• A paramedic from the Palestinian Ministry of Health disinfects Palestinian laborers to help contain the coronavirus, as they exit an Israeli army checkpoint after returning from work in Israel, near the West Bank village of Nilin, west of Ramallah. AP Photo
    A paramedic from the Palestinian Ministry of Health disinfects Palestinian laborers to help contain the coronavirus, as they exit an Israeli army checkpoint after returning from work in Israel, near the West Bank village of Nilin, west of Ramallah. AP Photo
  • Palestinian music instructor Esmail Dawood gives an online Oud lesson attended by his children, during confinement at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian music instructor Esmail Dawood gives an online Oud lesson attended by his children, during confinement at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, in Gaza City. AFP
  • A federal policeman stands guard while people walk in a nearly empty street during a curfew to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. in central Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    A federal policeman stands guard while people walk in a nearly empty street during a curfew to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. in central Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
  • Children wave national flags in solidarity with the families of those who have died or are ill with the coronavirus and support for doctors and nurses fighting to save them, in central Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    Children wave national flags in solidarity with the families of those who have died or are ill with the coronavirus and support for doctors and nurses fighting to save them, in central Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
  • A member of the Kurdish Red Crescent checks the temperature of a passenger upon arrival from Damascus as a measure to detect COVID-19 symptoms at a mobile site just outside Syria's Qamishli airport in the northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
    A member of the Kurdish Red Crescent checks the temperature of a passenger upon arrival from Damascus as a measure to detect COVID-19 symptoms at a mobile site just outside Syria's Qamishli airport in the northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
  • A couple look out of a window during confinement at home due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP
    A couple look out of a window during confinement at home due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP
  • A man walks on an empty street in Istanbul. EPA
    A man walks on an empty street in Istanbul. EPA
  • A view of the full moon shining over the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
    A view of the full moon shining over the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
  • Palestinian bodybuilder Ahmed Tlatini, aged 26, trains at his home in Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian bodybuilder Ahmed Tlatini, aged 26, trains at his home in Gaza City. EPA
  • A Shepard stands near his flock of goats at the Roman ruins at Jerash, Jordan. EPA
    A Shepard stands near his flock of goats at the Roman ruins at Jerash, Jordan. EPA
  • Egyptian men wearing masks wait outside a centre of non-governmental organisation Egyptian Food Bank. AFP
    Egyptian men wearing masks wait outside a centre of non-governmental organisation Egyptian Food Bank. AFP
  • Members of Tunisia's Urgent Medical Aid Service wear protective equipment before visiting coronavirus patients in Tunis. EPA
    Members of Tunisia's Urgent Medical Aid Service wear protective equipment before visiting coronavirus patients in Tunis. EPA
  • People practice social distancing while waiting for a bus in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
    People practice social distancing while waiting for a bus in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
  • A man wears a mask as he rides a bicycle on Beirut's deserted corniche. AP Photo
    A man wears a mask as he rides a bicycle on Beirut's deserted corniche. AP Photo
  • A Kuwaiti police vehicle is seen at the entrance of the Jeleeb Al Shuyoukh street, south of Kuwait City during a lockdown. EPA
    A Kuwaiti police vehicle is seen at the entrance of the Jeleeb Al Shuyoukh street, south of Kuwait City during a lockdown. EPA
  • Lightning flashes in the sky over Rumaithiya district in Kuwait City during a storm. AFP
    Lightning flashes in the sky over Rumaithiya district in Kuwait City during a storm. AFP
  • A Saudi nurse talks to a patient after a check-up at a mobile clinic catering for the residents of Ajyad Almasafi district in Makkah. AFP
    A Saudi nurse talks to a patient after a check-up at a mobile clinic catering for the residents of Ajyad Almasafi district in Makkah. AFP
  • The pink supermoon rises in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    The pink supermoon rises in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

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