• A Palestinian man rides a bike past a mural depicting Iyad Hallak, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli police on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in Bethlehem. AFP
    A Palestinian man rides a bike past a mural depicting Iyad Hallak, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli police on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in Bethlehem. AFP
  • People enjoy the beach during a sunny day in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    People enjoy the beach during a sunny day in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A Palestinian farmer harvests watermelons from a farm at an orchard near the city of Jenin, West Bank. EPA
    A Palestinian farmer harvests watermelons from a farm at an orchard near the city of Jenin, West Bank. EPA
  • A young African lion cub sits in a cage at a wildlife park in the Khartoum Bahri twin city of the Sudanese capital. The park, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has experienced the birth of several young animals during the closure. AFP
    A young African lion cub sits in a cage at a wildlife park in the Khartoum Bahri twin city of the Sudanese capital. The park, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has experienced the birth of several young animals during the closure. AFP
  • Palestinians attend a rally called by the Palestinian Authority's Fatah party to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Bardala village, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
    Palestinians attend a rally called by the Palestinian Authority's Fatah party to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Bardala village, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
  • Syrian painter Bassam Hamid, who makes a meagre living painting portraits, sits under the Cola Bridge in Beirut. EPA
    Syrian painter Bassam Hamid, who makes a meagre living painting portraits, sits under the Cola Bridge in Beirut. EPA
  • A tourist wearing a protective face mask walks inside the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. AFP
    A tourist wearing a protective face mask walks inside the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. AFP
  • Palestinians take part in a demonstration against Israel's West Bank annexation plans, in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinians take part in a demonstration against Israel's West Bank annexation plans, in Gaza City. AFP
  • Samaritans stand praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn. AFP
    Samaritans stand praying on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for June 29, 2020

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June 29, 2020

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Our legal columnist

Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

Company profile

Date started: 2015

Founder: John Tsioris and Ioanna Angelidaki

Based: Dubai

Sector: Online grocery delivery

Staff: 200

Funding: Undisclosed, but investors include the Jabbar Internet Group and Venture Friends

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While you're here
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Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties

Man of the Match: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal)

Key findings of Jenkins report
  • Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
  • Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
  • Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
  • Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
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