A young girl prays among Iraqi followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, during the Friday noon prayers in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad amid the coronavirus pandemic crisis. AFP
Iraqi followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, are searched before taking part in the Friday noon prayers in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad amid the coronavirus pandemic crisis. AFP
Tripoli's mayor Riyad Yamaq (third right) inspects a burnt room at the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the impoverished northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, after anti-government protesters hurled improvised incendiary devices amid clashes with security forces the previous night. AFP
People stand near a burnt vehicle, in the aftermath of protests against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Tripoli, Lebanon. Reuters
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (right) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a press conference after their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Zarif is in Turkey for one day official visit. EPA
A priest crosses a nearly deserted street during a lockdown imposed by the authorities in a bid to fight spread of the coronavirus in the centre of Jerusalem. AFP
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment tend to a patient at the Covid-19 ward of Jabra Central Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Getty Images