• A man competes in Stage 2 of the 34th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Tisserdimine and Kourci Dial Zaid in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
    A man competes in Stage 2 of the 34th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Tisserdimine and Kourci Dial Zaid in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
  • A Syrian Folklore band performs at the opening of the Damascus Cultural Festival at the Opera House in Damascus. EPA
    A Syrian Folklore band performs at the opening of the Damascus Cultural Festival at the Opera House in Damascus. EPA
  • A Syrian Folklore band performs at the opening of the Damascus Cultural Festival at the Opera House in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A Syrian Folklore band performs at the opening of the Damascus Cultural Festival at the Opera House in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Palestinian Basim Abu Obaid, 32, who lost a leg after he was shot by Israeli forces, is reflected in a mirror inside an artificial limb centre in Gaza City. Reuters
    Palestinian Basim Abu Obaid, 32, who lost a leg after he was shot by Israeli forces, is reflected in a mirror inside an artificial limb centre in Gaza City. Reuters
  • Palestinian woman Nazeeha Qudieh, 38, who lost her right leg after she was shot by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, poses for a photo at her home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinian woman Nazeeha Qudieh, 38, who lost her right leg after she was shot by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, poses for a photo at her home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • The compartment of the celebrations square at the International Zone, also known as the Green Zone, in central Baghdad. EPA
    The compartment of the celebrations square at the International Zone, also known as the Green Zone, in central Baghdad. EPA
  • An Egyptian Bedouin herder feeds her stock in the village of Al Hamada in Wadi Al Sahu in South Sinai governorate. AFP
    An Egyptian Bedouin herder feeds her stock in the village of Al Hamada in Wadi Al Sahu in South Sinai governorate. AFP
  • People compete in the Marathon des Sables. AFP
    People compete in the Marathon des Sables. AFP
  • A man walks past street art that reads "liberty," supporting the current protest that has forced out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in downtown Algiers, Algeria. AP Photo
    A man walks past street art that reads "liberty," supporting the current protest that has forced out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in downtown Algiers, Algeria. AP Photo
  • An Algerian woman walks past fresh graffiti pieces demanding freedom in French. EPA
    An Algerian woman walks past fresh graffiti pieces demanding freedom in French. EPA
  • Khawla, a nine-year-old girl who lost her left leg in a mine explosion, shows her complete prosthetic at her family house in Raqqa city, northeastern Syria. EPA
    Khawla, a nine-year-old girl who lost her left leg in a mine explosion, shows her complete prosthetic at her family house in Raqqa city, northeastern Syria. EPA
  • Fighters from a Misrata armed group loyal to the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord prepare their ammunition before heading to the frontline to face Khalifa Haftar's LNA forces. AFP
    Fighters from a Misrata armed group loyal to the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord prepare their ammunition before heading to the frontline to face Khalifa Haftar's LNA forces. AFP
  • Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, left, reviews an honour guard with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, left, reviews an honour guard with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo

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