A close-up of a Nepalese man after receiving rice and a flower as a blessing from a priest during Father’s Day at Gokarneswor Shrine, near Kathmandu, Nepal. On ‘Father’s Day’, sons and daughters show their gratitude to their fathers in Nepal, bringing them presents, sweets and fruits. But those who have no father anymore traditionally visit Gokarneswor Shrine where they conduct puja and offer ‘Pinda’ – food for the departed soul and praying for his eternal peace. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
A close-up of a Nepalese man after receiving rice and a flower as a blessing from a priest during Father’s Day at Gokarneswor Shrine, near Kathmandu, Nepal. On ‘Father’s Day’, sons and daughters show their gratitude to their fathers in Nepal, bringing them presents, sweets and fruits. But those who have no father anymore traditionally visit Gokarneswor Shrine where they conduct puja and offer ‘Pinda’ – food for the departed soul and praying for his eternal peace. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
French bullfighter Juan Bautista fights a bull during a ‘Corrida Goyesca’ held on the occasion of Feria du Riz in Arles, Southern France. During the Corrida Goyesque, bullfighters wear costumes from the 18th Century painter Francisco Goya. Guillaume / HOrcajuelo / EPA
French bullfighter Juan Bautista fights a bull during a ‘Corrida Goyesca’ held on the occasion of Feria du Riz in Arles, Southern France. During the Corrida Goyesque, bullfighters wear costumes from the 18th Century painter Francisco Goya. Guillaume / HOrcajuelo / EPA
A young boy wraps up to keep warm as migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
A young boy wraps up to keep warm as migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, poses for a picture after taking a holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. Rafiq Maqbool / AP
A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, poses for a picture after taking a holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. Rafiq Maqbool / AP
Two men smoke from a waterpipe as migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greece-Macedonia border near the village of Idomeni, in northern Greece. Three people, including a child, drowned when a boat carrying some 100 migrants capsized off Greece early on Sunday, the Athens News Agency reported. It said the coastguard had rescued 68 people following the incident off the island of Farmakonisi in the Southern Aegean Sea. AFP PHOTO / STR
Two men smoke from a waterpipe as migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greece-Macedonia border near the village of Idomeni, in northern Greece. Three people, including a child, drowned when a boat carrying some 100 migrants capsized off Greece early on Sunday, the Athens News Agency reported. It said the coastguard had rescued 68 people following the incident off the island of Farmakonisi in the Southern Aegean Sea. AFP PHOTO / STR
A firefighter douses flames from a backfire while battling the Butte fire near San Andreas, California. Wildfires have spread rapidly through northern California, destroying hundreds of homes, forcing thousands of people to flee and injuring four firefighters. Josh Edelson / AFP
A firefighter douses flames from a backfire while battling the Butte fire near San Andreas, California. Wildfires have spread rapidly through northern California, destroying hundreds of homes, forcing thousands of people to flee and injuring four firefighters. Josh Edelson / AFP
Players go for the ball during the round of 16 basketball match between Croatia and the Czech Republic at the EuroBasket 2015 in Lille, northern France. Philippe Huguen / AFP
Players go for the ball during the round of 16 basketball match between Croatia and the Czech Republic at the EuroBasket 2015 in Lille, northern France. Philippe Huguen / AFP
In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Andy Jones of the USA dives from the 27.5 metre platform during the seeding round of the seventh stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy. Romina Amato / Red Bull via Getty Images
In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Andy Jones of the USA dives from the 27.5 metre platform during the seeding round of the seventh stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy. Romina Amato / Red Bull via Getty Images

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World in focus — best photos for September 13, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

September 13, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

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Takreem Awards winners 2021

Corporate Leadership: Carl Bistany (Lebanon)

Cultural Excellence: Hoor Al Qasimi (UAE)

Environmental Development and Sustainability: Bkerzay (Lebanon)

Environmental Development and Sustainability: Raya Ani (Iraq)

Humanitarian and Civic Services: Women’s Programs Association (Lebanon)

Humanitarian and Civic Services: Osamah Al Thini (Libya)

Excellence in Education: World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) (Qatar)

Outstanding Arab Woman: Balghis Badri (Sudan)

Scientific and Technological Achievement: Mohamed Slim Alouini (KSA)

Young Entrepreneur: Omar Itani (Lebanon)

Lifetime Achievement: Suad Al Amiry (Palestine)

The National Archives, Abu Dhabi

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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

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Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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