From Jordan to Iraqi Kurdistan, pupils across Mena region return to school - in pictures

Youngsters in Jordan had been away from school for nearly a year

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  Mask-clad Iraqi Kurdish students gather in the courtyard of their school in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah, on the first day of reopening. Schools were shut down in the region for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Grade 12 students returned to class last month. AFP

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  Since January, the Iraqi Kurdistan region has witnessed a decrease in the number of infections and deaths from the Coronavirus. AFP

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  A committee of teachers and health workers was to be formed to monitor the situation across Iraqi Kurdistan schools, reports said. AFP

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  Jordanian pupils return to school for the first time in nearly a year, in the capital Amman. Educational institutions were gradually reopening after a governmental directive to ease Covid-19 restrictions. AFP

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  A Jordanian teacher accompanies pupils leaving the school building after attending class for the first time in nearly a year, in the capital Amman. AFP

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  Students stand in line following the reopening of their school, after the government eased Covid-19 restrictions in Amman. Reuters

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  Jordanian pupils return to school for the first time in nearly a year, in the capital Amman. AFP

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  Jordan's government decided to reopen schools after a drop in the number of Covid-19 cases over the past four weeks, reports said. Reuters

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  Students listen to their teacher during a lesson following the reopening of their school in Amman. Reuters

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