Iraq's Fao western port Breakwater that was included by Guinness for being the longest breakwater in the world, at the Ras Al Bisha, in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
Iraq's Fao western port Breakwater that was included by Guinness for being the longest breakwater in the world, at the Ras Al Bisha, in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
A man holds reins of a camel in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A man holds reins of a camel in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A boy plays with a stream of water, after humanitarian organisations delivered water to the area during a water outage, in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
A boy plays with a stream of water, after humanitarian organisations delivered water to the area during a water outage, in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah. AFP
Al Ittihad's player Hamdan Al-Shamrani vies for the ball against Al Feiha's Samuel Owusu during the Saudi Professional League match between Al Ittihad and Al Feiha, 30km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
Al Ittihad's player Hamdan Al-Shamrani vies for the ball against Al Feiha's Samuel Owusu during the Saudi Professional League match between Al Ittihad and Al Feiha, 30km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
People swim at the beach at Marsa Matruh in Egypt. EPA
People swim at the beach at Marsa Matruh in Egypt. EPA
A man rides a bicycle on the Gaza beachfront. AFP
A man rides a bicycle on the Gaza beachfront. AFP
Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya. AFP
Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya. AFP
A man creates a cane basket at his shop in Al Badan village near Nablus, the West Bank. EPA
A man creates a cane basket at his shop in Al Badan village near Nablus, the West Bank. EPA
A craftsman engages in making traditional curved daggers (Jambia) in his shop at a market in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
A craftsman engages in making traditional curved daggers (Jambia) in his shop at a market in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

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