• Strong gusts of wind and bands of heavy rain cover a walkway at the Jensen Beach Causeway Park in Jensen Beach, Florida. AFP
    Strong gusts of wind and bands of heavy rain cover a walkway at the Jensen Beach Causeway Park in Jensen Beach, Florida. AFP
  • A stygian owl recovered by the Wildlife Police Department, is seen in a cage at the Corantioquia environmental protection organisation in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
    A stygian owl recovered by the Wildlife Police Department, is seen in a cage at the Corantioquia environmental protection organisation in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
  • A soldier assigned to the National Guard is silhouetted while keeping watch near a section of the border fence between Mexico and United States. Reuters
    A soldier assigned to the National Guard is silhouetted while keeping watch near a section of the border fence between Mexico and United States. Reuters
  • Muslim children play outside a mosque in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Reuters
    Muslim children play outside a mosque in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Fire fighters attempt to control a blaze in Apui, Brazil. Reuters
    Fire fighters attempt to control a blaze in Apui, Brazil. Reuters
  • Volunteers walk through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. AP
    Volunteers walk through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. AP
  • The biggest Dinizia excelsa tree, known in Brazil as Angelim vermelho, is found in the Paru State Forest in the Amazon basin. AFP
    The biggest Dinizia excelsa tree, known in Brazil as Angelim vermelho, is found in the Paru State Forest in the Amazon basin. AFP
  • A boat sits at the top a sand dune as Hurricane Dorian make it's way to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, US. AFP
    A boat sits at the top a sand dune as Hurricane Dorian make it's way to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, US. AFP
  • Beatriz Campos, an Ulama player, performs at the Copal ceremony ahead of a match at the FARO Poniente cultural centre in Mexico City. AFP
    Beatriz Campos, an Ulama player, performs at the Copal ceremony ahead of a match at the FARO Poniente cultural centre in Mexico City. AFP
  • An Indian Kathakali artist performs at a cultural festival at Kalakshetra Art Village in Chennai. AFP
    An Indian Kathakali artist performs at a cultural festival at Kalakshetra Art Village in Chennai. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 4, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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September 04, 2019

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid attends Tony Robbins event in Dubai

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Hurricane Dorian aerial photos: a trail of destruction in the Bahamas

ICC men's cricketer of the year

2004 - Rahul Dravid (IND) ; 2005 - Jacques Kallis (SA) and Andrew Flintoff (ENG); 2006 - Ricky Ponting (AUS); 2007 - Ricky Ponting; 2008 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI); 2009 - Mitchell Johnson (AUS); 2010 - Sachin Tendulkar (IND); 2011 - Jonathan Trott (ENG); 2012 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL); 2013 - Michael Clarke (AUS); 2014 - Mitchell Johnson; 2015 - Steve Smith (AUS); 2016 - Ravichandran Ashwin (IND); 2017 - Virat Kohli (IND); 2018 - Virat Kohli; 2019 - Ben Stokes (ENG); 2021 - Shaheen Afridi

The years Ramadan fell in May

1987

1954

1921

1888

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Occupation: Key marker and auto electrician

Hometown: Ghazala, Syria

Date of arrival in Abu Dhabi: May 15, 1978

Family: 11 siblings, a wife, three sons and one daughter

Favourite place in UAE: Abu Dhabi

Favourite hobby: I like to do a mix of things, like listening to poetry for example.

Favourite Syrian artist: Sabah Fakhri, a tenor from Aleppo

Favourite food: fresh fish

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6.30pm: Handicap (Turf) | US$175,000 2,410m | Winner: Bin Battuta, Christophe Soumillon (jockey), Saeed bin Suroor (trainer)

7.05pm: UAE 1000 Guineas Trial Conditions (Dirt) | $100,000 | 1,400m | Winner: Al Hayette, Fabrice Veron, Ismail Mohammed

7.40pm: Handicap (T) | $145,000 | 1,000m | Winner: Faatinah, Jim Crowley, David Hayes

8.15pm: Dubawi Stakes Group 3 (D) | $200,000 | 1,200m | Winner: Raven’s Corner, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar

8.50pm: Singspiel Stakes Group 3 (T) | $200,000 | 1,800m | Winner: Dream Castle, Christophe Soumillon, Saeed bin Suroor

9.25pm: Handicap (T) | $175,000 | 1,400m​​​ | Winner: Another Batt, Connor Beasley, George Scott

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