• The sun rises in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    The sun rises in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A model presents a face mask made with the skin of eggplant by chef Omar Sartawi and designed by Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    A model presents a face mask made with the skin of eggplant by chef Omar Sartawi and designed by Princess Nejla Asem and Salam Dajani, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • Palestinian refugee girls play on the streets of Al Shatea refugee camp, north Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian refugee girls play on the streets of Al Shatea refugee camp, north Gaza City. EPA
  • A Palestinian refugee boy rides his bicycle at sunset on the streets of Al Shatea refugee camp, north Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian refugee boy rides his bicycle at sunset on the streets of Al Shatea refugee camp, north Gaza City. EPA
  • Libyans cool off at the beach in the eastern port city of Benghazi. AFP
    Libyans cool off at the beach in the eastern port city of Benghazi. AFP
  • A man and a child stand in a flooded street in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul where at least one person died following heavy rains and hail storms. AFP
    A man and a child stand in a flooded street in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul where at least one person died following heavy rains and hail storms. AFP
  • A migrant stands behind a fence inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside of capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
    A migrant stands behind a fence inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside of capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
  • A customer stands inside an automatic disinfection booth before entering a supermarket in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
    A customer stands inside an automatic disinfection booth before entering a supermarket in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
  • People watch as Lebanese operatic soprano and composer Hiba Al Kawas performs during an online concert streamed live from Zaitunay Bay on the waterfront in Beirut, Lebanon, as part of the Music Festival 2020. EPA
    People watch as Lebanese operatic soprano and composer Hiba Al Kawas performs during an online concert streamed live from Zaitunay Bay on the waterfront in Beirut, Lebanon, as part of the Music Festival 2020. EPA

The Middle East framed - regional photography for June 24, 2020


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The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922 – 1923
Editor Ze’ev Rosenkranz
​​​​​​​Princeton

The Bio

Amal likes watching Japanese animation movies and Manga - her favourite is The Ancient Magus Bride

She is the eldest of 11 children, and has four brothers and six sisters.

Her dream is to meet with all of her friends online from around the world who supported her work throughout the years

Her favourite meal is pizza and stuffed vine leaves

She ams to improve her English and learn Japanese, which many animated programmes originate in

The Settlers

Director: Louis Theroux

Starring: Daniella Weiss, Ari Abramowitz

Rating: 5/5

GIANT REVIEW

Starring: Amir El-Masry, Pierce Brosnan

Director: Athale

Rating: 4/5

Results

Men's finals

45kg:Duc Le Hoang (VIE) beat Zolfi Amirhossein (IRI) points 29-28. 48kg: Naruephon Chittra (THA) beat Joseph Vanlalhruaia (IND) TKO round 2.

51kg: Sakchai Chamchit (THA) beat Salam Al Suwaid (IRQ) TKO round 1. ​​​​​​​54kg: Veerasak Senanue (THA) beat Huynh Hoang Phi (VIE) 30-25.

57kg: Almaz Sarsembekov (KAZ) beat Tak Chuen Suen (MAC) RSC round 3. 60kg: Yerkanat Ospan (KAZ) beat Ibrahim Bilal (UAE) 30-27.

63.5kg: Abil Galiyev (KAZ) beat Nouredine Samir (UAE) 29-28. 67kg: Narin Wonglakhon (THA) beat Mohammed Mardi (UAE) 29-28.

71kg: Amine El Moatassime (UAE) w/o Shaker Al Tekreeti (IRQ). 75kg:​​​​​​​ Youssef Abboud (LBN) w/o Ayoob Saki (IRI).

81kg: Ilyass Habibali (UAE) beat Khaled Tarraf (LBN) 29-28. 86kg: Ali Takaloo (IRI) beat Emil Umayev (KAZ) 30-27.

91kg: Hamid Reza Kordabadi (IRI) beat Mohamad Osaily (LBN) RSC round 1. 91-plus kg: Mohammadrezapoor Shirmohammad (IRI) beat Abdulla Hasan (IRQ) 30-27.

Women's finals

45kg: Somruethai Siripathum (THA) beat Ha Huu Huynh (VIE) 30-27. 48kg: Thanawan Thongduang (THA) beat Colleen Saddi (PHI) 30-27.

51kg: Wansawang Srila Or (THA) beat Thuy Phuong Trieu (VIE) 29-28. 54kg: Ruchira Wongsriwo (THA) beat Zeinab Khatoun (LBN) 30-26.

57kg: Sara Idriss (LBN) beat Zahra Nasiri Bargh (IRI) 30-27. 60kg: Kaewrudee Kamtakrapoom (THA) beat Sedigheh Hajivand (IRI) TKO round 2.

63.5kg: Nadiya Moghaddam (IRI) w/o Reem Al Issa (JOR).

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