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Palestinian football supporters in Ramallah cheer their team on during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B football match against Syria. AFP -
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas guard the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. AFP -
The motorcade of UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths arrives at Sanaa airport. EPA -
Snow sprinkled on the Roman ruins in the city of Baalbeck in Lebanon's Bekaa valley. AFP -
General view of the newly inaugurated Cathedral of Nativity in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, 45 km east of Cairo. AFP -
Jordanian fans cheer for their team after a goal during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup football game between Australia and Jordan in Al Ain. AFP -
Iraqi Army soldiers sit on an armored vehicle at a checkpoint during Army Day, in Baghdad. AP -
Franciscan Custos Mgr Patton carries a Jesus Child effigy during a procession to celebrate Epiphany with the Three Wise Men bringing gold, frankincense and myrrh at the Church of the Nativity in the Biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem. AFP -
Syrian football fans cheer in Damascus, Syria. EPA -
A woman attends an Epiphany mass at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George during Epiphany Day celebrations in Istanbul. AFP
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