• A member of Afghan security forces near the scene of an explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul. AFP
    A member of Afghan security forces near the scene of an explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul. AFP
  • A Wangkang ship is set aflame in Malacca, Malaysia, during a ceremony to symbolically ensure collected spirits can sail into another realm. AP
    A Wangkang ship is set aflame in Malacca, Malaysia, during a ceremony to symbolically ensure collected spirits can sail into another realm. AP
  • Palestinians prepare graves near the Egyptian border in Rafah, southern Gaza, as the Israeli onslaught on the enclave continues. EPA
    Palestinians prepare graves near the Egyptian border in Rafah, southern Gaza, as the Israeli onslaught on the enclave continues. EPA
  • Soldiers patrol a commercial area in Quito, Ecuador, following a wave a violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the country. Reuters
    Soldiers patrol a commercial area in Quito, Ecuador, following a wave a violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the country. Reuters
  • Police sift through the ruins of a shopping area destroyed by fire in the western Japanese city of Wajima, following a recent 7.5 magnitude earthquake. AFP
    Police sift through the ruins of a shopping area destroyed by fire in the western Japanese city of Wajima, following a recent 7.5 magnitude earthquake. AFP
  • Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah pours scented oil on the hands of Prince Abdul Mateen at Istana Nurul Iman, ahead of his wedding to Anisha Rosnah, in Bandar Seri Begawan. Queen Pengiran Anak Saleha looks on. AFP
    Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah pours scented oil on the hands of Prince Abdul Mateen at Istana Nurul Iman, ahead of his wedding to Anisha Rosnah, in Bandar Seri Begawan. Queen Pengiran Anak Saleha looks on. AFP
  • Film director Bong Joon-ho at a press conference on the death of South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun in Seoul. The Oscar-winning Parasite filmmaker criticised South Korean police and media for their purported role in the actor's suicide. AFP
    Film director Bong Joon-ho at a press conference on the death of South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun in Seoul. The Oscar-winning Parasite filmmaker criticised South Korean police and media for their purported role in the actor's suicide. AFP
  • Installations by French artist Daniel Buren at an exhibition entitled Aux Beaux Carres, at the department store Le Bon Marche in Paris. AFP
    Installations by French artist Daniel Buren at an exhibition entitled Aux Beaux Carres, at the department store Le Bon Marche in Paris. AFP
  • A livestock vendor at a market in Shenyang, in north-east China's Liaoning province. AFP
    A livestock vendor at a market in Shenyang, in north-east China's Liaoning province. AFP
  • Former US president Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves New York State Supreme Court, in the final day of a civil fraud trial. Bloomberg
    Former US president Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves New York State Supreme Court, in the final day of a civil fraud trial. Bloomberg
  • Pupils are taught how to shoot by a Taiwanese military instructor at Kaohsiung Municipal Sanmin Senior High School in Kaohsiung. AFP
    Pupils are taught how to shoot by a Taiwanese military instructor at Kaohsiung Municipal Sanmin Senior High School in Kaohsiung. AFP

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The specs
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Transmission: eight-speed auto

Power: 190bhp

Torque: 300Nm

Price: Dh169,900

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Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.

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