2013-05-08

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Farmers in the Bekaa Valley plant vegetables. The valley is Lebanon's most important farming region and its fertile soils support crops of wheat, corn, cotton and vegetables. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]

Farmers in the Bekaa Valley plant vegetables. The valley is Lebanon's most important farming region and its fertile soils support crops of wheat, corn, cotton and vegetables. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]

  • Shops in Egypt have started selling Fawanees (lanterns), which are commonly used as Ramadan decoration. [Waleed Abu al-Khair/Al-Shorfa]
  • A boy dressed as a clown sells balloons at the entrance of a restaurant in Zahle's al-Berdawni area, which is known for its summertime restaurants. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • A worker paints lines on a speed bump on a west Bekaa road that was the site of numerous car accidents. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • A municipality worker trims trees in Beirut with the arrival of spring. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • Two generations of Lebanese enjoy a spring day at the Jesuits Garden in Beirut. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • A coppersmith works outside his shop in the Old Market in Sanaa. [Faisal Darem/Al-Shorfa]
  • Farmers in the Bekaa Valley plant vegetables. The valley is Lebanon's most important farming region and its fertile soils support crops of wheat, corn, cotton and vegetables. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • A customer browses rare artefacts from a vendor in Cairo's Talaat Harb square. [Waleed al-Khair/Al-Shorfa]
  • A mountain in Shekka, north of Lebanon, is stripped of its vegetation and much of its material due to quarrying. The practise has contributed to a reduction in the size of the mountains and their vegetation. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]
  • A blind artisan builds a chair during a 'Live Ashrafieh' event in Lebanon. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]