• A barber wearing a protective face mask cuts the hair of a policeman near the old bridge in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
    A barber wearing a protective face mask cuts the hair of a policeman near the old bridge in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
  • A clown is reflected in a mirror as he performs to entertain Palestinian children in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS
    A clown is reflected in a mirror as he performs to entertain Palestinian children in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS
  • Syrian government soldiers and traffic policeman stand in an empty street, during a lockdown in Aleppo, Syria. AP
    Syrian government soldiers and traffic policeman stand in an empty street, during a lockdown in Aleppo, Syria. AP
  • A Syrian woman with her sons walk on a street in Damascus, Syria. AP
    A Syrian woman with her sons walk on a street in Damascus, Syria. AP
  • An Iranian man, wearing personal protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, shops at the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran. AFP
    An Iranian man, wearing personal protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, shops at the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran. AFP
  • A Palestinian bride and groom celebrate a traditional wedding day called 'ZAFA' amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
    A Palestinian bride and groom celebrate a traditional wedding day called 'ZAFA' amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
  • An aerial view shows the Atme camp for displaced Syrians close to the border with Turkey in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    An aerial view shows the Atme camp for displaced Syrians close to the border with Turkey in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • Fighters with Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord gather at a position near the town of Garabulli, 70km east of the capital Tripoli, as they engage in battles with forces loyal to Libyan leader Khalifa Haftar. AFP
    Fighters with Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord gather at a position near the town of Garabulli, 70km east of the capital Tripoli, as they engage in battles with forces loyal to Libyan leader Khalifa Haftar. AFP
  • A Yemeni man rebuilds his tent after it was destroyed by torrential rain in a makeshift camp for the displaced in the northern Hajjah province. AFP
    A Yemeni man rebuilds his tent after it was destroyed by torrential rain in a makeshift camp for the displaced in the northern Hajjah province. AFP
  • A Yemeni vendor waits for costumers in the old city market of the capital Sanaa. AFP
    A Yemeni vendor waits for costumers in the old city market of the capital Sanaa. AFP
  • A view of the ceiling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. AFP
    A view of the ceiling in the Hall of Names, bearing names and pictures of Holocaust victims, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. AFP
  • In this aerial view from a drone, Galata Bridge is near empty during Turkey's second weekend lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Istanbul, Turkey.. Getty Images
    In this aerial view from a drone, Galata Bridge is near empty during Turkey's second weekend lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Istanbul, Turkey.. Getty Images
  • A kite with 'Stay Home' written on it, flies over east Amman, Jordan. EPA
    A kite with 'Stay Home' written on it, flies over east Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Pedestrians walk behind a billboard calling residents to stay at home in central Beirut. AFP
    Pedestrians walk behind a billboard calling residents to stay at home in central Beirut. AFP
  • Kuwaiti nationals, residing abroad, disembark from their plane at the Kuwait International airport in the capital upon their return as part of a repatriation plan, and ahead of being taken to mandatory home quarantine. AFP
    Kuwaiti nationals, residing abroad, disembark from their plane at the Kuwait International airport in the capital upon their return as part of a repatriation plan, and ahead of being taken to mandatory home quarantine. AFP

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