• Iraqi youths perform a somersault as they practice parkour in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi youths perform a somersault as they practice parkour in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • Worshipers watch as others circle around the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. AFP
    Worshipers watch as others circle around the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. AFP
  • Dancers of the Caracalla Dance Theatre perform the new theatrical production of 'Finiqia, the Legend Lives On' during the annual Byblos International Festival, in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Dancers of the Caracalla Dance Theatre perform the new theatrical production of 'Finiqia, the Legend Lives On' during the annual Byblos International Festival, in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • People crossing the Wadi el Kuf bridge, built by Italian architect Riccardo Morandi in northeastern Libya. A 200-metre section of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge collapsed on August 16. Genoa's structure has two twins in the world: Wadi el Kuf and General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in Venezuela. AFP
    People crossing the Wadi el Kuf bridge, built by Italian architect Riccardo Morandi in northeastern Libya. A 200-metre section of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge collapsed on August 16. Genoa's structure has two twins in the world: Wadi el Kuf and General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in Venezuela. AFP
  • Egyptians look at animals through a window at the Berqash camel market northeast of Cairo.Muslims across the world are preparing for the Eid al Adha holiday. AFP
    Egyptians look at animals through a window at the Berqash camel market northeast of Cairo.Muslims across the world are preparing for the Eid al Adha holiday. AFP
  • Egypt's Al Ahly players celebrate after scoring against Esperance Sportive de Tunis at Rades Olympic stadium, Tunis, Tunisia. Reuters
    Egypt's Al Ahly players celebrate after scoring against Esperance Sportive de Tunis at Rades Olympic stadium, Tunis, Tunisia. Reuters
  • People walk past a colorful muttons paddock installation, at a mall in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    People walk past a colorful muttons paddock installation, at a mall in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Rebel fighters from the Suqur Al-Sham brigades take a position in the countryside of the northern Idlib province, Syria. AFP
    Rebel fighters from the Suqur Al-Sham brigades take a position in the countryside of the northern Idlib province, Syria. AFP
  • A disable Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland at the Israel-Gaza border, in Gaza. Reuters
    A disable Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland at the Israel-Gaza border, in Gaza. Reuters
  • Boys jump into a river to cool down on a hot summer evening in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
    Boys jump into a river to cool down on a hot summer evening in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo

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