• Jordanians are cheering the King Abdullah II during a celebration marking his 20th coronation anniversary, at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Jordanians are cheering the King Abdullah II during a celebration marking his 20th coronation anniversary, at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Young Yazidi and Muslim women, part of the musical group "40 Plaits," rehearse a traditional Kurdish song accompanied by the Daf, a large Kurdish frame drum, in a community centre in Dahuk. AFP
    Young Yazidi and Muslim women, part of the musical group "40 Plaits," rehearse a traditional Kurdish song accompanied by the Daf, a large Kurdish frame drum, in a community centre in Dahuk. AFP
  • A Palestinian photographer runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a protest against Bahrain's workshop for the US peace plan, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Palestinian photographer runs away from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a protest against Bahrain's workshop for the US peace plan, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • The Four Seasons Hotel (right) in the Bahraini capital Manama, where the "Peace to Prosperity" workshop is taking place. AFP
    The Four Seasons Hotel (right) in the Bahraini capital Manama, where the "Peace to Prosperity" workshop is taking place. AFP
  • People protest against the conference in Bahrain, which focuses on the economic portion of the White House's long-awaited plan for Middle East peace, in Tel Aviv, Israel AP
    People protest against the conference in Bahrain, which focuses on the economic portion of the White House's long-awaited plan for Middle East peace, in Tel Aviv, Israel AP
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. AP
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. AP
  • Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, centre left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, centre right, clap during a ceremony marking the completion of petroleum facility of South Korea's S-Oil Corp at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea. AP
    Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, centre left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, centre right, clap during a ceremony marking the completion of petroleum facility of South Korea's S-Oil Corp at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea. AP
  • Food aid shipments from the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. AFP
    Food aid shipments from the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. AFP
  • Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs, and the end to corruption in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs, and the end to corruption in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Dubai-based Emaar Properties, (right) is seen at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Dubai-based Emaar Properties, (right) is seen at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • A black band is placed on a photo of former Cypriot president Demetris Christofias during his state funeral in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
    A black band is placed on a photo of former Cypriot president Demetris Christofias during his state funeral in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
  • Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against a US-sponsored Middle East economic conference in Bahrain, in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against a US-sponsored Middle East economic conference in Bahrain, in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A Palestinian rides a donkey-pulled cart carrying sacks of food aid provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip during a general strike to denounce the US-led Peace to Prosperity conference in Bahrain. AFP
    A Palestinian rides a donkey-pulled cart carrying sacks of food aid provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip during a general strike to denounce the US-led Peace to Prosperity conference in Bahrain. AFP

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