epa09948316 Tunisians shout slogans during a demonstration against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 May 2022. Tunisians protest against the latest measures taken by President Kais Saied, which they describe as a coup. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa08685117 People perform at a Sufi committee gathering during Kharja Issawiya Sidi Omar Boukhtiwa, in the Sidi Omar Boukhtiwa mausoleum in Raoued in Tunis,Tunisia, 20 September 2020. The committee is composed of men and women who gather to perform religious song and various dances to commemorate the life of the saint Sidi Omar Boukhtiwa who used to inhabit the region in the past. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa06913745 Malian Bagdadji academy kids in action during their training session at a stadium in Bamako, Mali, 27 July 2018. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa07730064 Algerian national soccer team players take part in an open-top bus parade in the strreets of Algiers , following their victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Algiers, ALgeria, 20 July 2019. Algeria celebrates their second Cup of Nations win. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa06392342 Georgian actors perform during 'The Three Sisters' by Konstantin Purtseladze at the 19th session of Carthage Theater Days in Municipal Theater in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 December 2017. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa06380093 Armenian actress Narine Grigoryan performs during show 'Flight over the City' staged by Narine Grigoryan at the 19th session of Carthage Theater Days in Municipal Theater of Tunis, Tunisia, 09 December 2017 EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa06377771 Actors perform during show "Desire des horizons" creation of the choreographer and dancer Burkinabe Salia Sanou at the 19th session of Carthage Theater Days in Municipal Theater of Tunis, Tunisia, 08 December 2017 EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epaselect epa06853352 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 round of 16 soccer match between Uruguay and Portugal in Sochi, Russia, 30 June 2018. (RESTRICTIONS APPLY: Editorial Use Only, not used in association with any commercial entity - Images must not be used in any form of alert service or push service of any kind including via mobile alert services, downloads to mobile devices or MMS messaging - Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage - No alteration is made to, and no text or image is superimposed over, any published image which: (a) intentionally obscures or removes a sponsor identification image; or (b) adds or overlays the commercial identification of any third party which is not officially associated with the FIFA World Cup) EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

epa06238773 Iraqi actors perform the epic of Imam Hussein, as part of the Ashura festivals in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, 01 October 2017. Every year Shiite Muslims across the world, on the tenth day of the month of Muharram (Known Ashura day), mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, killed and beheaded at a battle in the Iraqi city of Karbala, in the year 680. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epaselect epa06238778 Iraqi actors perform the epic of Imam Hussein, as part of the Ashura festivals in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, 01 October 2017. Every year Shiite Muslims across the world, on the tenth day of the month of Muharram (Known Ashura day), mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, killed and beheaded at a battle in the Iraqi city of Karbala, in the year 680. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa07471727 Algerians protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 29 March 2019. Protests continue in Algeria despite Algeria's president announcement on 11 March that he will not run for a fifth Presidential term and postponement of presidential elections previously scheduled for 18 April 2019 until further notice. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa07456217 Algerian policemen block the way in front of people protesting against extending President Abdelaziz Bouteflika mandate in Algiers, Algeria, 22 March 2019. Protests continue in Algeria despite Algeria's president announcement on 11 March that he will not run for a fifth Presidential term and postponement of presidential elections previously scheduled for 18 April 2019. Protesters are calling on Bouteflika to step down after his term expires on April 28. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa07440200 Anti riot police form a barricade as Algerian protesters rally to protest against extending President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's mandate, in Algiers, Algeria, 15 March 2019. Protests continue in Algeria despite Algeria's president announcement on 11 March that he will not run for a fifth Presidential term and postponement of presidential elections previously scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa07422632 An Algerian woman poses with an Algerian flag during a protest against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 08 March 2019. Algerian authorities on 01 March braced for what are expected to be the largest protests in the Algerian capital in over a decade. Several protests and rallies were held in Algeria since Bouteflika serving as the president since 1999, announced he will be running for a fifth term in presidential elections scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa08156635 Members of the St Petersburg ballet theatre perform 'Sleeping Beauty in the opera of Algiers, Algeria, 23 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa06036501 Tunisian members of the El Hadhra Chants Soufis group perform in Sidi Bou Said, about 20km from Tunis, Tunisia, 18 June 2017. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02978390 Libyans celebrate following the official declaration of liberation of the entire country in Misrata, Libya, on 23 October 2011. Libya's transitional leaders on 23 October declared 'the liberation of all Libya' to usher the North African country into a democratic transition. 'I call for all Libyans to observe forgiveness and reconciliation and avoid violence,' the chief of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said at a mass ceremony in Benghazi, the country's second-biggest city. The fighters, who ended the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi, staged a brief parade in the central square in Benghazi, the city where their revolution began. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02978078 Libyan children leave a storage freezer after seeing the corpse of dead former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Misrata, Libya, 23 October 2011. According to media sources, the chief of Libya's National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdel Jalil expressed displeasure at the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, and denied that the ousted leader's body was mutilated. Gaddafi, 69, was captured alive on 20 October by council-backed fighters in his hometown of Sirte. He was then killed along with his son, Moutassem. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA ALTERNATE CROP OF epa02977925

