• Syrian last shadow puppeteer Shadi al-Hallaq is seen moving his puppets Karakoz (R) and Eiwaz (L) from inside his booth during a presentation in Damascus. Syrians last week received news that their war-battered country's shadow theatre has secured a coveted place on the UN's list of world treasures. AFP
    Syrian last shadow puppeteer Shadi al-Hallaq is seen moving his puppets Karakoz (R) and Eiwaz (L) from inside his booth during a presentation in Damascus. Syrians last week received news that their war-battered country's shadow theatre has secured a coveted place on the UN's list of world treasures. AFP
  • Representatives of media gather as members of a Houthi delegation prepare to fly on a Kuwait-chartered plane accompanied by UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and Kuwaiti ambassador to Yemen Fahd Almeie to UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, in Sanaa'a, Yemen,. EPA
    Representatives of media gather as members of a Houthi delegation prepare to fly on a Kuwait-chartered plane accompanied by UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and Kuwaiti ambassador to Yemen Fahd Almeie to UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, in Sanaa'a, Yemen,. EPA
  • A woman walks her dog as an Israeli soldier guards near the border with Lebanon, the morning after the Israeli military said it had launched an operation to 'expose and thwart' cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon, in Israel's northernmost town Metula. Reuters
    A woman walks her dog as an Israeli soldier guards near the border with Lebanon, the morning after the Israeli military said it had launched an operation to 'expose and thwart' cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon, in Israel's northernmost town Metula. Reuters
  • A monk prepares for prayers at the Tibhirine monastery. Algeria. AFP
    A monk prepares for prayers at the Tibhirine monastery. Algeria. AFP
  • Viggo Mortensen attends the 'Green Book' premiere during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival, in Marrakesh, Morocco. EPA
    Viggo Mortensen attends the 'Green Book' premiere during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival, in Marrakesh, Morocco. EPA
  • A general view of tourist market in front of mosques and Islamic schools at El Moez Ledin Allah El Fatmy Street, in old Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A general view of tourist market in front of mosques and Islamic schools at El Moez Ledin Allah El Fatmy Street, in old Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Iraqi riot police protect the provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Iraqi riot police protect the provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • Palestinian women weep during the funeral of 22-year-old Muhammad Hussam Habali, in Tulkarem refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. According to medical sources, Habali was shot as Israeli forces raided a western neighborhood in Tulkarem, leading to violent clashes among Palestinian youths and Israeli forces. EPA
    Palestinian women weep during the funeral of 22-year-old Muhammad Hussam Habali, in Tulkarem refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. According to medical sources, Habali was shot as Israeli forces raided a western neighborhood in Tulkarem, leading to violent clashes among Palestinian youths and Israeli forces. EPA
  • United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armoured personnel carriers (APC) patrol along the border with Israel near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila with a poster of a dead Hezbollah fighter (L) seen behind the flying flags of Palestine, Lebanon, and Hezbollah. AFP
    United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armoured personnel carriers (APC) patrol along the border with Israel near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila with a poster of a dead Hezbollah fighter (L) seen behind the flying flags of Palestine, Lebanon, and Hezbollah. AFP
  • A Turkish family buys corn from a street vendor in front of Yeni Camii, one of the famous mosque of Istanbul at Eminonu during rush hour in Istanbul. AFP
    A Turkish family buys corn from a street vendor in front of Yeni Camii, one of the famous mosque of Istanbul at Eminonu during rush hour in Istanbul. AFP

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