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Algerian protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers, Algeria. Tens of thousands of Algerians protested for an 11th straight week on Friday to pressure those in power to leave, a month after long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign. Banner in French directed at military chief reads "Said Salah, leave." AP Photo -
Smoke billows following bombardment by regime forces on the village of Basamis in Idlib province. The civil war in Syria has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions since it began in 2011 with anti-regime protests that sparked a devastating crackdown. AFP -
Relatives of Palestinian Raed Abu Tair, who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, mourn during his funeral at Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP -
Relatives of Palestinian Raed Abu Tair, who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, mourn during his funeral in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, walk amid the debris of homes following bombardment by regime forces on the village of Ibdita in Idlib province. AFP -
Libyans call for an end to fighting during a demonstration against strongman Khalifa Haftar in the capital Tripoli's Martyrs Square. AFP -
Libyans hold a demonstration at Martyrs' Square against military operations by forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter in Tripoli, Libya. AP Photo -
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation Josep Borrell speaks during a joint press conference at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. Borrell arrived in Beirut for a three-day visit to meet the Lebanese officials. EPA -
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left), is accompanied by Ali Al Ghanem (right), chief of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during a South Korea-Kuwait business forum in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA -
Lebanese President Michel Aoun (R) meets with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (L) at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east Beirut, Lebanon. Madbouly arrived in Beirut on 01 May for a three-day visit to meet the Lebanese officials. EPA -
Saudi women shop for dried dates in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, ahead of Ramadan. AFP -
A Saudi vendor carries traditional lanterns known in Arabic as "Fanous" in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, ahead of Ramadan. AFP -
Tunisian drivers queue up as they wait for the arrival of fuel at Sabelet Ben Ammar in Ariana near Tunis following the strike of the fuel carriers. The Tunisian prime minister ordered the army to transport fuel to petrol stations, a government source said, the second day of a strike by fuel distribution workers that has caused empty pumps and long queues across the country. AFP -
Competitors ride their bikes during Stage 6 of the 14th edition of Titan Desert 2019 mountain biking race between El-Jorf and Erfoud in Morocco. AFP
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