• A masked Palestinian demonstrator jumps over burning tires during clashes with Israeli border police near Ramallah, West Bank. AP Photo
    A masked Palestinian demonstrator jumps over burning tires during clashes with Israeli border police near Ramallah, West Bank. AP Photo
  • Palestinian demonstrators from Birzeit University take cover during clashes with Israeli forces in Ramallah, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Palestinian demonstrators from Birzeit University take cover during clashes with Israeli forces in Ramallah, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • People participate in a torch procession during Nowruz celebrations in Akre, Aqrah City in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq. EPA
    People participate in a torch procession during Nowruz celebrations in Akre, Aqrah City in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq. EPA
  • A picture taken on February 4, 2019, shows a view of damaged buildings below a Shiite shrine dedicated to the Sayyida Zeinab in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar. AFP
    A picture taken on February 4, 2019, shows a view of damaged buildings below a Shiite shrine dedicated to the Sayyida Zeinab in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar. AFP
  • Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces sit in the bucket of a digger in the village of Baghouz, Deir Ezzor province, Syria. Reuters
    Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces sit in the bucket of a digger in the village of Baghouz, Deir Ezzor province, Syria. Reuters
  • A woman attends a demonstration to celebrate Tunisia's independence in Tunis. AP Photo
    A woman attends a demonstration to celebrate Tunisia's independence in Tunis. AP Photo
  • The UN Envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli. Reuters
    The UN Envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli. Reuters
  • Visitors tour the majestic rock-hewn tombs of Madain Saleh near the city Al Ula in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Visitors tour the majestic rock-hewn tombs of Madain Saleh near the city Al Ula in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Visitors tour the majestic rock-hewn tombs of Madain Saleh near the city Al Ula in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Visitors tour the majestic rock-hewn tombs of Madain Saleh near the city Al Ula in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • People sit outside in the village of Al Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen. Reuters
    People sit outside in the village of Al Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen. Reuters
  • Mourners watch the funeral of Palestinian Ahmed Manasrah, near Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Mourners watch the funeral of Palestinian Ahmed Manasrah, near Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

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