• Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. AFP
    Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. AFP
  • A view of the Christmas tree at the Manger Square while its empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
    A view of the Christmas tree at the Manger Square while its empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
  • A Palestinian man dressed in a Santa Claus costume spreads happiness among the camp children amid the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Al Shatea refugee camp in Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian man dressed in a Santa Claus costume spreads happiness among the camp children amid the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Al Shatea refugee camp in Gaza City. EPA
  • Palestinian refugee children play during a rainy day at Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinian refugee children play during a rainy day at Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza Strip. EPA
  • A Palestinian vendor sells coffee, at the Manger Square, while it's empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
    A Palestinian vendor sells coffee, at the Manger Square, while it's empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
  • Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company walk at the scene after putting out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field. AFP
    Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company walk at the scene after putting out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field. AFP
  • Mourners attend the funeral of a person who died from COVID-19 at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Ghaemshahr, in northern Iran. AP Photo
    Mourners attend the funeral of a person who died from COVID-19 at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Ghaemshahr, in northern Iran. AP Photo
  • A man browses his phone as he controls a donkey pulling a cart on the side of the road during heavy rain in el-Ayyat, south of the Egyptian capital. AFP
    A man browses his phone as he controls a donkey pulling a cart on the side of the road during heavy rain in el-Ayyat, south of the Egyptian capital. AFP
  • Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS
    Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS
  • Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, rest at dawn within Hamdayet village on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS
    Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, rest at dawn within Hamdayet village on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS
  • An elderly woman walk at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA
    An elderly woman walk at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A general view of damaged buildings at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A general view of damaged buildings at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA

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December 17, 2020

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