• Palestinian students attend a class at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on the first day of school after local authorities eased some pandemic restrictions. AFP
    Palestinian students attend a class at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on the first day of school after local authorities eased some pandemic restrictions. AFP
  • A waiter puts plates of food inside a robot which serves the food to the diners at Kimbo Restaurant and Cafe in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A waiter puts plates of food inside a robot which serves the food to the diners at Kimbo Restaurant and Cafe in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A Lebanese protester throws flaming banners over a blast wall, erected around parliament, during clashes in downtown Beirut. AFP
    A Lebanese protester throws flaming banners over a blast wall, erected around parliament, during clashes in downtown Beirut. AFP
  • Palestinian students walk to their school in Gaza City after five months of closures during the pandemic. EPA
    Palestinian students walk to their school in Gaza City after five months of closures during the pandemic. EPA
  • Staff members of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre unload aid supplies at Beirut International airport, Lebanon. Saudi Press Agency
    Staff members of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre unload aid supplies at Beirut International airport, Lebanon. Saudi Press Agency
  • A Sudanese person sits on a mound at a flooded field near the town of Osaylat, 60 km southeast of the capital in Khartoum, Sudan. AP Photo
    A Sudanese person sits on a mound at a flooded field near the town of Osaylat, 60 km southeast of the capital in Khartoum, Sudan. AP Photo
  • Bulldozers remove rubble and debris from the damaged grain silos at the Port of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. Bloomberg
    Bulldozers remove rubble and debris from the damaged grain silos at the Port of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. Bloomberg
  • Locals and few tourists enjoy the sea at Fig Tree Bay in the southeastern coastal resort of Protaras, Cyprus. EPA
    Locals and few tourists enjoy the sea at Fig Tree Bay in the southeastern coastal resort of Protaras, Cyprus. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 9, 2020


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RESULTS

2.30pm Jaguar I-Pace – Conditions (PA) Dh80,000 (Dirt)
1,600m 

Winner Namrood, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Musabah Al Muhairi
(trainer) 

3.05pm Land Rover Defender – Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D)
1,400m 

Winner Shadzadi, Tadhg O’Shea, Bhupat Seemar 

3.40pm Jaguar F-Type – Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (Turf) 1,600m 

Winner Tahdeed, Fernando Jara, Nicholas Bachalard 

4.15pm New Range Rover – Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 1,400m 

Winner Shanty Star, Richard Mullen, Rashed Bouresly 

4.50pm Land Rover – Handicap (TB) Dh95,000 (T) 2,400m 

Winner Autumn Pride, Bernardo Pinheiro, Helal Al Alawi 

5.25pm Al Tayer Motor – Handicap (TB) Dh95,000  T) 1,000m 

Winner Dahawi, Antonio Fresu, Musabah Al Muhairi 

6pm Jaguar F-Pace SVR – Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 1,600m 

Winner Scabbard, Sam Hitchcock, Doug Watson  

UAE SQUAD FOR ASIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP

Men’s squad: Faisal Al Ketbi, Omar Al Fadhli, Zayed Al Kathiri, Thiab Al Nuaimi, Khaled Al Shehhi, Mohamed Ali Al Suwaidi, Farraj Khaled Al Awlaqi, Muhammad Al Ameri, Mahdi Al Awlaqi, Saeed Al Qubaisi, Abdullah Al Qubaisi and Hazaa Farhan

Women's squad: Hamda Al Shekheili, Shouq Al Dhanhani, Balqis Abdullah, Sharifa Al Namani, Asma Al Hosani, Maitha Sultan, Bashayer Al Matrooshi, Maha Al Hanaei, Shamma Al Kalbani, Haya Al Jahuri, Mahra Mahfouz, Marwa Al Hosani, Tasneem Al Jahoori and Maryam Al Amri