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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries an 80-kilogram sack of rice across the bed of a truck in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker lifts a sack of harvested rice onto a truck loaded with grain in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers pour processed rice grains into a sack during harvesting operations in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Destroyed Firas Public Market - Gaza

A man carries a sack past piles of rubble and waste at the destroyed Firas public market in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on December 9, 2025. Firas public market, one of Gaza City’s oldest and busiest commercial hubs, has been left buried under rubble and waste after widespread destruction from Israeli strikes and the collapse of basic municipal services. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sorghum Harvest In Kassala - Sudan

Farmers carry sorghum in a sack in the Wad Al-Hilu area in Kassala State in eastern Sudan, Dec. 12, 2025. As the sorghum harvest began in eastern Sudan's Kassala State, farmers in the Wad Al-Hilu area found rare cause for joy amid years of relentless conflict. Photo by Tariq Ishaq Musa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sorghum Harvest In Kassala - Sudan

Photo taken on Dec.12, 2025 shows sorghum inside a sack in the Wad Al-Hilu area in Kassala State in eastern Sudan. As the sorghum harvest began in eastern Sudan's Kassala State, farmers in the Wad Al-Hilu area found rare cause for joy amid years of relentless conflict. Photo by Tariq Ishaq Musa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Difficult Humanitarian Conditions Near the Khan Yunis Landfill - Palestine

A child walks past a flock of grazing goats and sheep while carrying a sack across a rubbish-strewn area in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 30, 2025. The area surrounding the waste dump in Khan Yunis faces difficult humanitarian conditions, with shepherds forced to graze their livestock near the site due to the lack of suitable pastures and children collecting paper and firewood from the garbage to support their families’ daily needs. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (bottom) alongside Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (top, far R), Dodgers pitcher and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, 2nd from R) raising the MVP trophy, Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (top, 3rd from R) holding his newborn baby, Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (top, 2nd from L) and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi carrying a sack of rice, on top of the Uroko no Ie building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe.

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Peanut Seller Returns To Ariha - Syria

A man carries a sack of peanuts across a field in Ariha, Syria, on October 7, 2025. The drying process supplies the peanuts used by Abu Omar, who has returned to his long-practiced craft of cracking peanuts in the local market. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peanut Seller Returns To Ariha - Syria

A sack of peanuts stands beside an open area where peanuts are laid out to dry in Ariha, Syria, on October 7, 2025. The drying process supplies the peanuts used by Abu Omar, who has returned to his long-practiced craft of cracking peanuts in the local market. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025

sack Hadjar Team Racing Bull F1 Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 Monza- F1 Italy Grand Prix 2025 F1 Pirelli Formula1 Italian GP Italy Monza 05/09/25

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A worker places a sack of tea leaves onto a weighing scale in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A worker places a sack of tea leaves onto a weighing scale in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker carries a sack of salt across the ponds in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plaster Factory - Iraq

A worker empties plaster from a sack into a container at the Makhmur plaster factory in Iraq on August 10, 2025. The factory operates in extreme heat, reaching 49°C, where plaster dust also causes severe eye irritation. Photo by Omar Karim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath a Fire at A Slum Area - Philippines

A man carries a sack of debris after clearing his charred home after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines, July 2, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Rouelle Umali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flour Aid Reaches Gaza Residents

A Palestinian man carries a sack of flour on his back and walks with others along al-Rashid Street in western Jabalia, Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025, following reports of humanitarian aid trucks entering northern Gaza Strip through Israel-controlled Zikim crossing during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flour Aid Reaches Gaza Residents

A Palestinian man carries a sack of flour on his back and walks with others along al-Rashid Street in western Jabalia, Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025, following reports of humanitarian aid trucks entering northern Gaza Strip through Israel-controlled Zikim crossing during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A girl carries plastic bottles in a sack in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Displaced Face Dire Conditions - West Bank

