• Lightning over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Lightning over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A mourner lights a candle at a memorial service for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crash in Iran at Storkyrkan church in Stockholm. AFP
    A mourner lights a candle at a memorial service for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crash in Iran at Storkyrkan church in Stockholm. AFP
  • A damaged window at a branch of Bank BSL during anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A damaged window at a branch of Bank BSL during anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Yemenis ride a motorcycle in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis ride a motorcycle in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets King Philippe of Belgium in Muscat. AFP
    Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets King Philippe of Belgium in Muscat. AFP
  • Iraqi demonstrators wave colourful smoke cartridges during the first colour festival outside the Kufa University in the holy city of Najaf. AFP
    Iraqi demonstrators wave colourful smoke cartridges during the first colour festival outside the Kufa University in the holy city of Najaf. AFP
  • Riot police gather outside barracks during clashes with Lebanese anti-government protesters. AFP
    Riot police gather outside barracks during clashes with Lebanese anti-government protesters. AFP
  • A Lebanese anti-government protester flashes the victory sign in front of a burning barricade in Beirut. AFP
    A Lebanese anti-government protester flashes the victory sign in front of a burning barricade in Beirut. AFP
  • A boy cries after government airstrikes in the town of Ariha, Idlib province, Syria. AP Photo
    A boy cries after government airstrikes in the town of Ariha, Idlib province, Syria. AP Photo

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