• A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework. AFP
    A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework. AFP
  • Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Fruits and Vegetable Market as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Watermelon vendors at the market. Victor Besa / The National
    Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Fruits and Vegetable Market as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Watermelon vendors at the market. Victor Besa / The National
  • Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Al Mina Souk as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Victor Besa / The National
    Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Al Mina Souk as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Victor Besa / The National
  • Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Al Mina Souk as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Victor Besa / The National
    Ramadan spirit is more evident now at the Abu Dhabi Al Mina Souk as UAE Government Coronavirus restrictions are slightly loosened. Victor Besa / The National
  • Worshippers pray near the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Worshippers pray near the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • A small group of worshippers pray at the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
    A small group of worshippers pray at the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
  • Muslim men read the Quran by the waterfront in the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
    Muslim men read the Quran by the waterfront in the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
  • A woman uses her phone outside a Ramadan decorations and household items shop in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    A woman uses her phone outside a Ramadan decorations and household items shop in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Palestinian men prepare homemade fireworks in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian men prepare homemade fireworks in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A Palestinian farmer leads his camel to reach home before iftar in the West Bank City of Jenin. EPA
    A Palestinian farmer leads his camel to reach home before iftar in the West Bank City of Jenin. EPA
  • Palestinian cooks, dressed in full protective gear including masks and latex gloves due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, prepare an iftar meal. AFP
    Palestinian cooks, dressed in full protective gear including masks and latex gloves due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, prepare an iftar meal. AFP
  • Elderly men pray in an alley in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Elderly men pray in an alley in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • A man wearing a protective face mask reads the Quran in Cairo. Reuters
    A man wearing a protective face mask reads the Quran in Cairo. Reuters
  • A baker sells bread in Herat, Afghanistan. EPA
    A baker sells bread in Herat, Afghanistan. EPA
  • A man receives free rations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
    A man receives free rations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA

Ramadan around the Middle East: best photos for May 5, 2020

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

The National

May 05, 2020

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