A boy carries a sack on his head as he walks alone past debris in Jabalia, Gaza, on May 30, 2025. Palestinians carrying their personal belongings attempt to flee to safer areas to escape ongoing Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Amid heavy bombardment, residents evacuated the conflict zones using any means available. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2015 at the Vatican. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony . The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect pope Francis and his successors. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consists of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss nationals, Catholic, single, at least 174 cm (5 feet 8 inches) tall and beardless. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

New recruit of the Swiss Guards before the swearing-in ceremony on May 6, 2005 at the Vatican. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. The pompous title 'defenders of the freedom of the Church' qualifies the Swiss Guards, of which there are one hundred. These soldiers are not nearly as picturesque as their uniforms, which are said to have been designed by either Raphael or Michaelangelo, but whose design was actually produced at the turn of the last century. It is not a simple procedure to become a member of the Guard, which is one of the world's oldest military factions. One must have Swiss nationality, be of the Catholic faith, measure over 1.74 meters in height, and be less than 25 years of age when signing on for the first time. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

New recruit of the Swiss Guards before the swearing-in ceremony on May 6, 2015 at the Vatican. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. The pompous title 'defenders of the freedom of the Church' qualifies the Swiss Guards, of which there are one hundred. These soldiers are not nearly as picturesque as their uniforms, which are said to have been designed by either Raphael or Michaelangelo, but whose design was actually produced at the turn of the last century. It is not a simple procedure to become a member of the Guard, which is one of the world's oldest military factions. One must have Swiss nationality, be of the Catholic faith, measure over 1.74 meters in height, and be less than 25 years of age when signing on for the first time. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

A discarded USAID wheat sack lies outside a shelter in Mekele, Ethiopia, on March 20, 2025. According to the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association for the Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability (APPG), between 400,000 and 600,000 people were killed, and around 120,000 were subjected to sexual violence. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraines 2nd Superhumans Center under construction in Dnipro

A builder carries a sack at the construction site of Ukraines second prosthetics and rehabilitation centre, Dnipro, Ukraine, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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A Worker Carries a Sack of Rice - Philippines

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on February 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the NFA to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Xinhua/Rouelle Umali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Distribution Of Humanitarian Aid In Gaza

A man carries a sack of flour on his head as others queue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 23, 2025. The World Food Organization, in partnership with UNRWA, has started distributing essential aid to displaced families in the region. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middlee East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Distribution Of Humanitarian Aid In Gaza

A young boy pushes a heavy sack and boxes along the road in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 23, 2025. The World Food Organization, in partnership with UNRWA, has started distributing essential aid to displaced families in the region. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middlee East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Battle Cold in Refugee Camp - Gaza

A boy carries a sack on his back through a flooded street in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on December 30, 2024. The severe storms have caused significant damage to the already fragile living conditions in the camp. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A hand points to the label on a sack inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A worker distributes a sack of flour provided by AFAD at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A Palestinian boy carries a heavy sack of flour on his shoulder, making his way from the distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A man clutches a large sack of flour labeled UNRWA during distribution efforts in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Zoo Giant Pandas

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Giant panda Chen Chen plays with a sack at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Oct 27, 2024.

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Giant Panda Play at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 5, 2024 - Giant panda "Yu Ke" plays with a big sack at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Oct 5, 2024.

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters carry portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found missing for 19 days, during a protest in Izmir on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters march with a banner reading “Don't Protect, Don't Exonerate the Perpetrators!” during a protest for the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

A protester shouts slogans during a protest about the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

A girl with a banner reading “Justice for Narin!” at a protest for the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters carry portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found missing for 19 days, during a protest in Izmir on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters carry portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found missing for 19 days, during a protest in Izmir on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

A protester holds a banner reading “Children in the Grave, Murderers Out” during a protest for the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters carry portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found missing for 19 days, during a protest in Izmir on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters carry portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found missing for 19 days, during a protest in Izmir on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

A girl with a banner reading “Justice for Narin!” at a protest for the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TIFF - Unstoppable Premiere

Parker Sack arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of Unstoppable at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, ON, Canada on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by Cole Burston/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM