People play during a beach volleyball tournament in Dubai. AFP
People play during a beach volleyball tournament in Dubai. AFP
Children swim in a pool built by Palestinian man Mohammed Al Khatib on a rocky hill amid the coronavirus outbreak in Bilin in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Children swim in a pool built by Palestinian man Mohammed Al Khatib on a rocky hill amid the coronavirus outbreak in Bilin in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
A photographer takes pictures of the cracked soil after a drought at Dikilitas Pond in the Golbasi district of Ankara. AFP
A photographer takes pictures of the cracked soil after a drought at Dikilitas Pond in the Golbasi district of Ankara. AFP
A view of a cattle market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Al Manashi village, Giza, Egypt . Reuters
A view of a cattle market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Al Manashi village, Giza, Egypt . Reuters
Dog-sitters play with dogs at "Aqua Pawk", the first, newly-opened water park for dogs in Dubai. REUTERS
Dog-sitters play with dogs at "Aqua Pawk", the first, newly-opened water park for dogs in Dubai. REUTERS
Lightning bolts illuminate the sky during a thunderstorm over Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Lightning bolts illuminate the sky during a thunderstorm over Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
A member of the Petroleum Facilities Guard is seen at the entrance of Azzawiyah Oil Refinery, in Zawiyah west of Tripoli, Libya. REUTERS
A member of the Petroleum Facilities Guard is seen at the entrance of Azzawiyah Oil Refinery, in Zawiyah west of Tripoli, Libya. REUTERS
This long-exposure picture taken shows a view of the Milky Way rising in the sky behind a Ferris Wheel above an abandoned children's amusement park near Al Nayrab, a village ravaged by pro-government forces bombardment, in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
This long-exposure picture taken shows a view of the Milky Way rising in the sky behind a Ferris Wheel above an abandoned children's amusement park near Al Nayrab, a village ravaged by pro-government forces bombardment, in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
US military vehicle pass by sheep grazing and drinking from a stream polluted by an oil spill near the village of Sukayriyah, in the countryside south of Rumaylan ( in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
US military vehicle pass by sheep grazing and drinking from a stream polluted by an oil spill near the village of Sukayriyah, in the countryside south of Rumaylan ( in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
People wait for the first Friday prayers during the official opening ceremony of Hagia Sophia as a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
People wait for the first Friday prayers during the official opening ceremony of Hagia Sophia as a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for July 24, 2020

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July 24, 2020

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Score

Third Test, Day 2

New Zealand 274
Pakistan 139-3 (61 ov)

Pakistan trail by 135 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the innings

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

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

Abramovich London

A Kensington Palace Gardens house with 15 bedrooms is valued at more than £150 million.

A three-storey penthouse at Chelsea Waterfront bought for £22 million.

Steel company Evraz drops more than 10 per cent in trading after UK officials said it was potentially supplying the Russian military.

Sale of Chelsea Football Club is now impossible.

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
On Women's Day
The biog

DOB: March 13, 1987
Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but lived in Virginia in the US and raised in Lebanon
School: ACS in Lebanon
University: BSA in Graphic Design at the American University of Beirut
MSA in Design Entrepreneurship at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
Nationality: Lebanese
Status: Single
Favourite thing to do: I really enjoy cycling, I was a participant in Cycling for Gaza for the second time this year

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