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At the Kaaba during Hajj, a photographer captures sense of unity and devotion

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Altaf Qadri is an award-winning Kashmiri photojournalist based in Dubai, with more than 16 years of experience, including work with The Associated Press.

 

Photos of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca

MECCA (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have concluded the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by circling around the holy site of the black cube-shaped Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

 

Photos show glamour at the Dubai World Cup horse race but thinner crowds due to Iran war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Colorfully dressed attendees gathered for horse races and social events at the Dubai World Cup at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

 

Photos of beachgoers in UAE where oil tankers and cargo ships line up in Hormuz Strait

KHOR FAKKAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — People on the coast of the United Arab Emirates can see oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz while playing on swings, riding horses and camping out on the beach near Khor Fakkan, as the war in Iran affects the global energy supply.

 

Photos show travellers stuck in the UAE taking shelter from war at Indian expat’s home

AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With flights across the Gulf disrupted by the war in the Middle East, an Indian expatriate living in the United Arab Emirates has opened his farm property to those left stranded.

 

After an Iranian drone strike, a photographer captures this quiet human moment

A man carrying a briefcase walks past smoke rising from a warehouse fire in Sharjah following reported Iranian drone strikes in the United Arab Emirates. Altaf Qadri photographed the scene from a distance as authorities restricted access near the site.

 

Photos of the Dubai Air Show

DUBAI (AP) — The United Arab Emirates hosted its biennial Dubai Air Show at the city-state’s second airport.

 

Photos of Formula One fans as they flock to Bahrain for the first race of the season in Mideast

Roaring engines again filled the air for the recent Bahrain Grand Prix, the first F1 race of the season in the Middle East.

 

An AP photographer captures the power of a mixed martial arts punch in a single frame

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Altaf Qadri is an award-winning Kashmiri photojournalist based in Dubai, with over 15 years of experience working for The Associated Press.

 

A young man dies as clashes erupt between police and protesting farmers in India

A protester has died as thousands of Indian farmers resume their march to the capital after talks with the government failed to end an impasse over their demands for guaranteed crop prices.

 

As G20 leaders prepare to meet in recently flooded New Delhi, climate policy issues are unresolved

Despite extreme weather events battering India and the rest of the world in the last few months, climate ministers of the G20 nations ended their last meeting for the year without resolving major disagreement on climate policies.

 

India female wrestlers allege sexual harassment by officials

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top India wrestlers led a sit-in protest near the parliament building on Thursday accusing the federation president and coaches of sexually and mentally harassing young wrestlers.

 

AP PHOTOS: New Delhi’s homeless shiver in biting cold

NEW DELHI (AP) — When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a freezing fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people spread torn mattresses and blankets on the pavements and lie on them to keep warm.

 

AP PHOTOS: Sidecar ambulances help moms give birth in India

NARAYANPUR, India (AP) — The motorbike roared as it strained to carry the ambulance sidecar up a steep river bank.

 

AP PHOTOS: In Delhi, migrants battered repeatedly by floods

NEW DELHI (AP) — For Bhagwan Devi, 38, and Shivakumar, 40, and their four children, a flood follows unseasonal rain so often now they have less and less time to pick up the pieces and start over again.

 

Indian woman condemns release of her convicted rapists

A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots has appealed to the government to rescind its decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for committing the crime, after they were released on suspended sentences.

 

‘What fear?': Hindus bathe in frothy, polluted Indian river

A vast stretch of one of India’s most sacred rivers, the Yamuna, is covered with toxic foam, caused in part by pollutants discharged from industries ringing New Delhi.

 

India farmers intensify protest against new laws with strike

NEW DELHI (AP) — A nationwide strike called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws began Tuesday amid new demonstrations in the outskirts of the capital.

 

She sought good life in New Delhi, but found trash

NEW DELHI (AP) — Six months ago, Marjina stepped off a train in New Delhi with her two children, hoping to find a better life after her husband abandoned them without so much as a goodbye.