epa02970902 Libyan rebel fighters help their comrade (C) while he fires his machine gun, during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte, Libya, 18 October 2011. According to media reports on 17 October, pro-Gaddafi fighters, who are still carrying out a fierce battle inside the coastal city of Sirte, are using the residents inside the city as human shields. Meanwhile Fighters from Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) celebrated late into 17 October night after capturing Bani Walid, one of the last holdouts of former leader Moamer Gaddafi's loyalist forces. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02966125 A Libyan rebel fighter runs to take cover from incoming sniper's fire during the battle in the city of Sirte, Libya, 14 October 2011. Fighting in the coastal city of Sirte between troops loyal to Libya's new rulers and the forces of fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi intensified on 14 October morning. For around a week, rebels’ commanders have been saying that ‘liberating the city is on the horizon.’ Sirte, the hometown of ousted leader Gaddafi, and the desert town of Bani Walid, are the two main strongholds for Gaddafi's forces. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa09016618 (FILE) - (23/26) Libyan rebels carry an injured comrade, holding his pistol, after he was wounded during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte, Libya 12 October 2011 (Reissued 16 February 2021). On 17 February 2011, a rebellion against the 42-year-long rule of the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi took place. The protests began peacefully but soon escalated into a violent confrontation, giving the Libyan revolt a more bloody character than those in Tunisia and Egypt. Gaddafi was captured alive on 20 October 2011 by National Transitional Council-backed fighters in Sirte and then killed along with his son, Moutassem. After years of political and security turmoil, a UN-led libya forum voted on the formation of a new government on 05 February 2021, the country is due to hold presidnetial and parlianmentary election in December 2021. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

epa02963365 Libyan rebels carry an injured comrade, holding his pistol, after he was wounded during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte, Libya 12 October 2011. According to media sources on 11 October, the military spokesman Ahmad Bani of the country's interim leadership said the battle for Sirte had entered its ‘final stage’, with his men close to controlling the last neighborhoods still in the hands of Gaddafi's loyalists. Sirte and Bani Walid are the two last bastions where fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists are still fighting the country's new rulers. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT

epa02960817 Libyan rebels fire a rocket as they enter in Sirte, Libya, 10 October 2011. According to media sources on 10 October, fighters loyal to Libya's interim rulers withdrew from the airport in the desert town of Bani Walid amid fighting with forces loyal to fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi. The withdrawal comes a day after the fighters claimed major advances in Sirte and Bani Walid, the last strongholds of Gaddafi. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02992167 YEARENDER 2011 OCTOBER A Libyan rebel walks near a vehicle destroyed by pro-Gadhafi fighters, during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte, Libya, 08 October 2011. The capture of Sirte, which is 400 kilometres south-east of the capital Tripoli, would boost the morale of Libya's transitional rulers, who have delayed announcing an interim government until all of Libya is 'liberated'. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02499948 Swimmer Francesca Segat of Italy is seen during the Women's 200m Individual Medley at the qualifying of the 10th FINA Swimming Short Course World Championships at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 18 December 2010. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02498967 Zsuzsanna Van Rouwendaal of Netherlands competes during the Women's 200m Backstroke at the qualifying of the 10th FINA Swimming Short Course World Championships at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 17 December 2010. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02803082 Libyan dentistry students take exams at Al fatah University in Tripoli, Libya, 30 June 2011. The chief prosecutor of the International Court of Justice (ICC) on 28 June called on Moamer Gaddafi‘s inner circle to turn against the Libyan leader and apprehend him. Speaking in The Hague a day after the ICC issued arrest warrants against Gaddafi and two of his closest associates, Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Libya has 'the primary responsibility to implement the arrest warrants.' EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA PICTURE TAKEN ON A GOVERNMENT TOUR

epa02259386 Members of the Syrian Enana Dance Theater perform during the Alger music festival in Algiers, Algeria, late 23 July 2010. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02256500 Algerian children swim at the pool in the center of Algiers City, Algeria on 21 July 2010. Most Algerians started the summer holidays spending their time at the beaches along the coastal cities, mostly in the capital Algiers. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02612359 Egyptians resident in Libya prepare to board a bus after fleeing the unrest in Libya at a military field hospital run by the Tunisian army at the Ras Jdir border post, near the Tunisian city of Ben Gherdane on 03March 2011. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), some 16,000 people have fled over the Libyan border into Tunisia since Libyan authorities launched a violent crackdown on protests against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02605277 An Egyptian refugee from Libya praye near a military field hospital run by the Tunisian army at the Ras Jdir border post, near the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane, 27 February 2011. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), some 16,000 people had fled over the Libyan border into Tunisia in recent days, as Libyan authorities launched a bloody crackdown on protests against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02578358 Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration on 12 February 2011 in Algiers,Algeria to demand the departure of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02172457 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika looks during his meeting with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma (Not in picture) at the Presidency palace in Algiers, Algeria on 25 May 2010. Zuma is in Algiers for a two-day working visit, to take part in the fifth session of the high binational cooperation committee. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02521167 Southern Sudanese men wait in line to vote for the referendum on the independence of South Sudan at a polling station in Juba, Southern Sudan, 09 January 2011. Southern Sudanese went to the polls in a historic referendum that is widely expected to see them vote to split from the north. The week-long vote is the centerpiece of a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war between the mainly Muslim north and the Christian and Animist south - a conflict which claimed the lives of more than 2 million southerners and displaced 4 million more. An emotional Salva Kiir, president of Southern Sudan, choked back tears as he cast his ballot and dedicated the vote to independence leader John Garang - who died in a 2005 helicopter crash - and all those who perished in the war. Just under 4 million Southern Sudanese are registered to put a thumbprint on the ballot - either under a picture of two hands clasping for unity, or one held up as if waving goodbye for secession. Few doubt that jubilant and expectant Southern Sudanese will vote for independence, but at least 60 per cent of registered voters must turn out for the referendum to be valid. The vote, which many had doubted would take place on time, has raised fears of a return to conflict between north and south. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

epa02069066 Algerian models pose for photographs as she displays a hair style creation during a hairdressing contest, as part of a beauty fair in Algiers, Algeria, 07 March 2010. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA