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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Emeritus Juan Carlos I as He Leaves Restaurant - Spain

King emeritus Juan Carlos I as he leaves the D'Berto restaurant on November 5, 2025, in O Grove, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). The King Emeritus returns to Spain to participate in the Sanxenxo regattas on the same day that his memoirs, 'Reconciliation', are published in France and a month before they are released in Spain. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

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LGBTQ parade in Bangkok

People take part in Bangkok's annual Pride Parade on June 1, 2025, carrying rainbow flags to celebrate the LGBTQ community's pride month. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in January.

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LGBTQ parade in Bangkok

People take part in Bangkok's annual Pride Parade on June 1, 2025, carrying rainbow flags to celebrate the LGBTQ community's pride month. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in January.

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LGBTQ parade in Bangkok

People take part in Bangkok's annual Pride Parade on June 1, 2025, carrying rainbow flags to celebrate the LGBTQ community's pride month. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in January.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks being launched over Osaka Bay as the six-month World Exposition opens on an artificial island in the western Japan city the same day.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, which opened the same day on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, for a six-month run.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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Chinese Urban Housing Prices

Photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows a residential community in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. On the same day, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2025. Data show that in February, new home prices in 18 of 70 large and medium-sized cities rose month-on-month, with Nanjing rising the most.

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China Manufacturing Industry

QINGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 9, 2025 - A worker works in a workshop of a smart water meter manufacturer in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province on March 9, 2025. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in February 2025, the national industrial producer prices fell 2.2% year on year, down 0.1% month on month.