Liberty Orchards in Cashmere, Wash., which was founded by two Armenian immigrants, still makes Aplets & Cotlets, a variation of Turkish delight that includes apples, apricots and walnuts. Courtesy of Liberty Orchards Co., Inc. hide caption
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In an ad targeting female athletes in the Middle East, Nike asks "What will they say about you?" Screengrab by NPR/Nike Women hide caption
Saturday
Acutely malnourished child Sacdiyo Mohamed, 9 months old, is treated at Banadir hospital in Somalia on Saturday. Somalia's government has declared the drought there a national disaster. Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP hide caption
Sunday
Palestinian Arab Idol TV show winners Yaacoub Shahin (center), Ammar Mohammed (left) and Amir Dandan stand on stage during the final in the pan-Arab song contest on Feb. 25, 2017 at MBC studios in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
World Press Photo awarded its top honor to Burhan Ozbilici's image of a man with a gun standing over the slain Russian ambassador in Ankara in December. Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption
Sunday
The Pyramids of El-Geezeh from the South West, from Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, c. 1860. Francis Frith/Featured in Clark Art Institute hide caption
Wednesday
President Trump's executive order is particularly difficult for airlines based in the Middle East, which have to check the birthplaces of all their crew members. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After Travel Ban, Airlines Scramble To Reroute Crew Members
Sunday
Demonstrators at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport gather on Saturday to protest President Trump's executive order temporarily barred refugees and citizens of seven countries. G. Morty Ortega/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A man counts Egyptian currency at an exchange office in Cairo. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption
Friday
A man flips a crepe at the Nutella Shop off of Rukab Street in Ramallah, in the West Bank. Miriam Berger/For NPR hide caption
Saturday
Investigative journalist Hossam Baghat (center), who founded the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, leaves a courtroom at the Cairo Criminal Court in March. Mohamed Elraai/AP hide caption
Sunday
The Solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft prepares to take off from the Cairo International Airport in the Egyptian capital on Sunday as it heads to Abu Dhabi on the final leg of its world tour. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Friends and family carry Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch's body at her funeral. SS Mirza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Lebanese chefs celebrate in Beirut after setting a new Guinness record for what was then the biggest tub of hummus in the world — weighing over 2 tons — in October 2009. The world record effort was part of Lebanon's bid to claim hummus as its own. Ramzi Haidar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Give Chickpeas A Chance: Why Hummus Unites, And Divides, The Mideast
Tuesday
Majd kept a journal about a time in her life when she was torn between getting married or going to school. Courtesy of Madj hide caption