• People visit the Imam Ali mosque in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, during Ramadan, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
    People visit the Imam Ali mosque in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, during Ramadan, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
  • The UAE is sending medical aid to Mali to reinforce its efforts to combat the spread of "Covid-19". WAM
    The UAE is sending medical aid to Mali to reinforce its efforts to combat the spread of "Covid-19". WAM
  • The UAE is sending medical aid to Mali to reinforce its efforts to combat the spread of "Covid-19". WAM
    The UAE is sending medical aid to Mali to reinforce its efforts to combat the spread of "Covid-19". WAM
  • An image released by the press office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi, shows him chairing the ministerial meeting of the new Iraqi cabinet in Baghdad. AFP
    An image released by the press office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi, shows him chairing the ministerial meeting of the new Iraqi cabinet in Baghdad. AFP
  • Workers pass through a self-sterilisation gate set up at an entrance of the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque, as a preventive measure in the Saudi holy city of Makkah. AFP
    Workers pass through a self-sterilisation gate set up at an entrance of the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque, as a preventive measure in the Saudi holy city of Makkah. AFP
  • Iranians, wearing protective masks without observing social distancing, queue outside a money exchange office in the capital Tehran. AFP
    Iranians, wearing protective masks without observing social distancing, queue outside a money exchange office in the capital Tehran. AFP
  • Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City. AFP
    Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City. AFP
    Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Protesters, wearing protective masks and standing 2 metres apart from each other due to the coronavirus pandemic, gather for a demonstration in Rabin Square in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, calling for "a quality government" before the formation of a new government later in the week. AFP
    Protesters, wearing protective masks and standing 2 metres apart from each other due to the coronavirus pandemic, gather for a demonstration in Rabin Square in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, calling for "a quality government" before the formation of a new government later in the week. AFP
  • Yasser al-Samak (left), the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Bilad al-Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    Yasser al-Samak (left), the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Bilad al-Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP

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