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Added on the 06/02/2024 05:16:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Turkish police detain protesters attempting to hold a Labour Day demonstration in Istanbul, with the city centre's famous Taksim square closed off. The city is expecting mass International Workers' Day rallies ahead of key May 14 elections billed as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. IMAGES
Israeli security forces scuffle with protesters rallying in the city of Bnei Brak against the government's judicial reform programme. IMAGES
Rescuers and volunteers work in large numbers to clear the rubble of a collapsed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has reached to 33,000, with the United Nations warning that the final number may double. IMAGES
Two Emirati aircrafts deliver relief aid at Bassel Al-Assad International Airport in the coastal city of Jableh in Syria, after a massive earthquake killed and injured thousands in the country and neighbouring Turkey. IMAGES
Heavy traffic clogs the roads to the worst-affected areas around Turkey's quake-hit Iskenderun four days after a 7.8 magnitude quake hit the country's southeast, as well as neighbouring Syria. IMAGES