• White Helmet rescue volunteers and civilians pull a child from the rubble of a building destroyed during an air strike by Syrian regime forces in the town of Ariha, in the southern outskirts of Syria's Idlib province. AFP
    White Helmet rescue volunteers and civilians pull a child from the rubble of a building destroyed during an air strike by Syrian regime forces in the town of Ariha, in the southern outskirts of Syria's Idlib province. AFP
  • A Palestinian man prepares mackerel for smoking prior to selling them at a fish market for Eid Al Fitr in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    A Palestinian man prepares mackerel for smoking prior to selling them at a fish market for Eid Al Fitr in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Syrian actors performing the finalscenes of his TV series Al-Hallaj at a location in Khan Assad Bacha in the old city of Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Syrian actors performing the finalscenes of his TV series Al-Hallaj at a location in Khan Assad Bacha in the old city of Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A statue of the Virgin Mary overlooks the ancient Christian town of Maalula, 56 kilometres northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
    A statue of the Virgin Mary overlooks the ancient Christian town of Maalula, 56 kilometres northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
  • Rita Wahba recites hymns in Aramaic, at the Saint Sarkis monastery in the Syrian mountain village of Maalula, in the Damascus region. AFP
    Rita Wahba recites hymns in Aramaic, at the Saint Sarkis monastery in the Syrian mountain village of Maalula, in the Damascus region. AFP
  • Antoinette Makh, instructs her pupils in the Aramic language at a school in the Syrian mountain village of Maalula, in the Damascus region. AFP
    Antoinette Makh, instructs her pupils in the Aramic language at a school in the Syrian mountain village of Maalula, in the Damascus region. AFP
  • Traditional storyteller Abdel Wahed Ismail entertains an audience in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP
    Traditional storyteller Abdel Wahed Ismail entertains an audience in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with people at iftar in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with people at iftar in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah meets with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in Kuwait City. Reuters
    Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah meets with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in Kuwait City. Reuters
  • A Sudanese woman holding a baby flashes the "V" for victory sign in the capital Khartoum. AFP
    A Sudanese woman holding a baby flashes the "V" for victory sign in the capital Khartoum. AFP
  • Libyan youths play basketball at sunset in Tripoli. AFP
    Libyan youths play basketball at sunset in Tripoli. AFP
  • A fighter loyal to Libya's UN-backed government (GNA) walks after a rocket fired by troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar explodes in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
    A fighter loyal to Libya's UN-backed government (GNA) walks after a rocket fired by troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar explodes in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
  • A passenger reads a book before a Turkish Airlines plane takes off from the new Istanbul Airport, Turkey. Reuters
    A passenger reads a book before a Turkish Airlines plane takes off from the new Istanbul Airport, Turkey. Reuters

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