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An Emirati man is pictured with his camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022.(Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Camel owners watch the arbitation process in front of a large poster bearing pictures of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (R) and UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men walk their camels at sunrise during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men gather their camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men gather their camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

A man walks as in the muddy water during the receding of the flood in Brazilian municipality of Raposos, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 11, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

The heavy rains over the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais left thousands of victims and caused the death of ten people between Sunday and Monday, according to an official report revealed this Tuesday, which warns of more intense rainfall in that region. (Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

A man carries a matress after a flood in Raposos, Mina Gerais state, Brazil, on January 11, 2022.(Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

People clean a street after a flood in Raposos, Mina Gerais state, Brazil, on January 11, 2022. The heavy rains over the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais left thousands of victims and caused the death of ten people between Sunday and Monday, according to an official report revealed this Tuesday, which warns of more intense rainfall in that region. (Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

A man wades through the water as he removes belongings from his house in the flooded Brazilian municipality of Juatuba, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 10, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

Aerial view showing a flood on January 10, 2022 in the Brazilian municipality of Juatuba, located in the state of Minas Gerais, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in southeastern Brazil. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

People wade through the water as they remove belongings from their homes in the flooded Brazilian municipality of Juatuba, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 10, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

General view taken as the flood recedes in Brazilian municipality of Raposos, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 11, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

A man cleans a supermarket shelf after a flood in Raposos, Mina Gerais state, Brazil, on January 11, 2022. The heavy rains over the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais left thousands of victims and caused the death of ten people between Sunday and Monday, according to an official report revealed this Tuesday, which warns of more intense rainfall in that region. (Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

A photo shows a destroyed bank in central Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

Kazakhstan's president has rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest, vowing to destroy "armed bandits" and authorising his forces to shoot to kill without warning. In a new effort to pacify the protesters, the government sets fuel price limits for six months. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A pedestrian walks past a burnt-out fire engine in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation due to a hike in energy prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A photograph shows a view of a burnt-out administrative building in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation due to a hike in energy prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A burned-out automobile is seen on a square near an administrative quarter in central Almaty on January 6, 2022. Twelve security officers have been killed and 353 wounded in ongoing unrest in Kazakhstan, media reports said on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

Servicemen and their military vehicles block a street in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)

Kazakhstan's president said earlier that order had mostly been restored across the country, after protests this week over fuel prices escalated into widespread violence, especially in main city Almaty. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)

A driver shows a bullet removed from his car at a gas station in Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A serviceman patrols a street in central Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

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Conjoined twins born in Yemen medically evacuated to Jordan to undergo an operation. (UNICEF)

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More than 10 years of conflict, displacement and loss of livelihoods have had an immense toll on children and their families in Syria. (UNICEF)

A girl and a boy trace toys from their destroyed home during the escalation of violence in The State of Palestine where more than 65 children were killed. (UNICEF)

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Mohamed Mahmoud Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy| Flickr

Martyr Belal, Youssef Gindi Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

Mohamed Mahmoud Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

“The life of an Egyptian worth a quarter of a pound.” | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

“What will you do on the 25th of January 2012.” | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

Mohamed Mahmoud Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

Mohamed Mahmoud Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

Youssef Gindi Street | Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy | Flickr

An Emirati man is pictured with his camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022.(Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men walk their camels at sunrise during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men gather their camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Emirati men gather their camels during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, some 150 kms west of the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

A man walks as in the muddy water during the receding of the flood in Brazilian municipality of Raposos, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 11, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

The heavy rains over the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais left thousands of victims and caused the death of ten people between Sunday and Monday, according to an official report revealed this Tuesday, which warns of more intense rainfall in that region. (Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

A man carries a matress after a flood in Raposos, Mina Gerais state, Brazil, on January 11, 2022.(Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)

Aerial view showing a flood on January 10, 2022 in the Brazilian municipality of Juatuba, located in the state of Minas Gerais, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in southeastern Brazil. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

General view taken as the flood recedes in Brazilian municipality of Raposos, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on January 11, 2022, after extremely heavy rain has fallen in recent days in the southeastern part of the country. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)

A photo shows a destroyed bank in central Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A pedestrian walks past a burnt-out fire engine in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation due to a hike in energy prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A photograph shows a view of a burnt-out administrative building in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation due to a hike in energy prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A burned-out automobile is seen on a square near an administrative quarter in central Almaty on January 6, 2022. Twelve security officers have been killed and 353 wounded in ongoing unrest in Kazakhstan, media reports said on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

Servicemen and their military vehicles block a street in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)

Kazakhstan's president said earlier that order had mostly been restored across the country, after protests this week over fuel prices escalated into widespread violence, especially in main city Almaty. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)

A driver shows a bullet removed from his car at a gas station in Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

A serviceman patrols a street in central Almaty on January 8, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP)

Conjoined twins born in Yemen medically evacuated to Jordan to undergo an operation. (UNICEF)

Sudan is the first country in the region to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Over 800,000 doses reached Khartoum in March 2021. (UNICEF)

More than 10 years of conflict, displacement and loss of livelihoods have had an immense toll on children and their families in Syria. (UNICEF)

A girl and a boy trace toys from their destroyed home during the escalation of violence in The State of Palestine where more than 65 children were killed. (UNICEF)

Displaced Iraqi children in the Hassan Sham Camp wearing masks in a classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. (UNICEF)

Children’s art exhibition reflecting on the Beirut port blast, one year on. (UNICEF)

A girl in Jordan wearing a mask as schools reopened during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (UNICEF)

A family receives UNICEF’s assistance in Syria. (UNICEF)

A girl shows her marked finger after receiving the Polio vaccine, Aleppo, Syria. (UNICEF)

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