Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Tripoli, Lebanon, Oct. 20, 2019. 

Demonstrators stand close to a fire during protests over deteriorating economic conditions, Beirut, Lebanon. Oct. 18, 2019. 

Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from across the border in Ceylanpinar, Turkey, Oct. 16, 2019. 

Planes leave smoke trails in the colors of the Russian flag during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 15, 2019. 

Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters raise the Syrian opposition flag in the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, Oct. 14, 2019. 

People look out of an apartment building which was damaged by a rocket fired from Syria, in Nusaybin, Turkey, Oct. 10, 2019. 

A woman with a baby sits on the back of a truck as they flee Ras al Ain, Syria, Oct. 9, 2019. 

A Palestinian woman picks olives at a farm in the central Gaza Strip, Oct. 8, 2019.

Boys play soccer in front of the Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 7, 2019. 

A laborer takes part in construction work on a new underground necropolis lined with 23,000 burial chambers, Givat Shaul Cemetery, Jerusalem, Oct. 6, 2019. 

A boy holds a placard as he takes part in a protest against what Israeli Arab citizens claim is police inaction over violent crimes in their towns, Majd al-Krum, northern Israel, Oct. 3, 2019. 

A demonstrator stands close to burning tires blocking a road during a protest over unemployment, corruption and poor public services, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2019. 

A demonstrator is seen through a fence during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 1, 2019. 

A woman walks her kids to school on the first day of a new term in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2019. 

Hot air balloons glide over the historical Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, Sept. 30, 2019.

Supporters of Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi shout slogans as they demonstrate after Friday prayers in Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 27, 2019. 

A boy carries a sack in Atme refugee camp, close to the Turkish border, Syria, Sept. 25, 2019. 

Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori (L) is seen with fellow International Space Station crew members Oleg Skripochka of Russia (C) and Jessica Meir of the US as they walk to the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sept. 25, 2019.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall ahead of the Jewish New Year, Jerusalem's Old City, Sept. 24, 2019. 

Houthi supporters perform a traditional dance in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 22, 2019. 

A Palestinian man takes a quail from a net on a beach in the southern Gaza Strip, Sept. 19, 2019. 

Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab presents a drone, which he says belongs to Israel and was downed in Beirut's southern suburbs, during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Yarze, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2019. 

Palestinian fishermen repair their net at Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, Sept. 16, 2019. 

Flames emerge from flare stacks at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2019. 

Supporters of detained presidential candidate and Tunisian media mogul Nabil Karoui react to unofficial results of the Tunisian presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, Sept. 15, 2019. 

Shattered windows are seen in a hotel following a blast at a military ammunition depot near the town of Kyrenia, nothern Cyprus, Sept. 12, 2019. 

Flame and smoke are seen during an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, Sept. 11, 2019. 

A boy holds a rifle as he attends a Houthi movement rally marking Ashura, Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 10, 2019. 

A journalist reacts to tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a Palestinian protest near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Sept. 9, 2019. 

Pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day of the Shiite Muslim calendar, in Kerbala, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2019. 

Bahraini Shiite people prepare traditional meals on burning palm branches as part of Ashura in the coastal village of Malkiya, northwest Bahrain, Sept. 6, 2019. 

A rescue team searches for victims in the rubble of a building hit by airstrikes, Dhamar province, Yemen, Sept. 4, 2019. 

Yemeni children attend class on the first day of the new academic year at a school that was damaged by an airstrike, Taez, Yemen, Sept. 3, 2019. 

A Palestinian man refines sesame to be sold at market, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Sept. 1, 2019. 

Southern separatist fighters are pictured during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen, Aug. 29, 2019.

Workers dispose of sacks of reportedly expired wheat flour, provided by the World Food Program, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 28, 2019. 

A man rides a horse in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2019. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watch demonstration flights during the opening of the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, Russia, Aug. 27, 2019.

A Palestinian woman argues with an Israeli border policewoman over the Israeli demolition of a building, Beit Jala, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Aug. 26, 2019. 

An Israeli border policeman detains a demonstrator during a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, near Israel's Ofer Prison, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Aug. 22, 2019. 

The domestically built Bavar-373 mobile missile defense system is displayed on National Defense Industry Day in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22, 2019. 

Students carry national flags and banners during a protest demanding social and economic reforms, as well as the departure of the country's ruling elite, in Algiers, Algeria, Aug. 20, 2019. 

Turkish police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the replacement of Kurdish mayors with state officials in three cities, Diyarbakir, Turkey, Aug. 19, 2019. 

People take part in a concert playing western electronic dance music, an event many attendees felt was the first of its kind in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 16, 2019. 

The Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 lies at anchor awaiting a court ruling on whether it can be freed after British Royal Marines seized it in July off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory, Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain, Aug. 15, 2019. Gibraltar later ordered the tanker's release.  

A woman sits in a wheelchair as people visit the beach during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 14, 2019. 

A long exposure shows stars behind a tree during the annual Perseid meteor shower, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, Aug. 13, 2019.

Hot air balloons fly over the “fairy chimneys” in Cappadocia, Turkey, Aug. 13, 2019.  

A girl rides on a swing as people celebrate the Muslim religious festival of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2019. 

Muslims pray during the annual Hajj pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2019. 

Boys wait for customers at a cattle market ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, in Al Manashi village, Giza, Egypt, Aug. 8, 2019.

Bodyguards of Yemen's southern separatist leaders are seen during a funeral for Brigadier General Muneer al-Yafee and his comrades, killed in a Houthi missile attack, in Aden, Yemen, Aug. 7, 2019.

Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 4, 2019.

People extinguish a fire from a blast outside the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 4, 2019. 

People gather to inspect the damage after an attack targeting a police station in Aden, Yemen, Aug. 1, 2019. 

People gather to watch baby turtles crawl to the sea on al-Mansouri beach, near Tyre, Lebanon, July 31, 2019. 

An Iraq supporter watches a 2019 WAFF Championship soccer match between Iraq and Lebanon in Karbala, Iraq, July 30, 2019. 

People view cartoons at the "Pirates of the Queen" exhibition, a display of works by Iranian artists which portray Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as a "pirate" over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker earlier in the month, Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2019.  

Migrants are seen after being rescued by the Libyan coast guard, Tripoli, Libya, July 26, 2019. 

Masked Palestinian demonstrators are seen during a protest against the Jewish settlement Qadomem, in the village of Kofr Qadom, Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2019. 

Clouds pass over the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2019. 

A man carries kids during a search and rescue operation after airstrikes in Idlib, Syria, July 24, 2019.  

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian buildings which Israel has declared too close to its West Bank barrier wall, in the village of Sur Baher, July 22, 2019. 

Competitors participate in the 31st Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race across the Bosphorus strait between Istanbul's Asian and European sides, Turkey, July 21, 2019. 

Tourists take photos with camels at Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. 

Kids play in a fountain on a hot evening outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, July 17, 2019. 

Team Egypt competes in the Women's Team Free Preliminary event at the 18th FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, July 17, 2019. 

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of an attempted coup, Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2019. 

A cliff diver competing in the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series jumps from Raouche rock off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, July 14, 2019. 

People gather at the site of a car bomb blast in front of a church in Qamishli, Syria, July 11, 2019. 

A tiger cools down in its enclosure during a heat wave in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2019. 

A Palestinian woman swims in the Mediterranean Sea off the northern Gaza Strip, July 9, 2019. 

A group of Iranian Kurdish women, who have joined Kurdish peshmerga fighters, take part in a training session at a military camp in Erbil, Iraq, July 9, 2019. 

A view of Mount Damavand, a potentially active stratovolcano and the highest peak in Iran, July 7, 2019. 

A demonstrator stands in front of burning tires during a protest near the Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the village of Kofr Qadom, Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 5, 2019.

Migrants carry the remains of their belongings from the rubble of a detention center that was hit by an airstrike in a suburb of Tripoli, Libya, July 3, 2019.

A fire, which officials say was caused by a stray Russian-made missile apparently launched by Syria, burns on a hillside in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, July 1, 2019. 

Riot police prevent LGBT activists from marching in a pride parade in central Istanbul, Turkey, June 30, 2019. 

US President Donald Trump speaks to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other attendees at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. 

Lebanese army veterans burn tires during a protest over a state budget that includes a provision taxing their pensions, Naameh, Lebanon, June 27, 2019. 

A Palestinian woman wears an Islamic Jihad headband during a protest against the Bahrain workshop for the US Middle East peace plan, Gaza City, Gaza, June 25, 2019. 

A parking employee looks out of a window which was left damaged after an attack by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, Abha airport, Abha, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2019. 

People attend a rally in support of Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate representing the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2019. 

The purported wreckage of an American drone is seen displayed by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran, June 21, 2019. 

An Emirati official watches members of the US Navy Fifth Fleet, as they prepare to escort journalists to the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous tanker, at a US NAVCENT facility near the port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 19, 2019. 

A Palestinian man washes his horse in the Mediterranean Sea as people swim on a hot day in the northern Gaza Strip, June 18, 2019. 

People take part in symbolic funeral prayers for former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi in the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, June 18, 2019. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, arrives at court for a hearing on a plea deal over the misuse of state funds, Jerusalem, June 16, 2019. 

A still image, taken from a US military handout video, that purports to show Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from the side of the Kokuka Courageous Tanker, Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019.

Palestinian fishermen repair their boats and nets in Gaza City, Gaza, June 13, 2019. 

People battle a blaze in a field of wheat in al-Qahtaniyah, Syria, June 10, 2019. 

A man carries clay pots as the sun streams through the ceiling of a pottery workshop in Gaza City, Gaza, June 11, 2019. 

A woman searches for recyclable items to sell for extra income at a landfill site in Najaf, Iraq, June 9, 2019.

Revelers take part in the annual gay pride parade in Jerusalem, June 6, 2019. 

Children play in an amusement park during Eid al-Fitr in Sadr City, east Baghdad, Iraq, June 5, 2019.  

Foam is sprayed during celebrations after Palestinians performed Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, Jerusalem's Old City, June 5, 2019. 

A cross-border tunnel, that Israel says was dug from Lebanon into Israel, is seen during a media tour organized by the Israeli military, near Zar'it, northern Israel, June 3, 2019. 

An Iraqi man works at a brick factory in the town of Nahrawan, Iraq, June 3, 2019. 

A Palestinian woman makes her way to attend the last Friday prayers of Ramadan at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, seen at Qalandia checkpoint, Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 31, 2019. 

British Pilot Amanda Harrison taxis after landing her 1942 Tiger Moth biplane at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon, May 29, 2019. Harrison landed in Beirut as part of her solo flight from the UK to Australia, which aims to celebrate and promote women in aviation and engineering. 

An Iraqi shiite girl places a copy of the Koran on her head during the holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, May 28, 2019.