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Worshippers attend mass at the Chaldean Catholic Church of Mar Addai in the town of Karemlash, about 28 kilometres southeast of Iraq's northern city of Mosul on December 8, 2020. - The Vatican announced on December 7 that the 83-year-old Pope Francis would make the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in early March. The itinerary consists of trips to Baghdad, the southern city of Ur -- where Abraham is said to have been born -- and the Christian heartland of Nineveh province. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Iraqi Christians eagerly await Pope
KAREMLASH, Iraq: Worshippers attend mass at the Chaldean Catholic Church of Mar Addai on Tuesday. - AFP KAREMLASH, Iraq: Morning mass in Karemlash, an Iraqi village once held by Islamic State militants, is usually a somber affair. But this week, elderly parishioners could rejoice: Pope Francis is coming to Iraq next year. "We're all so happy. We have been waiting for this for so long," said 45-year-old Adiba Henna, smiling in the cold air after...
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Trump signs vaccine decree after questions raised on ample supply
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order giving priority to Americans to receive American coronavirus vaccines during the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC on December 8, 2020. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order "to ensure that American citizens have first priority to receive American vaccines." WASHINGTON: President...
In this photo taken on Noveber 26, 2020, volunteers at a Catholic religious order Society of the Divine Word (SVD center pack free meals to be distributed to street dwellers in Manila. - Charities are struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for food as millions of families go hungry across the country where Covid-19 restrictions have crippled the economy and thrown many out of work. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines Health virus homelessness food, FOCUS by Allison JACKSON
Record hunger in Philippines as coronavirus restrictions bite
MANILA: Volunteers at a Catholic religious order Society of the Divine Word pack free meals to be distributed to street dwellers in Manila. Charities are struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for food as millions of families go hungry across the country where COVID-19 restrictions have crippled the economy and thrown many out of work. - AFP MANILA: Daniel Auminto lost his job and then his home when the coronavirus pandemic sent the...
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IS steps up Sinai fight with bombs in civilian homes
An image grab taken from a handout video released on Tuesday shows Egyptian army pickup trucks and humvees driving in the desert. - AFP CAIRO: Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped. "I lost my sister-in-law and her nine-month-old baby when an explosive device planted in their home went off," said...
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 08: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden leaves the Queen Theater after announcing the members of his health policy team, including his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, on December 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. With the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to ravage the country with daily records for infections and deaths, members of Biden's health team said they will make fighting COVID-19 the priority. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Biden recruits raise questions
WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden leaves the Queen Theater after announcing the members of his health policy team, including his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, on Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden didn't go far for his choice of defense secretary: former army general Lloyd Austin came from the same inside-the-Beltway consultants as Biden's secretary...
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Indonesia holds nationwide poll despite warnings
Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center), the son of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, rides a bicycle to meet supporters after declaring victory in the mayoral election in Solo yesterday.-AFP JAKARTA: Indonesia held nationwide regional elections yesterday with more than 100 million voters eligible to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation's Covid-19 crisis. The archipelago of nearly 270 million-the world's third-biggest...
Supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) sing, dance and gesture on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana, on December 8, 2020, as Ghanaians await results of presidential and parliamentary elections that passed off peacefully, reaffirming the country's reputation for stability in a troubled region. - Results are expected to be close between President Nana Akufo-Addo, 76, of the centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) running for a second term, and his predecessor, John Mahama, of the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC). (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Five dead in Ghana election violence as accusations fly
ACCRA: Supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) sing, dance and gesture on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday as Ghanaians await results of presidential and parliamentary elections that passed off peacefully, reaffirming the country's reputation for stability in a troubled region. - AFP ACCRA: Five people have been killed in election-related violence in Ghana, police said yesterday,...
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 07: Logan Thomas #82 of the Washington Football Team attempts to gain yardage against Minkah Fitzpatrick #39 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of their game at Heinz Field on December 07, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images/AFP
Washington stun undefeated Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH: Logan Thomas #82 of the Washington Football Team attempts to gain yardage against Minkah Fitzpatrick #39 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of their game at Heinz Field on December 07, 2020.- AFP WASHINGTON: Alex Smith threw for 296 yards and a touchdown Monday, and the Washington Football Team stunned previously unbeaten Pittsburgh 23-17, preventing the Steelers from clinching an NFL playoff berth. Washington's Dustin...
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Kuwait's Football League: 11th round
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 11th round of Kuwait Football League (the ranking phase) had few surprises as teams struggled to finish strong in preparation for the start of the regular season. The premier league will be made up of the top 10 teams, while the other five will remain in the lower rank. The first match saw Salmiya defeating Al-Arabi 3-1, after being down by 1-0.Salmiya's goals were scored by Hussein Al-Mousawi in the 77th minute,...
TOPSHOT - Brighton's English defender Adam Webster (C) shoots at goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on December 7, 2020. (Photo by Mike Hewitt / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Southampton beat Brighton to climb to fifth in Premier League
BRIGHTON: Brighton's English defender Adam Webster (center) shoots at goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton on December 7, 2020. - AFP BRIGHTON: Danny Ings returned from injury to score a controversial winner from the penalty spot as Southampton came from behind to beat Brighton 2-1 on Monday and climb to fifth in the Premier...
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Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled to form 37th cabinet of Kuwait
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assigned yesterday His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to form a government, the first under His Highness the Amir and the 37th in Kuwait's history. This will be His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled's second cabinet following the one he formed on December 17, 2019 until he tendered the cabinet's resignation on December 6, a day...
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Kuwait Army Chief of Staff meets UK Defense Middle East Advisor
KUWAIT: Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lt Gen Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah meets the UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East John Lorimer. - Defense Ministry photo KUWAIT: Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lt Gen Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah received the UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East John Lorimer at the General Staff Headquarters of Kuwait Army yesterday. Lorimer is on a visit to Kuwait, where he is accompanied by Royal Air Force Air Commodore Martin...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests