• A girl smiles as she and other children walk in a line through the mud at a flooded camp for displaced Syrians near the village of Killi in the north of the northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    A girl smiles as she and other children walk in a line through the mud at a flooded camp for displaced Syrians near the village of Killi in the north of the northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • Afghan women play a volleyball match during a sports tournament at a gym in Herat , Afghanistan. EPA
    Afghan women play a volleyball match during a sports tournament at a gym in Herat , Afghanistan. EPA
  • Supporters of Louisa Hanoune, head of Algeria's Workers' Party, gather for a demonstration in the city of Blida, about 45 kilometres southwest of the capital where Said Bouteflika, the jailed brother of the former president, is due to appear at a military tribunal retrying him on corruption charges involving millions of dollars in funding for his brother's aborted campaign. AFP
    Supporters of Louisa Hanoune, head of Algeria's Workers' Party, gather for a demonstration in the city of Blida, about 45 kilometres southwest of the capital where Said Bouteflika, the jailed brother of the former president, is due to appear at a military tribunal retrying him on corruption charges involving millions of dollars in funding for his brother's aborted campaign. AFP
  • A Syrian army soldier walks past a mosaic inside the damaged museum of Maarat al-Numan, Syria. Reuters
    A Syrian army soldier walks past a mosaic inside the damaged museum of Maarat al-Numan, Syria. Reuters
  • A man tries on a keffiyeh (scarf) from a peddlar at the anti-government protest sit-in in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. AFP
    A man tries on a keffiyeh (scarf) from a peddlar at the anti-government protest sit-in in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. AFP
  • A policeman cries during the funeral of Palestinian policeman Tareq Badwan, shot by Israeli troops during confrontations with demonstrators in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, in his village of Azun. AFP
    A policeman cries during the funeral of Palestinian policeman Tareq Badwan, shot by Israeli troops during confrontations with demonstrators in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, in his village of Azun. AFP
  • Children sit atop a donkey-pulled cart in flooded street on a rainy day in al-Amal (hope in Arabic) neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Children sit atop a donkey-pulled cart in flooded street on a rainy day in al-Amal (hope in Arabic) neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A youth drives a tuktuk at the anti-government protest sit-in in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. AFP
    A youth drives a tuktuk at the anti-government protest sit-in in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. AFP
  • A Catholic nun walks outside the the Cathedral of Tunis during the ordination ceremony of Father Nicolas Lhernould as bishop of Constantine (Algeria) in the Tunisian capital. AFP
    A Catholic nun walks outside the the Cathedral of Tunis during the ordination ceremony of Father Nicolas Lhernould as bishop of Constantine (Algeria) in the Tunisian capital. AFP
  • Lebanese workers remove snow in the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese workers remove snow in the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Oman's Abdullah al-Rawwahi (R) and co-driver Ata al-Hmoud celebrate after winning second place during the Oman International Rally in Muscat. AFP
    Oman's Abdullah al-Rawwahi (R) and co-driver Ata al-Hmoud celebrate after winning second place during the Oman International Rally in Muscat. AFP
  • Cyclists ride during the fifth and last stage of the Saudi Tour from Princess Nourah University to al-Masmak near Riyadh. AFP
    Cyclists ride during the fifth and last stage of the Saudi Tour from Princess Nourah University to al-Masmak near Riyadh. AFP
  • Germany's rider Phil Bauhaus of Bahrain McLaren holds his trophy after winning the last stage of the Saudi Tour from Princess Nourah University to al-Masmak near Riyadh. AFP
    Germany's rider Phil Bauhaus of Bahrain McLaren holds his trophy after winning the last stage of the Saudi Tour from Princess Nourah University to al-Masmak near Riyadh. AFP
  • A sick Yemeni child boards a UN medical evacuation plane at Sana'a airport, Yemen. EPA
    A sick Yemeni child boards a UN medical evacuation plane at Sana'a airport, Yemen. EPA

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