• Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at sunrise. Victor Besa / The National
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at sunrise. Victor Besa / The National
  • People shop at a market ahead of Ramadan in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
    People shop at a market ahead of Ramadan in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
  • Gold on sale at Bani Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi before Ramadan begins. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Gold on sale at Bani Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi before Ramadan begins. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Boats off the coast of the island of Sir Abu Nair off the coast of Dubai. AFP
    Boats off the coast of the island of Sir Abu Nair off the coast of Dubai. AFP
  • A Palestinian youth is seen through a window as he inspects a house destroyed by an Israeli air strike, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian youth is seen through a window as he inspects a house destroyed by an Israeli air strike, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Syrians gather at a restaurant in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Syrians gather at a restaurant in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • An Egyptian archaeologist works on a sarcophagus at the site of an ancient old Kingdom cemetery that was uncovered at the south-eastern side of Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt. EPA
    An Egyptian archaeologist works on a sarcophagus at the site of an ancient old Kingdom cemetery that was uncovered at the south-eastern side of Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt. EPA
  • An Egyptian archaeologist works at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Behnui-Ka and Nwi, dating back to circa 2500BC near the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Reuters
    An Egyptian archaeologist works at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Behnui-Ka and Nwi, dating back to circa 2500BC near the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Reuters
  • Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters gather above debris of a building while watching the launch by Saudi Development and Reconstruction Programme for Yemen (SDRPY) of multi-million dollar aid projects in the area of Yemen's northern coastal town of Midi, located in conflict-ridden Hajjah governorate near the border with Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters gather above debris of a building while watching the launch by Saudi Development and Reconstruction Programme for Yemen (SDRPY) of multi-million dollar aid projects in the area of Yemen's northern coastal town of Midi, located in conflict-ridden Hajjah governorate near the border with Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Syrians gather at a park in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Syrians gather at a park in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A Palestinian man carries a child as he walks through the debris of a house destroyed by an Israeli air strike, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian man carries a child as he walks through the debris of a house destroyed by an Israeli air strike, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Worshippers are seen at the Al-Basha mosque, renovated and reopened after being destroyed during the war in Mosul, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
    Worshippers are seen at the Al-Basha mosque, renovated and reopened after being destroyed during the war in Mosul, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
  • A Palestinian man sits on debris outside a building that was damaged in Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian man sits on debris outside a building that was damaged in Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City. Reuters
  • Palestinians gather on the beach in Gaza City as smoke and fire billow following airstrikes by Israel in response to rockets fired by Palestinian militants. Gaza militants today fired some 200 rockets at Israel, which responded with strikes that killed a baby, her pregnant mother and another Palestinian, officials said, as a fragile ceasefire faltered and a further escalation was feared. AFP
    Palestinians gather on the beach in Gaza City as smoke and fire billow following airstrikes by Israel in response to rockets fired by Palestinian militants. Gaza militants today fired some 200 rockets at Israel, which responded with strikes that killed a baby, her pregnant mother and another Palestinian, officials said, as a fragile ceasefire faltered and a further escalation was feared. AFP

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