• An empty street at Martyrs' Square as Lebanon's government ordered most of the country to shut down again. Reuters
    An empty street at Martyrs' Square as Lebanon's government ordered most of the country to shut down again. Reuters
  • The muazzin of the grand mosque of Basra, closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic, calls on worshippers to pray during the month of Ramadan, in the southern Iraqi city. AFP
    The muazzin of the grand mosque of Basra, closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic, calls on worshippers to pray during the month of Ramadan, in the southern Iraqi city. AFP
  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah giving a speech during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Commander Mustafa Badreddine in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah giving a speech during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Commander Mustafa Badreddine in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A child sits at the doorstep of his home at Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. AFP
    A child sits at the doorstep of his home at Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Iranians wearing face masks attend Laylat Al Qadr prayers, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in Tehran. AFP
    Iranians wearing face masks attend Laylat Al Qadr prayers, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in Tehran. AFP
  • Yemenis gather at a stadium during a charity distribution of clothes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
    Yemenis gather at a stadium during a charity distribution of clothes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
  • A man wears a protective face mask while jogging, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A man wears a protective face mask while jogging, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Protesters wearing protective face masks hold placards as they mark the sixth anniversary of the Soma mine disaster, where an underground fire sent deadly carbon monoxide killing 301 workers in May 2014, amid the spread of the coronavirus, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Protesters wearing protective face masks hold placards as they mark the sixth anniversary of the Soma mine disaster, where an underground fire sent deadly carbon monoxide killing 301 workers in May 2014, amid the spread of the coronavirus, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • A Palestinian woman walks next to the entry of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    A Palestinian woman walks next to the entry of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Hamas Palestinian security guards at the entry of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    Hamas Palestinian security guards at the entry of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Lebanon's government ordered most of the country to shut down again for four days, to ward off a coronavirus resurgence after easing some restrictions, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Lebanon's government ordered most of the country to shut down again for four days, to ward off a coronavirus resurgence after easing some restrictions, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

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