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epa08708142 French UN peacekeepers soldiers work and clean-up at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, 30 September 2020. At least 190 people were killed, and more than six thousand injured in the Beirut blast that devastated the port area on 04 August and believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. The explosion damaged some 50 thousand housing units, and left 300 thousand people homeless. Preparations for the restoration of partially damaged buildings began in the areas of Karantina, Gemmayze, and Mar Mikhael facing the port of Beirut. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

The Middle East Framed: regional photos of the day

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

October 01, 2020

Moroccan workers stand at the terrace of a building in the Moroccan city of Fnideq overlooking the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 28, 2020. Deprived of a livelihood because of the border closures, thousands of Moroccan cross-border workers despair of returning to work in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla (north), after six long months of paralysis linked to the pandemic of the new coronavirus. / AFP / FADEL SENNA

The Middle East Framed: regional photos of the day

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

September 03, 2020

FILE - In this June 10, 2020, file photo, Olivia Chan's father helps her with a new mask she received during a graduation ceremony for her Pre-K class in front of Bradford School in Jersey City, N.J. School districts that plan to reopen classrooms in the fall are wrestling with whether to require teachers and students to wear face masks. In Iowa, among other places, where Democratic-leaning cities like Des Moines and Iowa City have required masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while smaller, more conservative communities have left the decision to parents. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Face masks in Abu Dhabi schools, 305 new cases, hydrogen-fuelled aircraft - The Daily Update

On today's update we have the latest coronavirus figures, details of exemptions under cancelled visa ruling and Abu Dhabi schools to require children to wear face masks in September

PodcastsJuly 25, 2020

Icelandic horses play on a meadow of a stud farm in Obernhain near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

World in focus: best photos of the day

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

WorldJuly 23, 2020

A Saudi man enters a new self-sterilization gate at the Grand Mosque, as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 7, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Ramadan around the world in photos: May 7

Images of an Islamic holy month like no other because of the coronavirus outbreak

WorldMay 07, 2020

epa08350991 A Palestinian works inside a greenhouse of flowers near the West Bank city of Nablus, 08 April 2020. Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Nablus region. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

The Middle East Framed: regional photos of the day

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

April 09, 2020

TOPSHOT - Parked bicycles used to transport materials in a wholesale market are pictured during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata on April 6, 2020. / AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR

World in focus: best photos of the day

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

WorldApril 07, 2020

TOPSHOT - A Syrian child displaced from Ras al-Ain, a border town controlled by Turkey and its Syrian proxies, is pictured in a school turned into a shelter in the city of Hasakeh on April 5, 2020 in northeastern Syria. The novel coronavirus has put global trade on hold, placed half of the world population in confinement and has the potential to topple governments and reshape diplomatic relations. The United Nations has appealed for ceasefires in all the major conflicts rocking the planet, with its chief Antonio Guterres on Friday warning "the worst is yet to come". But it remains unclear what the pandemic's impact will be on the multiple wars roiling the Middle East. / AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN

The Middle East Framed: regional photos of the day

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

April 06, 2020

The Corniche in Abu Dhabi on the first day of the UAE cleaning campaign. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi quietens down as cleaning campaign begins

Parks, the Corniche and main roads deserted as residents stay at home

TransportMarch 27, 2020

Angkor Watt in Cambodia before and after the coronavirus crisis.

Before and after: Asian tourism hit by coronavirus fears

As the coronavirus crisis continues to evolve, tourism hotspots across Asia are left deserted

March 09, 2020

FUJISAWA, JAPAN - JANUARY 30: A local surfer is seen with Mount Fuji in the background from the beach of Enoshima during the build up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on January 30, 2020 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The venue will hold the sailing events. Getty Images

World in focus: best photos of the day

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WorldJanuary 31, 2020

Oman's new Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq carries the coffin of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. EPA

New Sultan Haitham carries coffin of late Sultan Qaboos

Oman in mourning as Haitham bin Tariq is sworn in as the new sultan

January 11, 2020

DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Dec 31 , 2019 : Fireworks display on Burj Khalifa for the new year 2020 celebration at Dubai Mall in Downtown Dubai in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) For News/Online/Instagram

New Year's Eve 2019: All the spectacular fireworks in the UAE

Partygoers across the Emirates flocked to parks, beaches and iconic hotspots to bid adieu to 2019

LifestyleJanuary 01, 2020

Police cadets load their weapons blinfolded during a training exercise at a police academy in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

Egypt's cadets put through their paces at Cairo police academy

From loading weapons blindfolded to tackling obstacles, a look inside Egypt's four-year academy programme

January 01, 2020

epaselect epa08091516 People on St. Stephen's Day at the Lake of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, 26 December 2019. EPA/WALTER BIERI

World in focus: best photos of the day

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WorldDecember 27, 2019

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