
A police patrol in the old city of Damascus, Syria, in April. Under the new authorities, some of Syrian societyβs most religious people have suddenly come to rule over some of its most socially liberal.

A police patrol in the old city of Damascus, Syria, in April. Under the new authorities, some of Syrian societyβs most religious people have suddenly come to rule over some of its most socially liberal.

People gathered on top of a hill watching the smoke in Tehran on Friday. Israel has been attacking the city for days.


Secretary of State Marco Rubio being welcomed on Monday by the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, in Riyadh.

Displaced Gazans returning to Rafah on Monday.

Children in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Food shortages in the enclave are dire.

Construction of highways and roadworks in the Fustat area of Cairo this month.