In the Egyptian province of Minya, thousands of men toil in backbreaking, often dangerous conditions in the region's limestone quarries. The stone they produce is an important source of cash for the province, but the human cost is enormous.
Human Cost of Egypt's Lucrative Limestone Quarries
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Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester amid clashes in Jerusalem's Old City ahead of a planned march to commemorate Israel's takeover of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Military personnel console a sailor's wife during a remembrance ceremony for the crew of the Indonesian navy submarine KRI Nanggala that sank on April 21 during a training exercise, on the deck of the hospital ship KRI Dr. Soeharso off the coast of Bali.
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Shi'ite Muslim devotees take part in a procession to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's son-in-law, Imam Ali, in Lahore, Pakistan.