French President Emmanuel Macron plants a cedar tree alongside members of the NGO Jouzour Loubnan during a ceremony marking Lebanon's centenary in Jaj Cedar Reserve Forest, northeast of the capital Beirut. AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron plants a cedar tree alongside members of the NGO Jouzour Loubnan during a ceremony marking Lebanon's centenary in Jaj Cedar Reserve Forest, northeast of the capital Beirut. AFP
A woman covers her face with a Palestinian flag as a preventive measure against Covid-19 in Gaza City. Reuters
A woman covers her face with a Palestinian flag as a preventive measure against Covid-19 in Gaza City. Reuters
Zamalek's Abdallah Gomaa in action against Enppi's Ali Fawzi during the Egyptian Premier League soccer match between Zamalek SC and Enppi SC in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Zamalek's Abdallah Gomaa in action against Enppi's Ali Fawzi during the Egyptian Premier League soccer match between Zamalek SC and Enppi SC in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A man carries belongings as he wades through of a flooded road in the town of Shaqilab, about 25km southwest of Khartoum, Sudan. AP Photo
A man carries belongings as he wades through of a flooded road in the town of Shaqilab, about 25km southwest of Khartoum, Sudan. AP Photo
The full moon rises behind the Hagia Sophia and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, left, better known as the Blue Mosque, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. AP Photo
The full moon rises behind the Hagia Sophia and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, left, better known as the Blue Mosque, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. AP Photo
Cars that were destroyed in the August 4 massive chemical explosion at Beirut port sit in the rubble in front of near the devastated port silo. AFP
Cars that were destroyed in the August 4 massive chemical explosion at Beirut port sit in the rubble in front of near the devastated port silo. AFP
Warships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France, participate in a joint military exercise south of Turkey in eastern Mediterranean sea. AP Photo
Warships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France, participate in a joint military exercise south of Turkey in eastern Mediterranean sea. AP Photo
A jeep drives through the sands in the 'Saed desert ', 110Km eastern of Riyadh City. AFP
A jeep drives through the sands in the 'Saed desert ', 110Km eastern of Riyadh City. AFP

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