fires that broke out in the countryside of the coastal city of Latakia, Tartous and Homs. EPA
Flames of fire rage in Lattakia, Syria. According to media reports, two people were killed and many others suffered suffocation symptoms due to the fires that broke out in the countryside of the coastal city of Latakia, Tartous and Homs. EPA
Syrian youth practise their Parkour skills in the village of Qmenas, about 6 kilometres southeast of Idlib city in northwestern Syria. AFP
Syrian youth practise their Parkour skills in the village of Qmenas, about 6 kilometres southeast of Idlib city in northwestern Syria. AFP
An aerial view taken shows Snoopy Island, known for its sandy public beaches for camping and corals that attract snorkelers, off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah in the UAE. AFP
An aerial view taken shows Snoopy Island, known for its sandy public beaches for camping and corals that attract snorkelers, off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah in the UAE. AFP
A boy peeks out from a hole in the side of a tent at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced near the town of Tuwaynah, west of Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
A boy peeks out from a hole in the side of a tent at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced near the town of Tuwaynah, west of Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI addresses the opening of the 1st session of the 5th legislative year of the 10th legislature of the Moroccan Parliament in the royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI addresses the opening of the 1st session of the 5th legislative year of the 10th legislature of the Moroccan Parliament in the royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
A man uses his mobile phone as wildfires burn a forest in Chbaniyeh village, Lebanon. Reuters
A man uses his mobile phone as wildfires burn a forest in Chbaniyeh village, Lebanon. Reuters
Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers leave the Murad Agha Mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, after performing the dusk prayers following the easing of restrictions. AFP
Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers leave the Murad Agha Mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, after performing the dusk prayers following the easing of restrictions. AFP
Mourners recite prayers by the grave of Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at Sulaibaikhat cemetary in Kuwait City. AFP
Mourners recite prayers by the grave of Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at Sulaibaikhat cemetary in Kuwait City. AFP
Jordanian workers clean the street during the lockdown in Amman. EPA
Jordanian workers clean the street during the lockdown in Amman. EPA
A swarm of desert locusts flies around a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A swarm of desert locusts flies around a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 10, 2020

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

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October 10, 2020

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What went into the film

25 visual effects (VFX) studios

2,150 VFX shots in a film with 2,500 shots

1,000 VFX artists

3,000 technicians

10 Concept artists, 25 3D designers

New sound technology, named 4D SRL

 

BORDERLANDS

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis

Director: Eli Roth

Rating: 0/5

WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?

1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull

2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight

3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge

4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own

5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed

GROUP RESULTS

Group A
Results
Ireland beat UAE by 226 runs
West Indies beat Netherlands by 54 runs

Group B
Results
Zimbabwe tied with Scotland
Nepal beat Hong Kong by five wickets

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