A worker disinfects a gallery of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square. AFP
A worker disinfects a gallery of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square. AFP
Children continue their school curriculum online via a computer screen at their home in Kuwait City. AFP
Children continue their school curriculum online via a computer screen at their home in Kuwait City. AFP
A Palestinian boy wearing gloves and a protective face-mask takes care of his birds in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian boy wearing gloves and a protective face-mask takes care of his birds in Gaza City. AFP
A man walks past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
A man walks past shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
A deserted highway is seen in Kuwait city, a day after authorities declared a nationwide curfew. AFP
A deserted highway is seen in Kuwait city, a day after authorities declared a nationwide curfew. AFP
A woman carries a disabled man wearing a protective face mask in the market of the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra, south of the capital Beirut. AFP
A woman carries a disabled man wearing a protective face mask in the market of the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra, south of the capital Beirut. AFP
A boy reads from the holy Quran as members of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) disinfect a mosque in the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria. AFP
A boy reads from the holy Quran as members of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) disinfect a mosque in the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria. AFP
A man walks by at a deserted market in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
A man walks by at a deserted market in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
Women hold stacks of bread as they walk along an empty street, as restrictions are imposed as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Qamishli, Syria. Reuters
Women hold stacks of bread as they walk along an empty street, as restrictions are imposed as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Qamishli, Syria. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for March 24, 2020

We bring you the best pictures from the Middle East and North Africa

The National

March 24, 2020

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The past Palme d'Or winners

2018 Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda

2017 The Square, Ruben Ostlund

2016 I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach

2015 Dheepan, Jacques Audiard

2014 Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu), Nuri Bilge Ceylan

2013 Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle: Chapitres 1 et 2), Abdellatif Kechiche, Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux

2012 Amour, Michael Haneke

2011 The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick

2010 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat), Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2009 The White Ribbon (Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte), Michael Haneke

2008 The Class (Entre les murs), Laurent Cantet

WORLD CUP SQUAD

Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Angelo Mathews, Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep

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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

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