• Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack at the main gate of International Hamed Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
    Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack at the main gate of International Hamed Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
  • An explosion is seen following a reported attack on a tunnel by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Foua, northwest of Idlib. Omar Haj Kadour / AFP
    An explosion is seen following a reported attack on a tunnel by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Foua, northwest of Idlib. Omar Haj Kadour / AFP
  • A Pakistani farmer dries his corn in a field on the outskirts of Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
    A Pakistani farmer dries his corn in a field on the outskirts of Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
  • An Afghan man rides his bicycle as the sun sets on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo
    An Afghan man rides his bicycle as the sun sets on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo
  • A woman pushes a baby stroller as she rushes away after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on a busy marketplace in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Bassam Khabieh / Reuters
    A woman pushes a baby stroller as she rushes away after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on a busy marketplace in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Bassam Khabieh / Reuters
  • Three-year-old Nour Al Masri (L) watches as the Ezz Al-Din Al-Qassam militia, the military wing of the Hamas movement, parades in the streets of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Three-year-old Nour Al Masri (L) watches as the Ezz Al-Din Al-Qassam militia, the military wing of the Hamas movement, parades in the streets of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • People shout slogans during a demonstration to show support for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad. Ahmad Mousa / Reuters
    People shout slogans during a demonstration to show support for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad. Ahmad Mousa / Reuters
  • A Palestinian mourner takes a farewell look at the body of Anas Taha, 20, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops during his funeral procession in the West Bank village of Qatanneh, near Ramallah. Nasser Nasser / AP Photo
    A Palestinian mourner takes a farewell look at the body of Anas Taha, 20, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops during his funeral procession in the West Bank village of Qatanneh, near Ramallah. Nasser Nasser / AP Photo
  • Palestinians supporting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a protest against the reduction of educational programs given by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency outside the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinians supporting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a protest against the reduction of educational programs given by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency outside the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP

Region in focus - August 11, 2015


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A selection of the best images from around the Gulf and across the Middle East this past week.

MATCH INFO

Northern Warriors 92-1 (10 ovs)

Russell 37 no, Billings 35 no

Team Abu Dhabi 93-4 (8.3 ovs)

Wright 48, Moeen 30, Green 2-22

Team Abu Dhabi win by six wickets

The specs
  • Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
  • Power: 640hp
  • Torque: 760nm
  • On sale: 2026
  • Price: Not announced yet
BMW M5 specs

Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor

Power: 727hp

Torque: 1,000Nm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh650,000

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ESSENTIALS

The flights 
Fly Etihad or Emirates from the UAE to Moscow from 2,763 return per person return including taxes. 
Where to stay 
Trips on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian cost from US$16,995 (Dh62,414) per person, based on two sharing.

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Tips for job-seekers
  • Do not submit your application through the Easy Apply button on LinkedIn. Employers receive between 600 and 800 replies for each job advert on the platform. If you are the right fit for a job, connect to a relevant person in the company on LinkedIn and send them a direct message.
  • Make sure you are an exact fit for the job advertised. If you are an HR manager with five years’ experience in retail and the job requires a similar candidate with five years’ experience in consumer, you should apply. But if you have no experience in HR, do not apply for the job.

David Mackenzie, founder of recruitment agency Mackenzie Jones Middle East

US households add $601bn of debt in 2019

American households borrowed another $601 billion (Dh2.2bn) in 2019, the largest yearly gain since 2007, just before the global financial crisis, according to February data from the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Fuelled by rising mortgage debt as homebuyers continued to take advantage of low interest rates, the increase last year brought total household debt to a record high, surpassing the previous peak reached in 2008 just before the market crash, according to the report.

Following the 22nd straight quarter of growth, American household debt swelled to $14.15 trillion by the end of 2019, the New York Fed said in its quarterly report.

In the final three months of the year, new home loans jumped to their highest volume since the fourth quarter of 2005, while credit cards and auto loans also added to the increase.

The bad debt load is taking its toll on some households, and the New York Fed warned that more and more credit card borrowers — particularly young people — were falling behind on their payments.

"Younger borrowers, who are disproportionately likely to have credit cards and student loans as their primary form of debt, struggle more than others with on-time repayment," New York Fed researchers said.

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