• A vendor wearing a face mask arranges bread for sale inside a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    A vendor wearing a face mask arranges bread for sale inside a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Turkish soldiers stand guard during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in the eastern countryside of the town of Darbasiyah near the border with Turkey in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
    Turkish soldiers stand guard during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in the eastern countryside of the town of Darbasiyah near the border with Turkey in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
  • A Russian Mi-17 military helicopter flies by soldiers and military vehicles during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Darbasiyah near the border with Turkey in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
    A Russian Mi-17 military helicopter flies by soldiers and military vehicles during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Darbasiyah near the border with Turkey in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. AFP
  • A building belonging to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is seen after it was burnt during anti-government protests on the outskirt of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. Reuters
    A building belonging to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is seen after it was burnt during anti-government protests on the outskirt of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. Reuters
  • The PUK municipality building is seen after it was burnt during anti-government protests on the outskirt of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. REUTERS
    The PUK municipality building is seen after it was burnt during anti-government protests on the outskirt of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. REUTERS
  • An Azeri service member looks at the historic Khodaafarin Bridge near the border with Iran in the area, which came under the control of Azerbaijan's troops following a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Reuters
    An Azeri service member looks at the historic Khodaafarin Bridge near the border with Iran in the area, which came under the control of Azerbaijan's troops following a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Reuters
  • Azeri service members guard the area in Jabrayil District on the Iran border. REUTERS
    Azeri service members guard the area in Jabrayil District on the Iran border. REUTERS
  • Members of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) carry placards during a gathering in front of Beirut's Bank Association. EPA
    Members of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) carry placards during a gathering in front of Beirut's Bank Association. EPA
  • People walk past christmas decorations set up for display at a shop in the Swailem market in Riyadh. AFP
    People walk past christmas decorations set up for display at a shop in the Swailem market in Riyadh. AFP
  • Residents living in Saudi Arabia inspect Christmas decorations at a shop in the Swailem market in Riyadh. AFP
    Residents living in Saudi Arabia inspect Christmas decorations at a shop in the Swailem market in Riyadh. AFP
  • Girls get school bags provided by a local aid group, Mona Relief Yemen, at a public school in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Girls get school bags provided by a local aid group, Mona Relief Yemen, at a public school in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

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