• A Palestinian artist paints the colours of the Lebanese flag on a sand sculpture to show solidarity with the Lebanese people following Beirut's massive blast, in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian artist paints the colours of the Lebanese flag on a sand sculpture to show solidarity with the Lebanese people following Beirut's massive blast, in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A jeweller weighs gold on a scale at his shop in the old city of Damascus, Syria. In Syria, demand on gold dropped because of the decline in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the US dollar. EPA
    A jeweller weighs gold on a scale at his shop in the old city of Damascus, Syria. In Syria, demand on gold dropped because of the decline in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the US dollar. EPA
  • Israeli and UN soldiers at Quneitra Crossing on the Israeli- Syrian border as an ambulance transporting Wafaa Nasrallah, a resident of Majdal Shams and daughter of the last remaining indigenous Orthodox Christian family in the Golan Heights. Nasrallah left the Golans in the 90s to pursue a university degree in medicine at Damascus University, three years ago she fell into a coma. Syrian and Israeli authorities have allowed her to return to her home town via the Quneitra crossing that was shut down for many years due to the ongoing conflict in Syria. EPA
    Israeli and UN soldiers at Quneitra Crossing on the Israeli- Syrian border as an ambulance transporting Wafaa Nasrallah, a resident of Majdal Shams and daughter of the last remaining indigenous Orthodox Christian family in the Golan Heights. Nasrallah left the Golans in the 90s to pursue a university degree in medicine at Damascus University, three years ago she fell into a coma. Syrian and Israeli authorities have allowed her to return to her home town via the Quneitra crossing that was shut down for many years due to the ongoing conflict in Syria. EPA
  • Anti-government protesters gather for a demonstration demanding free elections and against corruption outside the provincial council building, in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
    Anti-government protesters gather for a demonstration demanding free elections and against corruption outside the provincial council building, in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
  • A Lebanese protester flashes the victory sign amid clashes with security forces in the vicinity of the parliament building in the centre of Beirut following a huge explosion that devastated large parts of the capital. AFP
    A Lebanese protester flashes the victory sign amid clashes with security forces in the vicinity of the parliament building in the centre of Beirut following a huge explosion that devastated large parts of the capital. AFP
  • Lebanese protesters try to break through a barrier amid clashes with security forces in the vicinity of the parliament building in the centre of Beirut following a huge explosion that devastated large parts of the capital. AFP
    Lebanese protesters try to break through a barrier amid clashes with security forces in the vicinity of the parliament building in the centre of Beirut following a huge explosion that devastated large parts of the capital. AFP
  • Tunisian lawyers protest against the assault of a lawyer Nesrine Karnah inside a police station office, outside a court in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
    Tunisian lawyers protest against the assault of a lawyer Nesrine Karnah inside a police station office, outside a court in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
  • Moroccan soldiers patrol the city of Tangiers amid a new outbreak of the coronavirus. AFP
    Moroccan soldiers patrol the city of Tangiers amid a new outbreak of the coronavirus. AFP
  • Moroccan soldiers patrol the city of Tangiers amid a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus. AFP
    Moroccan soldiers patrol the city of Tangiers amid a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza Strip and Egypt after five months of closure. EPA
    Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza Strip and Egypt after five months of closure. EPA
  • A Yemeni farmer works at a tomato field amid acute food insecurity, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni farmer works at a tomato field amid acute food insecurity, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

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