• A Palestinian Muezzin, who calls Muslims to prayer, reads the holy Koran in an almost empty mosque in Gaza City on the first Friday prayers of Ramadan on April 24. AFP
    A Palestinian Muezzin, who calls Muslims to prayer, reads the holy Koran in an almost empty mosque in Gaza City on the first Friday prayers of Ramadan on April 24. AFP
  • A Palestinian "Musharati", who plays the traditional role of "Ramadan drummer" carries out his tour in Rafah in the southern Gaza Stripearly on April 25, 2020. AFP
    A Palestinian "Musharati", who plays the traditional role of "Ramadan drummer" carries out his tour in Rafah in the southern Gaza Stripearly on April 25, 2020. AFP
  • An Iraqi Sunni cleric of sheikh Hameed walks alone during the first day of Ramadan at Umm Al-Tabool empty mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, 24 April 2020. EPA
    An Iraqi Sunni cleric of sheikh Hameed walks alone during the first day of Ramadan at Umm Al-Tabool empty mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, 24 April 2020. EPA
  • The esplanade in front of the 17 Ramadan mosque in the capital Baghdad remains deserted on April 24, 2020. AFP
    The esplanade in front of the 17 Ramadan mosque in the capital Baghdad remains deserted on April 24, 2020. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the Great Mosque, deserted on the first day of Ramadan, in the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on April 24, 2020. AFP
    An aerial view shows the Great Mosque, deserted on the first day of Ramadan, in the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on April 24, 2020. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the Great Mosque and the Makkah Tower, deserted on the first day of Ramdan on April 24, 2020. AFP
    An aerial view shows the Great Mosque and the Makkah Tower, deserted on the first day of Ramdan on April 24, 2020. AFP
  • An Iranian man wearing face mask prays outside of the Saleh Shrine on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
    An Iranian man wearing face mask prays outside of the Saleh Shrine on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
  • A general view of the vacant Saleh Shrine on the eve of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
    A general view of the vacant Saleh Shrine on the eve of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, 24 April 2020. EPA
  • Tunisian women walk past stalls in a central market in the capital Tunis on April 24, 2020, during the first day of Ramadan, after authorities partially eased the lockdown measures. AFP
    Tunisian women walk past stalls in a central market in the capital Tunis on April 24, 2020, during the first day of Ramadan, after authorities partially eased the lockdown measures. AFP
  • People buy traditional Arabic sweets from a shop, on the first day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, 24 April 2020. EPA
    People buy traditional Arabic sweets from a shop, on the first day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, 24 April 2020. EPA
  • Lebanese President Michel Aoun chairing a meeting of the Supreme Council of Defence, in the presence of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
    Lebanese President Michel Aoun chairing a meeting of the Supreme Council of Defence, in the presence of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
  • Yemenis read the Koran on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, 24 April 2020. EPA
    Yemenis read the Koran on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, 24 April 2020. EPA
  • A vegetable vendor talks to a client at a food market in Algiers, Tuesday April 21, 2020. AP Photo
    A vegetable vendor talks to a client at a food market in Algiers, Tuesday April 21, 2020. AP Photo
  • The area around Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining gates in the walls of the old medieval city of Egypt's capital Cairo, is almost empty. AFP
    The area around Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining gates in the walls of the old medieval city of Egypt's capital Cairo, is almost empty. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 25, 2020

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The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting

2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

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Know your Camel lingo

The bairaq is a competition for the best herd of 50 camels, named for the banner its winner takes home

Namoos - a word of congratulations reserved for falconry competitions, camel races and camel pageants. It best translates as 'the pride of victory' - and for competitors, it is priceless

Asayel camels - sleek, short-haired hound-like racers

Majahim - chocolate-brown camels that can grow to weigh two tonnes. They were only valued for milk until camel pageantry took off in the 1990s

Millions Street - the thoroughfare where camels are led and where white 4x4s throng throughout the festival

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The specs

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What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

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Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

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Engine: twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6

Power: 450hp

Torque: 700Nm

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