• Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ashtiyeh speaks during the weekly government meeting in the West Bank village of Fasayel, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
    Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ashtiyeh speaks during the weekly government meeting in the West Bank village of Fasayel, in the Jordan Valley. EPA
  • Palestinian bodybuilders flex their muscles as they compete during a bodybuilding and fitness championship, in Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian bodybuilders flex their muscles as they compete during a bodybuilding and fitness championship, in Gaza City. EPA
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they inspect an honour guard during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey. AP
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they inspect an honour guard during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey. AP
  • Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. AFP
    Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. AFP
  • Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. AFP
    Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. AFP
  • A worker writes a receipt at a petrol station in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    A worker writes a receipt at a petrol station in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • Visitors perform noon prayers amid the ruins of the former Israeli-run prison of Khiam (Khiyam) on the Lebanese-Israeli border. AFP
    Visitors perform noon prayers amid the ruins of the former Israeli-run prison of Khiam (Khiyam) on the Lebanese-Israeli border. AFP
  • Motorcyclists from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan take part in a ride to encourage tourism through the town of Saidnaya, north of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
    Motorcyclists from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan take part in a ride to encourage tourism through the town of Saidnaya, north of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
  • People view the covers of national and foreign newspapers, with the announced Algerian presidential election date dominating headlines, at a stand in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
    People view the covers of national and foreign newspapers, with the announced Algerian presidential election date dominating headlines, at a stand in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
  • Tunisian electoral officials work at a vote counting center following the first round of presidential election in Tunis. EPA
    Tunisian electoral officials work at a vote counting center following the first round of presidential election in Tunis. EPA
  • Forces of Iraq's Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisiation) paramilitaries stand in the back of pickup trucks during a military operation in the desert area between Karbala and Anbar. AFP
    Forces of Iraq's Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisiation) paramilitaries stand in the back of pickup trucks during a military operation in the desert area between Karbala and Anbar. AFP

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