A man feeds pigeons in the empty Ulus Square in Ankara during a weekend curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus. AFP
A man feeds pigeons in the empty Ulus Square in Ankara during a weekend curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus. AFP
Empty streets, closed restaurants and stores in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon started a 25-day long nationwide lockdown on January 7 to help halt the spread of coronavirus. EPA
Empty streets, closed restaurants and stores in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon started a 25-day long nationwide lockdown on January 7 to help halt the spread of coronavirus. EPA
A commercial airplane flies past the Burj Khalifa en route to Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. AFP
A commercial airplane flies past the Burj Khalifa en route to Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. AFP
A Kuwaiti man rides a skateboard on a warm day near the beachfront in the capital, Kuwait City. AFP
A Kuwaiti man rides a skateboard on a warm day near the beachfront in the capital, Kuwait City. AFP
Former inhabitants of Wadi al-Murr gather near abandoned houses in the Omani village, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) south-west of the capital, Muscat. Encroaching desert sands have left little evidence that Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants, while resigned to its destruction, are trying to preserve its memory. AFP
Former inhabitants of Wadi al-Murr gather near abandoned houses in the Omani village, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) south-west of the capital, Muscat. Encroaching desert sands have left little evidence that Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants, while resigned to its destruction, are trying to preserve its memory. AFP
US biker Skyler Howes competes during stage 7 of the Dakar Rally 2021, between Saudi Arabia's northern cities of Hail and Sakaka. AFP
US biker Skyler Howes competes during stage 7 of the Dakar Rally 2021, between Saudi Arabia's northern cities of Hail and Sakaka. AFP
Saudi customs officials check the documents of a visitor travelling by car into Saudi Arabia from Qatar through the Salwa crossing between the two Gulf countries. Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopened their land border the previous day as they restored ties following a landmark deal to end a three-and-a-half year rift. AFP
Saudi customs officials check the documents of a visitor travelling by car into Saudi Arabia from Qatar through the Salwa crossing between the two Gulf countries. Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopened their land border the previous day as they restored ties following a landmark deal to end a three-and-a-half year rift. AFP
This aerial photograph shows a view of the citadel of Harem, perched on a hill overlooking the city of the same name, on the border with Turkey in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's northwestern Idlib province. Fierce battles took place between Syrian rebels and regime forces in Harem in 2012, during which heavy damage was inflicted on the originally Byzantine citadel. AFP
This aerial photograph shows a view of the citadel of Harem, perched on a hill overlooking the city of the same name, on the border with Turkey in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's northwestern Idlib province. Fierce battles took place between Syrian rebels and regime forces in Harem in 2012, during which heavy damage was inflicted on the originally Byzantine citadel. AFP

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