• Riot police stand guard, as retired Lebanese soldiers burn tires during a protest in front of the government building, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Riot police stand guard, as retired Lebanese soldiers burn tires during a protest in front of the government building, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • James Mattis, former US Secretary of Defence (centre), delivers a lecture titled: 'The Value of the UAE - US Strategic Relationship', at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    James Mattis, former US Secretary of Defence (centre), delivers a lecture titled: 'The Value of the UAE - US Strategic Relationship', at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Palestinian fishermen fishing in the Gaza sea in Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian fishermen fishing in the Gaza sea in Gaza City. EPA
  • A US Chinook helicopter is pictured above Baghdad's Green Zone in the Iraqi capital. A Katyusha rocket crashed the previous day into Baghdad's Green Zone which houses government offices and embassies including the US mission, Iraqi security services said in a statement. AFP
    A US Chinook helicopter is pictured above Baghdad's Green Zone in the Iraqi capital. A Katyusha rocket crashed the previous day into Baghdad's Green Zone which houses government offices and embassies including the US mission, Iraqi security services said in a statement. AFP
  • A Palestinian youth sells cigarettes at the beach, in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A Palestinian youth sells cigarettes at the beach, in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Lebanese riot policemen clash with retired army officers and soldiers where they were trying to enter the government palace during a demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese riot policemen clash with retired army officers and soldiers where they were trying to enter the government palace during a demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Tourists ride camels during a visit to the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt two days after a tour bus struck an improvised explosive device near the site, wounding more than a dozen foreign tourists. AP Photo
    Tourists ride camels during a visit to the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt two days after a tour bus struck an improvised explosive device near the site, wounding more than a dozen foreign tourists. AP Photo
  • Boats of Palestinian fishermen sail through Gaza port in Gaza City. EPA
    Boats of Palestinian fishermen sail through Gaza port in Gaza City. EPA
  • The exterior of the premises of an insurance company after a high-yield explosive device went off late the previous night in the Cypriot capital Nicosia. AFP
    The exterior of the premises of an insurance company after a high-yield explosive device went off late the previous night in the Cypriot capital Nicosia. AFP
  • Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by Exxon Mobil, near Basra, Iraq. Reuters
    Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by Exxon Mobil, near Basra, Iraq. Reuters

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