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.

A PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University School of Zoology holds an Egyptian fruit bat at a laboratory in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 27, 2019. 

A plume of smoke rises following a reported bombardment by Syrian government forces on Khan Sheikhun, Syria, May 23, 2019.

A Syrian fighter from the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) fires heavy artillery from the rebel-held Idlib province towards regime positions in the northern part of Hama province, Syria, May 22, 2019.

A fighter loyal to Libya's UN-backed government fires a weapon during a clash with forces loyal to Khalifa Hifter, on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, May 21, 2019.

Galatasaray's Fernando Muslera (R) and Ryan Donk celebrate winning the Super Lig at the Turk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey, May 19, 2019.

Palestinians break their daily Ramadan fast by eating an iftar meal next to the rubble of a building destroyed during recent Israeli airstrikes, Gaza City, Gaza, May 18, 2019. 

A Houthi security officer reacts at the site of an airstrike launched by the Saudi-led coalition, Sanaa, Yemen, May 16, 2019.

Fighters loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan government fire a 105mm cannon in the direction of forces loyal to Khalifa Hifter, outside Tripoli, Libya, May 15, 2019. 

Monks carry Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir’s coffin at his funeral in the mountain village of Bkerki, Lebanon, May 15, 2019. 

A Palestinian singer performs, in the rubble of a building that was recently destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, during a musical event calling for a boycott of the Israeli-hosted Eurovision Song Contest, Gaza City, Gaza, May 14, 2019. 

A Yemeni coast guard officer shakes hands with members of the Houthi movement during the Houthi withdrawal from Saleef port, Yemen, May 11, 2019. 

A Palestinian uses a ladder to climb over the Israeli barrier as he tries to make his way to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, near Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 10, 2019. 

People watch Israeli Air Force planes flying in formation over the Mediterranean Sea during celebrations to mark Israel's Independence Day, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 9, 2019. 

Displaced Syrians gather in a field near a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, northern Idlib province, Syria, May 8, 2019. 

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) wave Turkish flags during a gathering to protest the High Election Board’s decision to re-run the mayoral election, Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2019.

The Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, May 5, 2019. 

Teams compete in The Gaffal, an annual dhow sailing race, near Sir Bu Nu'ayr Island, United Arab Emirates, May 3, 2019. 

A Holocaust survivor holds a flower during a visit to the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center on Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jerusalem, May 2, 2019. 

Police detain a protester during a march to mark May Day in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2019.

A bearded man, claimed to be the Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, speaks in a screengrab taken from a video released on April 29, 2019. 

Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Gaza City, Gaza, April 29, 2019. 

Orthodox Christian worshippers mark Good Friday during a procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City, April 26, 2019.

A young girl struggles against having a cholera vaccination administered during a house-to-house immunization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, April 24, 2019. 

Members of the internationally recognized Libyan government forces pass a damaged tank belonging to the Eastern forces, southwestern Tripoli, Libya, April 23, 2019. 

Muslim Shiite pilgrims light candles during the Shaabaniya ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam al-Mahdi, Karbala, Iraq, April 21, 2019. 

Worshippers cover themselves in prayer shawls to pray during a priestly blessing on the Jewish holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, Jerusalem's Old City, April 22, 2019. 

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) celebrate the election of Ekrem Imamoglu as mayor of Istanbul, outside the City Hall building in Istanbul, Turkey, April 17, 2019.  

A woman gestures with her hands chained during a rally marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day and calling for the release of jailed Palestinians held by Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, April 17, 2019.

A transparent cup containing what scientists say is the world's first 3D-printed, vascularised engineered heart, Tel Aviv University, Israel, April 15, 2019. 

The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament takes place in Giza, Egypt, April 12, 2019. 

Troops from the eastern Libyan forces stand against a wall after being captured by forces loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan government, Ain Zara, Libya, April 11, 2019. 

A competitor splashes water on his face during the fourth stage of the Marathon des Sables, a 250km race through the Sahara desert, southern Morocco, April 10, 2019. 

A man reacts as he lowers his daughter's body into a grave during the funerals of people who were killed by a blast in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2019. 

Racing camels and their handlers arrive prior to the start of the Al Marmoom Heritage Festival at the Al Marmoom Camel Racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 8, 2019. 

Pigeons fly in front of a large poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Bursa, Turkey, April 6, 2019.

Dancers perform a work entitled 'Minaret' by choreographer and dancer Omar Rajeh, Beirut, Lebanon, April 4, 2019. The play revolves around the 1,000-year-old minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, which now lies in ruins. 

A young Yemeni girl looks at plastic containers as people wait to collect water from a tank in Taez, Yemen, April 3, 2019. The war in Yemen has left thousands dead and has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. 

People celebrate after Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his resignation, Algiers, Algeria, April 2, 2019. 

Shiite pilgrims carry a symbolic casket outside Imam Moussa al-Kadhim's shrine during a procession to mark the anniversary of his death, Baghdad, Iraq, April 2, 2019. 

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) wave flags and light flares in celebration of local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, April 1, 2019. 

A boy holds a model of the Dome of the Rock during a protest marking Land Day in Amman, Jordan, March 29, 2019. 

A view of the rose-shaped National Museum of Qatar, due to open this week after a three year delay, Doha, Qatar, March 28, 2019.

The new Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Germany, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, attends a ceremony at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, March 27, 2019. 

Smoke and flames are seen during an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, Gaza Strip, March 25, 2019.

A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces holds her weapon as the end of the Islamic State's control of land in eastern Syria is announced, Deir Al Zor, Syria, March 23, 2019. 

A man puts up a picture of a child missing after a Tigris river ferry sank, an accident that is so far known to have claimed close to 100 lives, outside a morgue in Mosul, Iraq, March 22, 2019.

A Kurdish man carries torches as he celebrates Nowruz, a festival marking the first day of spring and the New Year, while other people make a procession up the mountain behind him, Akra, Iraqi Kurdistan, March 20, 2019. 

Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 20, 2019. 

Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators protesting the death of a Kurdish prison inmate, Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 18, 2019. 

Mourners attend the funeral of Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan at Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church in Istanbul, Turkey, March 17, 2019. 

Smoke and flames are seen during an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, March 15, 2019. 

Jewish Power party's Itamar Ben Gvir (L) argues with the Israeli Arab candidate Atta Abu Miniam after a hearing at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 14, 2019. 

The Suleymaniye Mosque is seen at sunset in Istanbul, Turkey, March 11, 2019. 

Islamic State members walk through the last neighborhood the besieged group is occupying in the village of Baghouz, Syria, March 10, 2019. 

Relatives of Palestinian Samah Mubarak mourn during her funeral in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 9, 2019. 

A Yazidi woman lights a candle during a ceremony on International Women’s Day to commemorate women killed by Islamic State militants, Shikhan, northern Iraq, March 8, 2019. 

Hollywood actress and social activist Susan Sarandon is seen during a visit to Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, March 4, 2019. 

A boy looks into the camera as he lines up with a group of women, near Baghouz, Syria, March 5, 2019. 

The crew of an Amphibious Landing Ship, Tank pose after a landing drill during the Blue Homeland naval exercise off the Aegean coastal town of Foca, Izmir Bay, Turkey, March 5, 2019. 

Palestinian stone-throwers run during clashes with Israeli forces close to the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 4, 2019. 

A car, trapped by flooding caused by heavy rainfall, is seen after a person was rescued from it, Arazim Valley, near Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2019. 

A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter sits on a vehicle near the village of Baghouz, Syria, Feb. 27, 2019. 

Rescue workers and members of the public gather at the scene of a deadly fire at the main train station in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 27, 2019. 

Children sit together near the village of Baghouz, Syria, Feb. 25, 2019. 

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to visit a secondary school in Asni, Morocco, Feb. 24, 2019. 

People take part in a march from the city of Aqaba to demand more employment opportunities, on the highway near Amman, Jordan, Feb. 20, 2019. 

A Turkish military armored vehicle takes part in the Turkish Army's annual winter military exercises, near Kars, Turkey, Feb. 21, 2019. 

Yemeni girls stand in line to get free food from a local charity at a school in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 19, 2019. 

Mourners carry a coffin containing the body of Mahmoud Abou El Yazied, an Egyptian police officer killed by a suicide bomber, Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 19, 2019. 

Boys wear costumes and carry Libyan flags to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the revolution that ousted Moammar Gadhafi, Benghazi, Libya, Feb. 17, 2019. 

Israeli soldiers walk past burning tires during clashes with Palestinian protestors following a demonstration against Jewish settlements, Urif village, West Bank, Feb. 15, 2019. 

Women sit with their belongings near Baghouz, Syria, Feb. 12, 2019.

A US Air Force aircraft lands in Beirut International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 13, 2019.

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces stands on a pickup truck mounted with a weapon, near Baghouz, Syria, Feb. 11, 2019. 

An Egyptian water skier practices on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 10, 2019. 

Flamingos fly over salt pools on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Jordan, Feb. 7, 2019.

Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed residential building in the Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2019. 

Avigdor Lieberman, Yisrael Beiteinu party leader and Israel's former defense minister, is photographed on the campaign trail for upcoming elections during a visit to the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Feb. 5, 2019. 

A Maltese guard of honor stands at ease before a welcoming ceremony for Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Valletta, Malta, Feb. 5, 2019.

Pope Francis stands next to the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, during a visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 4, 2019.

A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter keeps position near the town of Tal Hajar, northern Aleppo province, Syria, Feb. 1, 2019.

Visitors look at ancient Egyptian paintings on the newly renovated walls of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2019.

Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (C-L) meets with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C-R) in Damascus, Syria, in a handout released by SANA on Jan. 29, 2019.

A visitor takes part in a laser beam challenge on the Israeli police stand at the Cybertech 2019 conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 29, 2019. 

Palestinian demonstrators are seen through a burning tire during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Mughayer village, occupied West Bank, Jan. 27, 2019.