Muslims have marked the Eid al-Adha holiday with safety measures in place as the pandemic continues to pose a threat.
Large gatherings were discouraged in many places in a bid to curb transmission, while in the Afghan capital Kabul, further security was visible with a rocket attack on the presidential palace.
However, there were still big crowds in some locations including the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
A Palestinian woman prepares sweets ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, in the West Bank city of NablusMuslim worshippers attend prayers next to the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s old citySyrian president Bashar Assad, second right in front, prays on the first day of the feast at Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque, in Homs province, SyriaMuslims offer prayers outside the Haghia Sophia in the historic Sultan Ahmed district of IstanbulThe young and the old gather for prayers on the Feast of Sacrifice, commemorating the Prophet Ibrahim’s faith, in Nairobi, Kenya
