• The moon rises over the sky in the Turkish capital of Istanbul with the Camlica Mosque, the largest in the country, seen in the backdrop. AP Photo
    The moon rises over the sky in the Turkish capital of Istanbul with the Camlica Mosque, the largest in the country, seen in the backdrop. AP Photo
  • A view of the rising full moon above Basra International Stadium in the southern Iraqi city on March 28, 2021. AFP
    A view of the rising full moon above Basra International Stadium in the southern Iraqi city on March 28, 2021. AFP
  • A Tunisian protester piles empty plastic bottles during a demonstration to demand the return to Italy of household waste exported Illegally to the country, in the Mediterranean port city of Sousse, on March 28, 2021. AFP
    A Tunisian protester piles empty plastic bottles during a demonstration to demand the return to Italy of household waste exported Illegally to the country, in the Mediterranean port city of Sousse, on March 28, 2021. AFP
  • Christians celebrate Palm Sunday during a mass held at Lady of Damascus church in the Christian neighbourhood of Al Qassaa in the Syrian capital, on March 28, 2021. EPA
    Christians celebrate Palm Sunday during a mass held at Lady of Damascus church in the Christian neighbourhood of Al Qassaa in the Syrian capital, on March 28, 2021. EPA
  • The 'Ever Given' container ship pictured after it was partially refloated after being stuck in the Suez Canal, in Egypt, for nearly a week, on March 29, 2021. EPA
    The 'Ever Given' container ship pictured after it was partially refloated after being stuck in the Suez Canal, in Egypt, for nearly a week, on March 29, 2021. EPA
  • A Kurdish man gestures as he celebrates the Nowruz festival amid the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28, 2021. Reuters
    A Kurdish man gestures as he celebrates the Nowruz festival amid the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28, 2021. Reuters

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From a full moon over Iraq to the 'Ever Given' ship refloated - the best Mena pictures

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March 29, 2021

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