Eid Al Adha celebrated in the Mena region - in pictures


  • Worshippers pose for a selfie after the morning prayers for Eid Al Adha. AFP
    Worshippers pose for a selfie after the morning prayers for Eid Al Adha. AFP
  • A boy holds balloons after the morning prayers for Eid Al Adha at the Azhar mosque in the centre of Cairo. AFP
    A boy holds balloons after the morning prayers for Eid Al Adha at the Azhar mosque in the centre of Cairo. AFP
  • Children play after visiting the local cemetery during Eid Al Adha near Tanta, Egypt. EPA
    Children play after visiting the local cemetery during Eid Al Adha near Tanta, Egypt. EPA
  • Iraqis take a ride at a funfair as they celebrate Eid Al Adha in Baghdad. Reuters
    Iraqis take a ride at a funfair as they celebrate Eid Al Adha in Baghdad. Reuters
  • Morning prayers for Eid Al Adha in the Surur district of Oman's Samail governorate. AFP
    Morning prayers for Eid Al Adha in the Surur district of Oman's Samail governorate. AFP
  • A Palestinian family pose with a camel before its slaughter for Eid Al Adha near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian family pose with a camel before its slaughter for Eid Al Adha near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
  • Iraqi children have fun at the fair on the first day of Eid in the old city of Mosul. Reuters
    Iraqi children have fun at the fair on the first day of Eid in the old city of Mosul. Reuters
  • A sacrificial animal at a livestock market in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
    A sacrificial animal at a livestock market in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
  • Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, performs Eid Al Adha morning prayers the Hashemiya mosque in Amman. AFP
    Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, performs Eid Al Adha morning prayers the Hashemiya mosque in Amman. AFP
  • Children ride in a miniature amusement train pulled by a pickup truck on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Binnish, Syria. AFP
    Children ride in a miniature amusement train pulled by a pickup truck on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Binnish, Syria. AFP
  • Iraqi residents take a ride at an amusement park as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi residents take a ride at an amusement park as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • A spectacular Eid Al Adha fireworks display at Yas Bay Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A spectacular Eid Al Adha fireworks display at Yas Bay Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A man gets a haircut on the first day of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday in al-Qamariya street in old Damascus, Syria. AFP
    A man gets a haircut on the first day of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday in al-Qamariya street in old Damascus, Syria. AFP
  • Worshippers perform the morning prayers for Eid al-Adha in the Surur district in Oman's governorate of Samail. AFP
    Worshippers perform the morning prayers for Eid al-Adha in the Surur district in Oman's governorate of Samail. AFP
  • Sudanese worshippers who fled violence in Khartoum, gather for Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the region of Jazira, south of Khartoum. AFP
    Sudanese worshippers who fled violence in Khartoum, gather for Eid Al Adha morning prayers in the region of Jazira, south of Khartoum. AFP
  • Palestinians celebrate the first day of Eid Al Adha in Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Palestinians celebrate the first day of Eid Al Adha in Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Muslims celebrate Eid near the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
    Muslims celebrate Eid near the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
  • Palestinians at prayer in Al Aqsa compound on the first day of Eid. Muslims celebrate the holiday to mark the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham to Christians and Jews) to sacrifice his son. Reuters
    Palestinians at prayer in Al Aqsa compound on the first day of Eid. Muslims celebrate the holiday to mark the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham to Christians and Jews) to sacrifice his son. Reuters
  • Sunnis at prayer on the first day of Eid at the shrine of cleric Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Gailani in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Sunnis at prayer on the first day of Eid at the shrine of cleric Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Gailani in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Worshippers after prayers on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Worshippers after prayers on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Morning Eid Al Adha prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Morning Eid Al Adha prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Greeting friends and relatives after morning Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Greeting friends and relatives after morning Eid prayers at Zayed the Second Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Eid prayers at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Eid prayers at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Muslim women pray in a courtyard of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. EPA
    Muslim women pray in a courtyard of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. EPA
  • Muslims after prayers on the first day of Eid, outside Al Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Muslims after prayers on the first day of Eid, outside Al Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters