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.

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.