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Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit in Houston, Texas. (AFP)

Less Muslim doctors drawn to US under Trump

Morocco

21-year-old Moroccan migrant Najib walks in the streets of Barcelona. (AFP)

Young Moroccans in Europe complain of discrimination

Turkey

Members of the Assyrian Christian community arrive to attend a Sunday mass at the More Benham Kirklar Church in Mardin, south-eastern Turkey. (AFP)

Turkish Assyrians worry about declining community, fragile heritage

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi woman sells jewellery at a retail store in Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudi women frustrated by pandemic in quest for financial independence

Egypt

Men, one of them wearing a protective face mask, ride a motorbike, in Cairo, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease. (REUTERS)

Egyptians reusing, sharing masks to avoid fines

Algeria

An Algerian housewife prepares a meal inside her kitchen in Algiers. (AFP)

Austerity policies could trigger social explosion in Algeria

society

A boy sells balloons for Eid al-Fitr celebrations, in Sidon, southern Lebanon. (REUTERS)

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid COVID-19 confinement

Muslims

Palestinians perform Friday prayers on the street outside of the closed-down Al-Qazazin mosque in the old town of the West Bank city of Hebron. (AFP)

Muslims expecting subdued Eid al-Fitr holiday amid lockdown restrictions

Middle East

A discarded mask lies in a Beirut street, an image captured as part of a photographic project, titled "Invaders in Beirut", in Lebanon. (Reuters)

Protective masks become at times a health hazard in the Middle East