• Sheep are on sale at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    Sheep are on sale at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • Workers wearing protective face masks work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
    Workers wearing protective face masks work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
  • Men wearing protective face masks stand as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
    Men wearing protective face masks stand as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
  • A security man checks the temperature of a worker as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
    A security man checks the temperature of a worker as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
  • A flock of sacrificial animals feeds ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A flock of sacrificial animals feeds ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A livestock vendor selling goats waits for customers ahead of Muslim festival Eid al-Adha also called the 'Festival of Sacrifice' at a cattle market in Allahabad. AFP
    A livestock vendor selling goats waits for customers ahead of Muslim festival Eid al-Adha also called the 'Festival of Sacrifice' at a cattle market in Allahabad. AFP
  • Sacrificial camels are put on sale at a market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    Sacrificial camels are put on sale at a market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah inspects equipment to be used to help pilgrims this year. Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
    Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah inspects equipment to be used to help pilgrims this year. Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
  • The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais, inspects the King Abdulaziz Gate. SPA
    The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais, inspects the King Abdulaziz Gate. SPA
  • Saudi officials and workers pose for a photo after inspections ahead of Hajj. SPA
    Saudi officials and workers pose for a photo after inspections ahead of Hajj. SPA
  • A livestock vendor waits for customers ahead of Eid Al Adha in the old quarter of New Delhi. AFP
    A livestock vendor waits for customers ahead of Eid Al Adha in the old quarter of New Delhi. AFP
  • Eid Al Adha greetings illuminate the streets of Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid Al Adha greetings illuminate the streets of Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Streets in Abu Dhabi are illuminated ahead of Eid Al Adha. Victor Besa / The National
    Streets in Abu Dhabi are illuminated ahead of Eid Al Adha. Victor Besa / The National
  • Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
  • The road along Abu Dhabi Corniche has been illuminated with Eid Al Adha greetings. Victor Besa / The National
    The road along Abu Dhabi Corniche has been illuminated with Eid Al Adha greetings. Victor Besa / The National
  • Eid Al Adha greetings light up Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid Al Adha greetings light up Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
  • Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
    Eid Al Adha illuminations along Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
  • A trader decorates a camel with henna at a cattle market set up for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP
    A trader decorates a camel with henna at a cattle market set up for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP
  • A seller cleans cattle for sale under a tent at a livestock market ahead of Eid Al Adha celebrations in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
    A seller cleans cattle for sale under a tent at a livestock market ahead of Eid Al Adha celebrations in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
  • Craftsmen sharpen knives for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan AFP
    Craftsmen sharpen knives for Eid Al Adha in Rawalpindi, Pakistan AFP
  • A man checks the teeth of a sacrificial camel to determine its age ahead of Eid Al Adha at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A man checks the teeth of a sacrificial camel to determine its age ahead of Eid Al Adha at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA

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Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

Courtesy: Crystal Intelligence

Scores

New Zealand 266 for 9 in 50 overs
Pakistan 219 all out in 47.2 overs 

New Zealand win by 47 runs

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Richard Flanagan
Chatto & Windus 

Results

5pm: Wadi Nagab – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m; Winner: Al Falaq, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ahmed Al Shemaili (trainer)

5.30pm: Wadi Sidr – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: AF Majalis, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: AF Fakhama, Fernando Jara, Mohamed Daggash

6.30pm: Wadi Shees – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Mutaqadim, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-1 – Listed (PA) Dh230,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Bahar Muscat, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7.30pm: Wadi Tayyibah – Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Poster Paint, Patrick Cosgrave, Bhupat Seemar

'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'

Rating: 3/5

Directed by: David Yates

Starring: Mads Mikkelson, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Jude Law

The Two Popes

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce 

Four out of five stars

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