• Horseriders at Zaim farm, a riding school and a sanctuary for horses, in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    Horseriders at Zaim farm, a riding school and a sanctuary for horses, in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • Zaim farm is on a 15,000-square-metre plot of land. Reuters
    Zaim farm is on a 15,000-square-metre plot of land. Reuters
  • Abu Ibrahim al-Zaim, owner of Zaim farm, teaches a boy to ride in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    Abu Ibrahim al-Zaim, owner of Zaim farm, teaches a boy to ride in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • Hundreds of locals learnt how to ride in the past year. Reuters
    Hundreds of locals learnt how to ride in the past year. Reuters
  • The farm is run entirely off rental fees for the stables and income from races and competitions. Reuters
    The farm is run entirely off rental fees for the stables and income from races and competitions. Reuters
  • Hussein Rahmoun and his horse, Amira, fled his hometown because of the conflict in Syria. Amira stays at the farm. Reuters
    Hussein Rahmoun and his horse, Amira, fled his hometown because of the conflict in Syria. Amira stays at the farm. Reuters
  • Hussein Rahmoun, right, and a fellow rider at a horse club in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    Hussein Rahmoun, right, and a fellow rider at a horse club in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • When security in the area improved, many enthusiasts were encouraged to breed horses and now regularly hold amateur races on the farm. Reuters
    When security in the area improved, many enthusiasts were encouraged to breed horses and now regularly hold amateur races on the farm. Reuters
  • Feeding time at the horse club in Idlib. Reuters
    Feeding time at the horse club in Idlib. Reuters
  • A boy pets a horse at the club in Idlib. Reuters
    A boy pets a horse at the club in Idlib. Reuters

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Australia: Jedinak (53', 72' pen, 85' pen)
Honduras: Elis (90 4)

What is 'Soft Power'?

Soft power was first mentioned in 1990 by former US Defence Secretary Joseph Nye. 
He believed that there were alternative ways of cultivating support from other countries, instead of achieving goals using military strength. 
Soft power is, at its root, the ability to convince other states to do what you want without force. 
This is traditionally achieved by proving that you share morals and values.

Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

Family reunited

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was born and raised in Tehran and studied English literature before working as a translator in the relief effort for the Japanese International Co-operation Agency in 2003.

She moved to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before moving to the World Health Organisation as a communications officer.

She came to the UK in 2007 after securing a scholarship at London Metropolitan University to study a master's in communication management and met her future husband through mutual friends a month later.

The couple were married in August 2009 in Winchester and their daughter was born in June 2014.

She was held in her native country a year later.

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-finals, first leg
Liverpool v Roma

When: April 24, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Anfield, Liverpool
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 2, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

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The calling app is available to download on Google Play and Apple App Store

To successfully install ToTok, users are asked to enter their phone number and then create a nickname.

The app then gives users the option add their existing phone contacts, allowing them to immediately contact people also using the application by video or voice call or via message.

Users can also invite other contacts to download ToTok to allow them to make contact through the app.

 

Strait of Hormuz

Fujairah is a crucial hub for fuel storage and is just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.

The strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just three km wide in either direction. Almost a fifth of oil consumed across the world passes through the strait.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, a move that would risk inviting geopolitical and economic turmoil.

Last month, Iran issued a new warning that it would block the strait, if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.