The Qasr al-Farid tomb is carved into rose-coloured sandstone in Madain Saleh, near Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
The Qasr al-Farid tomb is carved into rose-coloured sandstone in Madain Saleh, near Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
An old house with wooden mashrabiya in al-Balad quarter, Mecca province, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
An old house with wooden mashrabiya in al-Balad quarter, Mecca province, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
Qasr al-Ain, or Al Ain Palace, is one of the best reinstated forts in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Courtesy Al Ain Palace Museum
Qasr al-Ain, or Al Ain Palace, is one of the best reinstated forts in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Courtesy Al Ain Palace Museum
Umm an-Nar Tomb in Mleiha, an archaeological site that has been turned into a tourist site in Sharjah. Victor Besa for The National
Umm an-Nar Tomb in Mleiha, an archaeological site that has been turned into a tourist site in Sharjah. Victor Besa for The National
The Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque is pictured in Samarra, Iraq. Reuters
The Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque is pictured in Samarra, Iraq. Reuters
The Fortress of Saladin (Qal'at Salah El-Din) in Syria. Getty Images
The Fortress of Saladin (Qal'at Salah El-Din) in Syria. Getty Images
The Temple of Bacchus is seen at the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon. Getty Images
The Temple of Bacchus is seen at the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon. Getty Images
The pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
The pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
The Khan El Khalili-bazaar, known as the Khan, in Cairo, is a centuries-old marketplace brimming with items available for purchase. Getty Images
The Khan El Khalili-bazaar, known as the Khan, in Cairo, is a centuries-old marketplace brimming with items available for purchase. Getty Images
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, Jordan. Getty Images
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, Jordan. Getty Images

World Heritage Day: incredible sites from around the Middle East, in pictures

As UNESCO celebrates World Heritage Day on Thursday, here are some of the most precious monuments and other sites around the middle east

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Key findings
  • Over a period of seven years, a team of scientists analysed dietary data from 50,000 North American adults.
  • Eating one or two meals a day was associated with a relative decrease in BMI, compared with three meals. Snacks count as a meal. Likewise, participants who ate more than three meals a day experienced an increase in BMI: the more meals a day, the greater the increase. 
  • People who ate breakfast experienced a relative decrease in their BMI compared with “breakfast-skippers”. 
  • Those who turned the eating day on its head to make breakfast the biggest meal of the day, did even better. 
  • But scrapping dinner altogether gave the best results. The study found that the BMI of subjects who had a long overnight fast (of 18 hours or more) decreased when compared even with those who had a medium overnight fast, of between 12 and 17 hours.
Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
On Women's Day
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Opening day UAE Premiership fixtures, Friday, September 22:

  • Dubai Sports City Eagles v Dubai Exiles
  • Dubai Hurricanes v Abu Dhabi Saracens
  • Jebel Ali Dragons v Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Scoreline:

Everton 4

Richarlison 13'), Sigurdsson 28', ​​​​​​​Digne 56', Walcott 64'

Manchester United 0

Man of the match: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton)

MATCH INFO

Rugby World Cup (all times UAE)

Third-place play-off: New Zealand v Wales, Friday, 1pm

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