• This picture shows a partial view of the Nabi Musa complex, where the tomb of Prophet Moses is believed to be located, in the Judean Desert near the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
    This picture shows a partial view of the Nabi Musa complex, where the tomb of Prophet Moses is believed to be located, in the Judean Desert near the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
  • Migrants from Eritrea, Egypt, Syria and Sudan, wait to be assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after fleeing Libya onboard a precarious wooden boat in the Mediterranean sea. AP Photo
    Migrants from Eritrea, Egypt, Syria and Sudan, wait to be assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after fleeing Libya onboard a precarious wooden boat in the Mediterranean sea. AP Photo
  • Zamalek player Ahmed Fatouh (L) attempts a bicycle kick next to Enppi player John Ebuka during the Egyptian Premier League soccer match between ENPPI and Zamalek SC at Petrosport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Zamalek player Ahmed Fatouh (L) attempts a bicycle kick next to Enppi player John Ebuka during the Egyptian Premier League soccer match between ENPPI and Zamalek SC at Petrosport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Tourists walk under the Turkish flag at the old city local bazaar during the lockdown in Istanbul. EPA
    Tourists walk under the Turkish flag at the old city local bazaar during the lockdown in Istanbul. EPA
  • Turkey-backed Syrian fighters stand guard during military training at a base near the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside. AFP
    Turkey-backed Syrian fighters stand guard during military training at a base near the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside. AFP
  • Toyota's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during the prologue near the Saudi city of Jeddah, on the eve of the 2021 Dakar Rally. AFP
    Toyota's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during the prologue near the Saudi city of Jeddah, on the eve of the 2021 Dakar Rally. AFP
  • Kuwaiti rider Yaqoub al-Nasserallah takes part on his horse "Heidi", in a horse jumping competition in Kuwait City. AFP
    Kuwaiti rider Yaqoub al-Nasserallah takes part on his horse "Heidi", in a horse jumping competition in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and their supporters chant slogans against the United States at Baghdad's international airport, for the anniversary of the killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF, and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force in a US airstrike. AP Photo
    Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and their supporters chant slogans against the United States at Baghdad's international airport, for the anniversary of the killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF, and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force in a US airstrike. AP Photo
  • An Iraqi fighter of the Hashed al-Shaabi stands guard beneath posters displaying portraits of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani (R) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis - the deputy chief of Iraq's largely pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force - ahead of the first anniversary of their killing in a US drone strike, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The US sent shock waves through the Middle East, with the targeted killing of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant, which infuriated the Islamic republic and its allies. AFP
    An Iraqi fighter of the Hashed al-Shaabi stands guard beneath posters displaying portraits of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani (R) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis - the deputy chief of Iraq's largely pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force - ahead of the first anniversary of their killing in a US drone strike, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The US sent shock waves through the Middle East, with the targeted killing of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant, which infuriated the Islamic republic and its allies. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the Nabi Musa complex, where the tomb of Prophet Moses is believed to be located, in the Judean Desert near the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
    An aerial view shows the Nabi Musa complex, where the tomb of Prophet Moses is believed to be located, in the Judean Desert near the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
  • A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements, in Deir Jarir in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements, in Deir Jarir in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

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