• Mohamad Wattar, the manager of Ernesto's Sanctuary for cats, plays with some of the more than 1,000 cats cared for at the centre in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    Mohamad Wattar, the manager of Ernesto's Sanctuary for cats, plays with some of the more than 1,000 cats cared for at the centre in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • Ernesto's Sanctuary in Syria cares for more than 1,000 cats. Reuters
    Ernesto's Sanctuary in Syria cares for more than 1,000 cats. Reuters
  • Feeding time tends to be loud and chaotic at Ernesto's Sanctuary. Reuters
    Feeding time tends to be loud and chaotic at Ernesto's Sanctuary. Reuters
  • Behind the mask: a worker and a cat interact at Ernesto's Sanctuary in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    Behind the mask: a worker and a cat interact at Ernesto's Sanctuary in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • A cat sips water at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    A cat sips water at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • Cats found refuge at Ernesto's Sanctuary. Reuters
    Cats found refuge at Ernesto's Sanctuary. Reuters
  • A worker plays with a cat at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
    A worker plays with a cat at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, Syria. Reuters
  • Most of the animals at the sanctuary are there after being injured during the war or because their owners had to leave them behind. Reuters
    Most of the animals at the sanctuary are there after being injured during the war or because their owners had to leave them behind. Reuters
  • Ernesto's Sanctuary was originally located in Aleppo but was closed in 2015. Owner Alaa al-Jaleel took about 100 animals with him and reopened the sanctuary in Idlib. Reuters
    Ernesto's Sanctuary was originally located in Aleppo but was closed in 2015. Owner Alaa al-Jaleel took about 100 animals with him and reopened the sanctuary in Idlib. Reuters
  • The expanded and fenced-off sanctuary in Idlib covers 2,000 square metres of the city, located close to the Turkish border in an area held by opposition forces. Reuters
    The expanded and fenced-off sanctuary in Idlib covers 2,000 square metres of the city, located close to the Turkish border in an area held by opposition forces. Reuters
  • Ernesto's Sanctuary is named after a favourite cat of the Italian women who helped to set it up before the relocation. Reuters
    Ernesto's Sanctuary is named after a favourite cat of the Italian women who helped to set it up before the relocation. Reuters
  • Leap of faith: a worker plays with a cat at Ernesto's sanctuary in Idlib. Reuters
    Leap of faith: a worker plays with a cat at Ernesto's sanctuary in Idlib. Reuters
  • Medical workers examine a cat at a veterinary clinic in Ernesto's Sanctuary Syria. Reuters
    Medical workers examine a cat at a veterinary clinic in Ernesto's Sanctuary Syria. Reuters

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The Brutalist

Director: Brady Corbet

Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Rating: 3.5/5

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Company name: Yeepeey

Started: Soft launch in November, 2020

Founders: Sagar Chandiramani, Jatin Sharma and Monish Chandiramani

Based: Dubai

Industry: E-grocery

Initial investment: $150,000

Future plan: Raise $1.5m and enter Saudi Arabia next year

'Laal Kaptaan'

Director: Navdeep Singh

Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Manav Vij, Deepak Dobriyal, Zoya Hussain

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Yahya Al Ghassani's bio

Date of birth: April 18, 1998

Playing position: Winger

Clubs: 2015-2017 – Al Ahli Dubai; March-June 2018 – Paris FC; August – Al Wahda

Who is Ramon Tribulietx?

Born in Spain, Tribulietx took sole charge of Auckland in 2010 and has gone on to lead the club to 14 trophies, including seven successive Oceania Champions League crowns. Has been tipped for the vacant New Zealand national team job following Anthony Hudson's resignation last month. Had previously been considered for the role. 

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Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics

Favourite sport: soccer

Favourite team: Bayern Munich

Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer

Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates 

 

THE BIO

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Yemen's Bahais and the charges they often face

The Baha'i faith was made known in Yemen in the 19th century, first introduced by an Iranian man named Ali Muhammad Al Shirazi, considered the Herald of the Baha'i faith in 1844.

The Baha'i faith has had a growing number of followers in recent years despite persecution in Yemen and Iran. 

Today, some 2,000 Baha'is reside in Yemen, according to Insaf. 

"The 24 defendants represented by the House of Justice, which has intelligence outfits from the uS and the UK working to carry out an espionage scheme in Yemen under the guise of religion.. aimed to impant and found the Bahai sect on Yemeni soil by bringing foreign Bahais from abroad and homing them in Yemen," the charge sheet said. 

Baha'Ullah, the founder of the Bahai faith, was exiled by the Ottoman Empire in 1868 from Iran to what is now Israel. Now, the Bahai faith's highest governing body, known as the Universal House of Justice, is based in the Israeli city of Haifa, which the Bahais turn towards during prayer. 

The Houthis cite this as collective "evidence" of Bahai "links" to Israel - which the Houthis consider their enemy. 

 

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Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina

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