• Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on Arafat Day which is the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
    Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on Arafat Day which is the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
  • Muslim Hajj pilgrims pray during the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Muslim Hajj pilgrims pray during the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • A Yemeni woman, dressed in a traditional outfit, attends a cultural festival in the capital Sanaa. AFP
    A Yemeni woman, dressed in a traditional outfit, attends a cultural festival in the capital Sanaa. AFP
  • A Yemeni woman, dressed in a traditional outfit, attends a cultural festival in the capital Sanaa. AFP
    A Yemeni woman, dressed in a traditional outfit, attends a cultural festival in the capital Sanaa. AFP
  • A Bahraini woman walks through a local souq as she looks for clothes for her children ahead of Eid al-Adha in Manama. Reuters
    A Bahraini woman walks through a local souq as she looks for clothes for her children ahead of Eid al-Adha in Manama. Reuters
  • A Libyan fisherman prepares his net before heading out to sea in the town of Qarabuli, east of the capital Tripoli. Residents of Tripoli's seafront wake up most weekends to loud blasts: fishermen casting dynamite to maximise their catch with impunity. AFP
    A Libyan fisherman prepares his net before heading out to sea in the town of Qarabuli, east of the capital Tripoli. Residents of Tripoli's seafront wake up most weekends to loud blasts: fishermen casting dynamite to maximise their catch with impunity. AFP
  • Lebanese and Jordanian participants sail on their boats during the sailing regatta Kaslik- ATCL as part of the annual Lebanon Water Festival 2018 near Jounyeh. EPA
    Lebanese and Jordanian participants sail on their boats during the sailing regatta Kaslik- ATCL as part of the annual Lebanon Water Festival 2018 near Jounyeh. EPA
  • King Abdullah II (R) receiving US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley in the capital Amman. Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
    King Abdullah II (R) receiving US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley in the capital Amman. Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
  • A sculpture is seen on a wall inside a tunnel previously used by rebels after it was decorated with wall sculptures by a group of Syrian artists in Jobar district, eastern Ghouta, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A sculpture is seen on a wall inside a tunnel previously used by rebels after it was decorated with wall sculptures by a group of Syrian artists in Jobar district, eastern Ghouta, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Muhannad Moualla, an artist and a fighter in the Syrian Arab Army, stands inside a tunnel previously used by rebels after it was decorated with wall sculptures by a group of Syrian artists in Jobar, Syria. EPA
    Muhannad Moualla, an artist and a fighter in the Syrian Arab Army, stands inside a tunnel previously used by rebels after it was decorated with wall sculptures by a group of Syrian artists in Jobar, Syria. EPA
  • People from Iraqi Kurdistan cross the Tigris river at the Semalka crossing to visit family on the Syrian side ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday. AFP
    People from Iraqi Kurdistan cross the Tigris river at the Semalka crossing to visit family on the Syrian side ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday. AFP
  • Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, centre, whose coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, meets the Prime Minister and other Iraqi politicians. AP
    Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, centre, whose coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, meets the Prime Minister and other Iraqi politicians. AP
  • A Palestinian worker carries a bag containing items sent by mail eight years ago, after Israel allowed the letters and goods into the West Bank from Jordan, where they were being held, in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Palestinian worker carries a bag containing items sent by mail eight years ago, after Israel allowed the letters and goods into the West Bank from Jordan, where they were being held, in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Afghan security forces show their skills as they mark the Independence Day in Helmand, Afghanistan is celebrating the 99th anniversary of its independence from British rule. EPA
    Afghan security forces show their skills as they mark the Independence Day in Helmand, Afghanistan is celebrating the 99th anniversary of its independence from British rule. EPA

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