{"id":277454,"date":"2025-11-11T10:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277454\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:47:14","slug":"sheikh-hamdan-meets-golf-star-rory-mcilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277454\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hamdan meets golf star Rory McIlroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-0-7TCC5VLU2NEKFGTJYUVI66ZSUA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/sheikh-hamdan-bin-mohammed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/sheikh-hamdan-bin-mohammed\/\">Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed<\/a>, Crown Prince of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/dubai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/dubai\">Dubai<\/a>, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, met golf star Rory McIlroy on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-1-5COL7TWVGBHUDHX6XTN4FAWA2U\">Dubai&#8217;s Crown Prince praised McIlroy for his achievements and wished him continued success in the upcoming DP World Tour Championship tournament in Dubai from November 13-16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-3-G2QTGGJ22VENZNHME6NED2CNBU\">McIlroy thanked Sheikh Hamdan for his kind words and praised Dubai and the UAE for hosting major tournaments that draw the world\u2019s top golfers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-4-6U3B7YNSBVEEPO3UJSPUMVNLCA\">\u201cDubai has always held a special place in both my career and my life. I won my first professional title here at the Dubai Desert Classic in 2009, I\u2019ve won more tournaments in Dubai than in any other city in the world, and I even called it home for several years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-5-KB3XA4DKTBASNH6N3XXD2N7M3A\">\u201cOne of my earliest commercial partners was Jumeirah, so in many ways, Dubai has been part of my journey from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>COMPANY%20PROFILE<\/p>\n<p>%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECompany%20name%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Revibe%20%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarted%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%202022%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFounders%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Hamza%20Iraqui%20and%20Abdessamad%20Ben%20Zakour%20%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EBased%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20UAE%20%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EIndustry%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Refurbished%20electronics%20%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFunds%20raised%20so%20far%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20%2410m%20%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInvestors%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3EFlat6Labs%2C%20Resonance%20and%20various%20others%0D%3C%2Fp%3E%0A<\/p>\n<p>Meydan race card<\/p>\n<p>6.30pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m<br \/>7.05pm: Handicap Dh 185,000 2,000m<br \/>7.40pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m<br \/>8.15pm: Handicap Dh 190,000 1,400m<br \/>8.50pm: Handicap Dh 175,000 1,600m<br \/>9.25pm: Handicap Dh 175,000 1,200m<br \/>10pm: Handicap Dh 165,000 1,600m<\/p>\n<p>TEAMS<\/p>\n<p>US Team<br \/>Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth<br \/>Justin\u00a0Thomas, Daniel\u00a0Berger<br \/>Brooks\u00a0Koepka,\u00a0Rickie\u00a0Fowler<br \/>Kevin\u00a0Kisner,\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Reed<br \/>Matt\u00a0Kuchar, Kevin\u00a0Chappell<br \/>Charley\u00a0Hoffman*,\u00a0Phil\u00a0Mickelson*<\/p>\n<p>International Team<br \/>Hideki\u00a0Matsuyama, Jason\u00a0Day\u00a0<br \/>Adam\u00a0Scott, Louis\u00a0Oosthuizen<br \/>Marc\u00a0Leishman, Charl\u00a0Schwartzel<br \/>Branden\u00a0Grace, Si Woo\u00a0Kim<br \/>Jhonattan\u00a0Vegas, Adam\u00a0Hadwin<br \/>Emiliano\u00a0Grillo*, Anirban\u00a0Lahiri*<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0denotes captain&#8217;s picks<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National&#8217;s picks<\/p>\n<p>4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah<br \/>5.10pm: Continous<br \/>5.45pm: Raging Torrent<br \/>6.20pm: West Acre<br \/>7pm: Flood Zone<br \/>7.40pm: Straight No Chaser<br \/>8.15pm: Romantic Warrior<br \/>8.50pm: Calandogan<br \/>9.30pm: Forever Young<\/p>\n<p>Polarised public<\/p>\n<p>31% in UK say BBC is biased to left-wing views<\/p>\n<p>19% in UK say BBC is biased to right-wing views<\/p>\n<p>19% in UK say BBC is not biased at all<\/p>\n<p>Source: YouGov<\/p>\n<p>SPEC%20SHEET%3A%20APPLE%20M3%20MACBOOK%20AIR%20(13%22)<\/p>\n<p>%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EProcessor%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Apple%20M3%2C%208-core%20CPU%2C%20up%20to%2010-core%20CPU%2C%2016-core%20Neural%20Engine%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDisplay%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2013.6-inch%20Liquid%20Retina%2C%202560%20x%201664%2C%20224ppi%2C%20500%20nits%2C%20True%20Tone%2C%20wide%20colour%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EMemory%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%208%2F16%2F24GB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStorage%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20256%2F512GB%20%2F%201%2F2TB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EI%2FO%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Thunderbolt%203%2FUSB-4%20(2)%2C%203.5mm%20audio%2C%20Touch%20ID%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EConnectivity%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Wi-Fi%206E%2C%20Bluetooth%205.3%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EBattery%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2052.6Wh%20lithium-polymer%2C%20up%20to%2018%20hours%2C%20MagSafe%20charging%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECamera%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%201080p%20FaceTime%20HD%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EVideo%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Support%20for%20Apple%20ProRes%2C%20HDR%20with%20Dolby%20Vision%2C%20HDR10%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EAudio%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%204-speaker%20system%2C%20wide%20stereo%2C%20support%20for%20Dolby%20Atmos%2C%20Spatial%20Audio%20and%20dynamic%20head%20tracking%20(with%20AirPods)%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EColours%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Midnight%2C%20silver%2C%20space%20grey%2C%20starlight%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EIn%20the%20box%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20MacBook%20Air%2C%2030W%2F35W%20dual-port%2F70w%20power%20adapter%2C%20USB-C-to-MagSafe%20cable%2C%202%20Apple%20stickers%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EPrice%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20From%20Dh4%2C599%3C%2Fp%3E%0A<\/p>\n<p>Poacher<\/p>\n<p>%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDirector%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3ERichie%20Mehta%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarring%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Nimisha%20Sajayan%2C%20Roshan%20Mathew%2C%20Dibyendu%20Bhattacharya%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ERating%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E3%2F5%3C%2Fp%3E%0A<\/p>\n<p>Without Remorse<\/p>\n<p>Directed by:\u00a0Stefano Sollima<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Michael B Jordan<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>F1 line ups in 2018<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes-GP\u00a0Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas; Ferrari\u00a0Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen;\u00a0Red Bull\u00a0Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen; Force India Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez; Renault\u00a0Nico H\u00fclkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr; Williams\u00a0Lance Stroll and Felipe Massa \/ Robert Kubica\u00a0\/\u00a0Paul di Resta; McLaren Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne; Toro Rosso\u00a0TBA; Haas F1\u00a0Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen; Sauber\u00a0TBA<\/p>\n<p>Jetour T1 specs<\/p>\n<p>Engine: 2-litre turbocharged<\/p>\n<p>Power: 254hp<\/p>\n<p>Torque: 390Nm<\/p>\n<p>Price: From Dh126,000<\/p>\n<p>Available: Now<\/p>\n<p>WOMAN AND CHILD<\/p>\n<p>Director: Saeed Roustaee<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi<\/p>\n<p>Rating: 4\/5<\/p>\n<p>UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pocketsFarage on Muslim Brotherhood<\/p>\n<p>Nigel Farage told Reform&#8217;s annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.<br \/>&#8220;We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Quite why we&#8217;ve been so gutless about this \u2013 both Labour and Conservative \u2013 I don&#8217;t know.<br \/>\u201cAll across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.\u201d<br \/>It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.<br \/>Among the former diplomat&#8217;s findings was an assessment that \u201cthe use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society\u201d has \u201cnever been institutionally disowned\u201d by the movement.<br \/>The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a &#8220;possible indicator of extremism&#8221; but it would not be banned.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney&#8217;s club record<\/p>\n<p>At Everton\u00a0Appearances: 77; Goals: 17<\/p>\n<p>At Manchester United\u00a0Appearances: 559; Goals: 253<\/p>\n<p>Civil%20War<\/p>\n<p>%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDirector%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Alex%20Garland%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarring%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Kirsten%20Dunst%2C%20Cailee%20Spaeny%2C%20Wagner%20Moura%2C%20Nick%20Offerman%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ERating%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%204%2F5%3C%2Fp%3E%0A<\/p>\n<p>Islamophobia definition <\/p>\n<p>A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: \u201cIslamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.\u201d It further defines it as \u201cinciting hatred or violence against Muslims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Results<\/p>\n<p>4pm: Maiden;\u00a0Dh165,000 (Dirt); 1,400m<br \/>Winner: Solar Shower;\u00a0William Lee (jockey); Helal Al Alawi (trainer)<\/p>\n<p>4.35pm: Handicap;\u00a0Dh165,000 (D); 2,000m<br \/>Winner: Thaaqib; Antonio Fresu; Erwan Charpy.<\/p>\n<p>5.10pm: Maiden;\u00a0Dh165,000 (Turf); 1,800m<br \/>Winner: Bila Shak; Adrie de Vries; Fawzi Nass<\/p>\n<p>5.45pm: Handicap; Dh175,000 (D); 1,200m<br \/>Winner: Beachcomber Bay; Richard Mullen; Satish Seemar<\/p>\n<p>6.20pm: Handicap;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Dh205,000 (T); 1,800m<br \/>Winner: Muzdawaj; Jim Crowley;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Musabah Al Muhairi<\/p>\n<p>6.55pm: Handicap;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Dh185,000 (D); 1,600m<br \/>Winner: Mazeed; Tadhg O\u2019Shea;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Satish Seemar<\/p>\n<p>7.30pm: Handicap; Dh205,000 (T); 1,200m<br \/>Winner: Riflescope; Tadhg O\u2019Shea;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b Satish Seemar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, met golf star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,5951,755,756,160983,85,156,155,14915],"class_list":{"0":"post-277454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-dubai","11":"tag-golf","12":"tag-rory-mcilroy","13":"tag-sheikh-hamdan-bin-mohammed","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-standard","16":"tag-story","17":"tag-uae-desk-team"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}