A Lebanese policeman is deployed to enforce isolation outside a building where dozens of foreign workers living in overcrowded apartments have tested positive with the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
A Lebanese policeman is deployed to enforce isolation outside a building where dozens of foreign workers living in overcrowded apartments have tested positive with the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
Game wardens display leopard skins, confiscated from bush hunters in surrounding rural communities who poach both for subsistence and traditional trophies, at their headquarters at the Boma National Park in eastern South Sudan. AFP
Game wardens display leopard skins, confiscated from bush hunters in surrounding rural communities who poach both for subsistence and traditional trophies, at their headquarters at the Boma National Park in eastern South Sudan. AFP
People celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the rebel held town of Idlib, Syria. EPA
People celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the rebel held town of Idlib, Syria. EPA
Syrian protesters, displaced from their homes in the rebel bastion of Idlib which had been under assault by government forces earlier this year, gather outside a Turkish army base near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
Syrian protesters, displaced from their homes in the rebel bastion of Idlib which had been under assault by government forces earlier this year, gather outside a Turkish army base near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
Newly made social distancing circles are seen in a park in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
Newly made social distancing circles are seen in a park in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
Palestinian children ride a ferris wheel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian children ride a ferris wheel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters
A nurse tests a Bangladeshi worker for the coronavirus in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
A nurse tests a Bangladeshi worker for the coronavirus in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
People swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway to beat the heat, during Eid al-Fitr holiday in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
People swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway to beat the heat, during Eid al-Fitr holiday in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
Palestinian women take a selfie as they wear protective face masks during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the Mediterranean sea beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
Palestinian women take a selfie as they wear protective face masks during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the Mediterranean sea beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo

The Middle East framed - regional photography for May 26, 2020

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UAE's role in anti-extremism recognised

General John Allen, President of the Brookings Institution research group, commended the role the UAE has played in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

He told a Globsec debate of the UAE’s "hugely outsized" role in the fight against Isis.

"It’s trite these days to say that any country punches above its weight, but in every possible way the Emirates did, both militarily, and very importantly, the UAE was extraordinarily helpful on getting to the issue of violent extremism," he said.

He also noted the impact that Hedayah, among others in the UAE, has played in addressing violent extremism.

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Game Changer

Director: Shankar 

Stars: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, Anjali, S J Suryah, Jayaram

Rating: 2/5

Brief scores:

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