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People bathe and swim in the Mediterranean Sea waters at a beach in the resort town of Hammamet in Tunisia’s Nabeul province. Tourism is a key part of Tunisia’s economy. By July 20 of this year, the country had received 5.279 million visitors. ©Fethi Belaid/AFP

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A man splashes water into the air while standing in the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq last weekend. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat, according to ©Agence France Presse (AFP). ©Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/AFP

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Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi inspects a recovered artifact at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria on Thursday (21). The ceremony is part of an event organized by the Ministry of Tourism to recover sunken antiquities, according to ©Agence France Presse. ©Khaled Desouki/AFP

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