• A Palestinian man hangs balloons over the ruins of a house that was destroyed in recent Israeli air strikes, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Fitr in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian man hangs balloons over the ruins of a house that was destroyed in recent Israeli air strikes, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Fitr in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • A woman stands inside Al Hol camp for displaced people in Al Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
    A woman stands inside Al Hol camp for displaced people in Al Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
  • A UAE Air Force Mirage 2000 (left), UAE F-16 Desert Falcon (centre) and a US F-35A Lightning II (right) fly a partnering flight in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in the Arabian Gulf. Reuters
    A UAE Air Force Mirage 2000 (left), UAE F-16 Desert Falcon (centre) and a US F-35A Lightning II (right) fly a partnering flight in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in the Arabian Gulf. Reuters
  • Members of the Syrian Civil Defence carry a wounded man on a stretcher following a reported air strike on the town of Maaret Al Numan in Idlib province. AFP
    Members of the Syrian Civil Defence carry a wounded man on a stretcher following a reported air strike on the town of Maaret Al Numan in Idlib province. AFP
  • An Indian worker sells food to Emiratis during Ramadan, in the neighborhood of Al Quoz in Dubai. Reuters
    An Indian worker sells food to Emiratis during Ramadan, in the neighborhood of Al Quoz in Dubai. Reuters
  • Smoke plumes following reported airstrikes on the town of Khan Sheikhun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    Smoke plumes following reported airstrikes on the town of Khan Sheikhun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • An excavation site is seen in Gobeklitepe, an ancient temple more than 12,000 years old, in southeastern province of Sanliurfa, Turkey. Reuters
    An excavation site is seen in Gobeklitepe, an ancient temple more than 12,000 years old, in southeastern province of Sanliurfa, Turkey. Reuters
  • A teacher supervises while Palestinian school children attend a final exam during the last day of the school year. AP Photo
    A teacher supervises while Palestinian school children attend a final exam during the last day of the school year. AP Photo
  • A Palestinian clown entertains children with cancer who will receive chemotherapy treatment and medical care inside children cancer ward, opened by the US charity Palestine Children Fund, at Al Rantisi hospital in Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian clown entertains children with cancer who will receive chemotherapy treatment and medical care inside children cancer ward, opened by the US charity Palestine Children Fund, at Al Rantisi hospital in Gaza City. EPA
  • A fighter loyal to the Libyan internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) fires a heavy machine gun during clashes against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar in Al Sawani area, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
    A fighter loyal to the Libyan internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) fires a heavy machine gun during clashes against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar in Al Sawani area, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
  • Yemenis shop for the Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a market in the old quarter of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis shop for the Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a market in the old quarter of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Iraqis go shopping during Ramadan in Mosul, northern Iraq. AFP
    Iraqis go shopping during Ramadan in Mosul, northern Iraq. AFP
  • An Iraqi labourer works next to a cart pulled by a donkey in the brick factory in the town of Nahrawan in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    An Iraqi labourer works next to a cart pulled by a donkey in the brick factory in the town of Nahrawan in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Migrants, who were rescued by a coast guard patrol are seen after a boat accident off the Libyan coast at Qarabulli town, east of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
    Migrants, who were rescued by a coast guard patrol are seen after a boat accident off the Libyan coast at Qarabulli town, east of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

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