The storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday by supporters of President Donald Trump drew a wave of condemnation from around the world, as international leaders threw their support behind efforts in Washington to return order to the city.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for an end to the "disgraceful scenes" in Washington.
"The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power," Mr Johnson said on Twitter.
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, shared a message of sorrow and optimism.
"Canadians are deeply disturbed and saddened by the attack on democracy in the United States, our closest ally and neighbour," Mr Trudeau said.
"Violence will never succeed in overruling the will of the people. Democracy in the US must be upheld, and it will be."
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a video message on Twitter, "What happened today in Washington, DC, is definitely not American. We believe in the power of our democracies. We believe in the strength of American democracy."
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern shared the sentiments of many Americans by expressing on Twitter that what took place on Wednesday was "wrong" and that "Democracy - the right of people to exercise a vote, have their voice heard and then have that decision upheld peacefully should never be undone by a mob."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet, Distressed to see news about rioting and violence in Washington DC. Orderly and peaceful transfer of power must continue. The democratic process cannot be allowed to be subverted through unlawful protests."
Earlier about 1,100 National Guard members were sent to support law enforcement in the US capital to counter a pro-Trump mob attempting to thwart a peaceful transfer of power.
One woman died after being shot in the violence and a curfew was introduced across the city.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said defence leaders had been in contact with the city and congressional leadership.
President-elect Joe Biden called the violent protests on the US Capitol “an assault on the most sacred of American undertakings: the doing of the people’s business".
He demanded that President Donald Trump immediately make a televised address calling on supporters to cease the violence and “unprecedented assault".
Mr Trump later issued a restrained call for peace but did not ask his supporters to disperse. He later tweeted a call for “no violence”.
Later still, he released a video asking for protesters to go home and for peace, but still repeated claims of voter fraud.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said developments in Washington were "shocking".
Mr Stoltenberg called for the "respecting of this democratic election", in a rare intervention by Nato in US politics.
The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said: “I believe in the strength of US institutions and democracy. Peaceful transition of power is at the core.
"Joe Biden won the election. I look forward to working with him as the next President of the US."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday called on supporters of Mr Trump to "stop trampling on democracy".
"Trump and his supporters should finally accept the decision of American voters," Mr Maas tweeted.
"The enemies of democracy will be pleased to see these incredible images from Washington DC. Inflammatory words turn into violent actions."
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, who is also Vice Chancellor, condemned the "disturbing images" from Washington.
"This is an unbearable attack on democracy," he tweeted, adding that Mr Trump had "deeply divided the country".
Mr Biden, who beat Mr Trump in November's election, "has a tough job ahead to bring Americans back together again", Mr Scholz wrote.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote on Twitter: “Extremely troubled by the violence and horrible events taking place in Washington DC.
"American democracy is resilient, deeply rooted and will overcome this crisis.”
Italians watched the events with shock, having always considered the US to be the model of democracy and the country that rescued them after their country's fascist descent in the Second World War.
“This is the widely anticipated outcome of Trump-ism,” tweeted a retired Italian centre-left politician, Pierluigi Castagnetti.
“And unfortunately, it won’t end today. When politics is replaced by deception and fanaticism of the people, the drift is inevitable.”
European Parliament President David Sassoli, who leads one of the largest legislatures in the world, also denounced the scenes at the Capitol.
The EU has spent four difficult years dealing with the Trump administration, and its top officials have repeatedly said they are looking forward to a better relationship with Mr Biden.
“This is insurrection. Nothing less. In Washington,” tweeted Carl Bildt, a former prime minister of Sweden.
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Director: Rupert Wyatt
Rating: 3/5
Teams
Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi
Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag
Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC
Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC
Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan
Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes
Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals
Volunteers offer workers a lifeline
Community volunteers have swung into action delivering food packages and toiletries to the men.
When provisions are distributed, the men line up in long queues for packets of rice, flour, sugar, salt, pulses, milk, biscuits, shaving kits, soap and telecom cards.
Volunteers from St Mary’s Catholic Church said some workers came to the church to pray for their families and ask for assistance.
Boxes packed with essential food items were distributed to workers in the Dubai Investments Park and Ras Al Khaimah camps last week. Workers at the Sonapur camp asked for Dh1,600 towards their gas bill.
“Especially in this year of tolerance we consider ourselves privileged to be able to lend a helping hand to our needy brothers in the Actco camp," Father Lennie Connully, parish priest of St Mary’s.
Workers spoke of their helplessness, seeing children’s marriages cancelled because of lack of money going home. Others told of their misery of being unable to return home when a parent died.
“More than daily food, they are worried about not sending money home for their family,” said Kusum Dutta, a volunteer who works with the Indian consulate.
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Cyberbullying can take place on various platforms such as messages, on social media, on group chats, or games.
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Friday (all kick-offs UAE time)
Hertha Berlin v Union Berlin (10.30pm)
Saturday
Freiburg v Werder Bremen (5.30pm)
Paderborn v Hoffenheim (5.30pm)
Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund (5.30pm)
Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen (5.30pm)
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The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten
Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a month before Reaching the Last Mile.
Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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UAE SQUAD FOR ASIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP
Men’s squad: Faisal Al Ketbi, Omar Al Fadhli, Zayed Al Kathiri, Thiab Al Nuaimi, Khaled Al Shehhi, Mohamed Ali Al Suwaidi, Farraj Khaled Al Awlaqi, Muhammad Al Ameri, Mahdi Al Awlaqi, Saeed Al Qubaisi, Abdullah Al Qubaisi and Hazaa Farhan
Women's squad: Hamda Al Shekheili, Shouq Al Dhanhani, Balqis Abdullah, Sharifa Al Namani, Asma Al Hosani, Maitha Sultan, Bashayer Al Matrooshi, Maha Al Hanaei, Shamma Al Kalbani, Haya Al Jahuri, Mahra Mahfouz, Marwa Al Hosani, Tasneem Al Jahoori and Maryam Al Amri
