• Saudi tourists surf down a sand dune in the "Saed" desert area, 110km east of Riyadh City. AFP
    Saudi tourists surf down a sand dune in the "Saed" desert area, 110km east of Riyadh City. AFP
  • Heritage houses that were destroyed explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, are seen held by scaffolding, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Heritage houses that were destroyed explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, are seen held by scaffolding, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Iraqi people collect recyclable garbage at a dump, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi people collect recyclable garbage at a dump, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • A security guard, mask-clad due to the pandemic, stands by a door inside the historic Al Azhar mosque in the centre of Islamic Cairo in Egypt's capital. AFP
    A security guard, mask-clad due to the pandemic, stands by a door inside the historic Al Azhar mosque in the centre of Islamic Cairo in Egypt's capital. AFP
  • Zamalek player Mahmoud El Wensh (centre) in action against Enppi player Mohamed Shawky Gharib (left) during the Egyptian Premier League match between Zamalek and Enppi in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Zamalek player Mahmoud El Wensh (centre) in action against Enppi player Mohamed Shawky Gharib (left) during the Egyptian Premier League match between Zamalek and Enppi in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Palestinian volunteers distribute food to impoverished people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during a lockdown in the Palestinian enclave due to increasing cases of coronavirus. AFP
    Palestinian volunteers distribute food to impoverished people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during a lockdown in the Palestinian enclave due to increasing cases of coronavirus. AFP
  • Damaged buildings near the devastated harbour area after the explosion that hit Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Damaged buildings near the devastated harbour area after the explosion that hit Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A resident secures his household property from the waters of the Blue Nile floods inside his house in the Al Ikmayr area of Omdurman in Khartoum, Sudan. Reuters
    A resident secures his household property from the waters of the Blue Nile floods inside his house in the Al Ikmayr area of Omdurman in Khartoum, Sudan. Reuters
  • A lonely migrant from Syria on his journey towards Germany, rests in an abandoned railway tunnel in Belgrade. AFP
    A lonely migrant from Syria on his journey towards Germany, rests in an abandoned railway tunnel in Belgrade. AFP
  • Lightning bolts illuminate the sky during a thunderstorm over Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Lightning bolts illuminate the sky during a thunderstorm over Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

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August 31, 2020

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