A Palestinian man exercises at the beach in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian man exercises at the beach in Gaza City. AFP
Army soldiers clash with demonstrators during a protest against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Tripoli, Lebanon. Reuters
Army soldiers clash with demonstrators during a protest against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Tripoli, Lebanon. Reuters
People walk past closed shops in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli. AFP
People walk past closed shops in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli. AFP
A policeman stands guard at the Sadriya market in the centre of Iraq's capital Baghdad, as the Baghdad Municipality re-opens the area which has been closed for over a decade due to car bombings targeting the market. AFP
A policeman stands guard at the Sadriya market in the centre of Iraq's capital Baghdad, as the Baghdad Municipality re-opens the area which has been closed for over a decade due to car bombings targeting the market. AFP
Youths stand with their skateboards in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
Youths stand with their skateboards in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
A speech and hearing impaired student is pictured as she attends a class with Bayan Darwish, a hearing impaired teacher, in Kafar Nouran in Aleppo countryside, Syria. Reuters
A speech and hearing impaired student is pictured as she attends a class with Bayan Darwish, a hearing impaired teacher, in Kafar Nouran in Aleppo countryside, Syria. Reuters
A view of the garden of the Old Cataract Hotel overlooking the Nile river in Egypt's southern city of Aswan. AFP
A view of the garden of the Old Cataract Hotel overlooking the Nile river in Egypt's southern city of Aswan. AFP
Demonstrators, one wearing a carnival mask, demonstrate in Tunis. AP
Demonstrators, one wearing a carnival mask, demonstrate in Tunis. AP
Vehicles take their place in the first drive-in cinema in Riyadh. AFP
Vehicles take their place in the first drive-in cinema in Riyadh. AFP

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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

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