Uruguay's Nicolas De La Cruz (L) celebrates scoring during their U-20 World Cup round of 16 football match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia in Suwon on May 31, 2017. JUNG Yeon-Je / AFP
Muslims from around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan through fasting. Food, liquid, cigarettes and engaging in any sexual relations is prohibited from sunrise to sunset. It is a time of religious observance and spiritual reflection as it is believed that God revealed the first verses of the Quran to Muhammad during Ramadan . However, once the evening prayer sounds, life awakens and people gather at home or in public to break their fast, known as Iftar. Dinners are rich including multiple courses of traditional dishes that vary ...
Manchester United's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final football match Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United on May 24, 2017 at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm. Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP
Police patrol outside the Friends arena in Stockholm on May 23, 2017, on the eve of the UEFA Europa League football final between Ajax and Manchester United. Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
Esteghlal's Mojtaba Haghdust (C) fights for the ball agaisn al-Ain's Omar Abdulrahman (R) during the 2017 AFC Champions League round 16 football match between Iran's Esteghlal FC and UAE's Al-Ain (UAE) FC at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on May 22, 2017. STRINGER / afp
Biggest, largest, tallest - Dubai has a vertiginous skyline spiked with buildings of the superlative. These stars of architecture attract millions of tourists every year and are widely featured on Instagram. Number one on Instagram is the Burj Khalifa tower, the tallest building in the world, receiving 1.5 million posts. It is followed by the Burj Al Arab and Cayan Tower, or the Infinity Tower as it was previously named. Check out the top 10 of the most Instagrammed buildings according to Arabian Construction Company - twisting, stretching and spiraling ...
A picture taken with a fisheye lens on May 19, 2017, shows a general view of the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, after it was refurbished ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, ahead of hosting the Qatar Emir Cup Final football match between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan. KARIM JAAFAR / AFP
New French President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses next to the president of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2024 Olympics Patrick Baumann (L) and French member of the IOC Guy Drut (R) at the Elysee Palace in Paris after a meeting with members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission, on May 16, 2017, prior to a vote for the 2024 Summer Olympics. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP
On the 15 th of May , Palestinians commemorate the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ of 1948, when 700,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homes as a result of the war and the creation of the state of Israel. Since then, Palestinians have used different forms of resistance to fight against Israeli oppression. Around 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned by Israeli authorities throughout the years and 6,500 Palestinians are currently in Israeli jails. In 1969, Palestinian prisoners started to engaged in hunger strikes to pressure Israeli authorities to improve conditions in ...
CONMEBOL player Diego Maradona (R) and Carlos Valderrama (L) celebrate a goal during a FIFA Legends football game on May 10, 2017 in Manama, Bahrain. JACK GUEZ / AFP
Al-Hilal's Abdulmalek Al Khaibri(L) fights for the ball against al-Rayyan's Nathan Otávio during a AFC Champions League match between Qatar's al-Rayyan and Saudi Arabia's al-Hilal at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on March 8, 2017. Karim JAAFAR / AFP