• Ray Woolley, diver and World War Two veteran, is seen underwater during an attempt to break a new diving record as he turns 96 by taking the plunge at the Zenobia, a cargo ship wreck off the Cypriot town of Larnaca, Cyprus. Reuters
    Ray Woolley, diver and World War Two veteran, is seen underwater during an attempt to break a new diving record as he turns 96 by taking the plunge at the Zenobia, a cargo ship wreck off the Cypriot town of Larnaca, Cyprus. Reuters
  • Muslims sing an Islamic song as they parade to welcome the Islamic New Year in the west bank city of Nablus. EPA
    Muslims sing an Islamic song as they parade to welcome the Islamic New Year in the west bank city of Nablus. EPA
  • Palestinians mourn during the funeral procession of Badreddin Abu Musa in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinians mourn during the funeral procession of Badreddin Abu Musa in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Children sit on a wall behind Palestinian fighters from the Fatah movement during the funeral of Badreddin Abu Musa, in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Children sit on a wall behind Palestinian fighters from the Fatah movement during the funeral of Badreddin Abu Musa, in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • People walk at Khayameya district in Old Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    People walk at Khayameya district in Old Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A woman takes a selfie with a mobile phone outside the annual Damascus International Trade Fair, Syria. Reuters
    A woman takes a selfie with a mobile phone outside the annual Damascus International Trade Fair, Syria. Reuters
  • A landscape painted on a lipstick by Turkey's micro artist Hasan Kale in Istanbul. AFP
    A landscape painted on a lipstick by Turkey's micro artist Hasan Kale in Istanbul. AFP
  • The quarries in the mountains of Ain Dara, east of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP
    The quarries in the mountains of Ain Dara, east of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP
  • A convoy of Turkish military vehicles passing through the village of Kafr Halab on the western edge of Aleppo province. AFP
    A convoy of Turkish military vehicles passing through the village of Kafr Halab on the western edge of Aleppo province. AFP

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