The golden sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned between 1342-1325 BC) as it lies for restoration at the restoration lab of the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
The golden sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned between 1342-1325 BC) as it lies for restoration at the restoration lab of the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
Palestinians walk in an empty street inside Al-Tujjar caravanserai in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
Palestinians walk in an empty street inside Al-Tujjar caravanserai in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
Tailors, who are members of a civil sewing workshop, make masks and overalls for protection from the Coronavirus, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
Tailors, who are members of a civil sewing workshop, make masks and overalls for protection from the Coronavirus, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
Palestinian artists Hammam Mosallam (left) and Yussef Abu Zerr (right) apply facepaint on a mask and a child's face at their home workshop in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as part of a joint project aimed at raising awareness about the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
Palestinian artists Hammam Mosallam (left) and Yussef Abu Zerr (right) apply facepaint on a mask and a child's face at their home workshop in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as part of a joint project aimed at raising awareness about the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
A soldier stands guard in a nearly empty street during a curfew to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
A soldier stands guard in a nearly empty street during a curfew to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
Members of the Iraqi civil defence disinfect the mausoleum of Imam Abu Hanifa al-Numan in Baghdad's Sunni Muslim district of Aadhamiya. AFP
Members of the Iraqi civil defence disinfect the mausoleum of Imam Abu Hanifa al-Numan in Baghdad's Sunni Muslim district of Aadhamiya. AFP
Iranians wearing protective mask walk past graffiti on a wall in Tehran. AFP
Iranians wearing protective mask walk past graffiti on a wall in Tehran. AFP
An aerial view of the performance of dancer Su Sevda Uzun from a terrace of her friend's home while she is accompanied by musicians Hakan Kaya and Alper Kalayciklioglu which they organise regularly for their neighbours in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
An aerial view of the performance of dancer Su Sevda Uzun from a terrace of her friend's home while she is accompanied by musicians Hakan Kaya and Alper Kalayciklioglu which they organise regularly for their neighbours in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
Yemeni children gather to get free food rations from a charity group in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Yemeni children gather to get free food rations from a charity group in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
A supporter of Christian right-wing phalange party light candles with a sentence that reads in Arabic: 'with our steadfastness and struggle Lebanon stayed alive,' to mark the 45th anniversary of Lebanon's civil war on April 13, 1975 at Martyr's square in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A supporter of Christian right-wing phalange party light candles with a sentence that reads in Arabic: 'with our steadfastness and struggle Lebanon stayed alive,' to mark the 45th anniversary of Lebanon's civil war on April 13, 1975 at Martyr's square in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Clothing factory CEO Khouloud Guesmi, right, checks a face mask in her factory in Le Bardo, outside Tunis. AP Photo
Clothing factory CEO Khouloud Guesmi, right, checks a face mask in her factory in Le Bardo, outside Tunis. AP Photo
Masked customers and employees are seen at supermarket in Amman, Jordan. EPA
Masked customers and employees are seen at supermarket in Amman, Jordan. EPA
Egyptian clown Ahmed Naser wears a face mask and helps children to put on face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Darb Al-Ban district, Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Egyptian clown Ahmed Naser wears a face mask and helps children to put on face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Darb Al-Ban district, Cairo, Egypt. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 14, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the region in the past 24 hours

The National

April 14, 2020

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Killing of Qassem Suleimani
On Women's Day
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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How tumultuous protests grew
  • A fuel tax protest by French drivers appealed to wider anti-government sentiment
  • Unlike previous French demonstrations there was no trade union or organised movement involved 
  • Demonstrators responded to online petitions and flooded squares to block traffic
  • At its height there were almost 300,000 on the streets in support
  • Named after the high visibility jackets that drivers must keep in cars 
  • Clashes soon turned violent as thousands fought with police at cordons
  • An estimated two dozen people lost eyes and many others were admitted to hospital 
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