The sun rises in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
The sun rises in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Arab leaders during the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Arab leaders during the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, listens to Jordan's King Abdullah II during the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, listens to Jordan's King Abdullah II during the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
Saudi King Salman chairs the Islamic Summit. Reuters
Saudi King Salman chairs the Islamic Summit. Reuters
A Hezbollah fighter carries a Palestinian flag during a rally to mark Jerusalem day or Al-Quds day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
A Hezbollah fighter carries a Palestinian flag during a rally to mark Jerusalem day or Al-Quds day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Yemenis sit beneath a banner reading in Arabic 'Al-Quds Day: No for Trump deal' during a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Yemenis sit beneath a banner reading in Arabic 'Al-Quds Day: No for Trump deal' during a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A Houthi militiaman keeps watch during a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald J. Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A Houthi militiaman keeps watch during a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald J. Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Yemenis take part in a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Yemenis take part in a protest against the 'Deal of the Century', planned by US President Donald Trump to solve the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A boy holds the Free Syrian army flag during a protest calling for an end to the strikes and for Ankara to open the frontier at the Atmeh crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria. Reuters
A boy holds the Free Syrian army flag during a protest calling for an end to the strikes and for Ankara to open the frontier at the Atmeh crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria. Reuters
Displaced Syrians hold Free Syrian army flags during a protest calling for an end to the strikes and for Ankara to open the frontier at the Atmeh crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria. Reuters
Displaced Syrians hold Free Syrian army flags during a protest calling for an end to the strikes and for Ankara to open the frontier at the Atmeh crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria. Reuters
Hezbollah Supporters listen to Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech via a big screen during a gathering to commemorate the 'Al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day' in southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Hezbollah Supporters listen to Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech via a big screen during a gathering to commemorate the 'Al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day' in southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Palestinian protesters walk away through fumes from tear gas fired by Israeli forces across the barbed wire fence amidst clashes during a protest near Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian protesters walk away through fumes from tear gas fired by Israeli forces across the barbed wire fence amidst clashes during a protest near Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq. Reuters
Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq. Reuters
A young Syrian who fled shelling by regime forces and their allies in the Jihadist-held Idlib province, washes clothes in an olive grove where displaced families took refuge, near the village of Aqrabat, in the Harem district of the same province on the border with Turkey. AFP
A young Syrian who fled shelling by regime forces and their allies in the Jihadist-held Idlib province, washes clothes in an olive grove where displaced families took refuge, near the village of Aqrabat, in the Harem district of the same province on the border with Turkey. AFP
People cool off with water at a public drain to beat the scorching heat on a hot day during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
People cool off with water at a public drain to beat the scorching heat on a hot day during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Children who fled shelling by Syrian regime forces and their allies in the Idlib province, play in an olive grove where displaced families took refuge, near the village of Aqrabat, in the Harem district of the same province on the border with Turkey. AFP
Children who fled shelling by Syrian regime forces and their allies in the Idlib province, play in an olive grove where displaced families took refuge, near the village of Aqrabat, in the Harem district of the same province on the border with Turkey. AFP
People cool off with water at a public drain to beat the scorching heat on a hot day during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
People cool off with water at a public drain to beat the scorching heat on a hot day during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

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Starring: Kareena Kapoo-Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania ​​​​​​​
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