• A US military vehicle advances past a herd of sheep during a patrol on the M4 strategic highway, near the US base in Tall Baydar, in the northern countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
    A US military vehicle advances past a herd of sheep during a patrol on the M4 strategic highway, near the US base in Tall Baydar, in the northern countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
  • Palestinian and Arab Israeli men keep a 2 metre distance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as they pray in a parking lot near the beach in Jaffa, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, after breaking their fast, on the second day of Ramadan. AFP
    Palestinian and Arab Israeli men keep a 2 metre distance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as they pray in a parking lot near the beach in Jaffa, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, after breaking their fast, on the second day of Ramadan. AFP
  • A man talks on his phone as he walks past a graffiti work displaying a man wearing a protective face mask in downtown Beirut. AFP
    A man talks on his phone as he walks past a graffiti work displaying a man wearing a protective face mask in downtown Beirut. AFP
  • A Syrian vendor calls on people to buy liquorice, a famous Syrian juice which is considered one of rituals of Ramadan, in one of the old souks of Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A Syrian vendor calls on people to buy liquorice, a famous Syrian juice which is considered one of rituals of Ramadan, in one of the old souks of Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A woman passes in front of mannequins in a shop wearing face masks on a street in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A woman passes in front of mannequins in a shop wearing face masks on a street in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Greek Orthodox Cypriots attend the Sunday mass outside the closed church of Panagia Faneromeni in the old city of the capital Nicosia, following a general lockdown ordered by the authorities as a measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
    Greek Orthodox Cypriots attend the Sunday mass outside the closed church of Panagia Faneromeni in the old city of the capital Nicosia, following a general lockdown ordered by the authorities as a measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
  • Workers prepare traditional sweets for sale during Ramadan at a shop in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Workers prepare traditional sweets for sale during Ramadan at a shop in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • A Kuwaiti passenger wearing a face mask arrives at Kuwait international airport, during the coronavirus pandemic. Kuwait is repatriating its citizens from abroad, the country's national aviation authority announced. EPA
    A Kuwaiti passenger wearing a face mask arrives at Kuwait international airport, during the coronavirus pandemic. Kuwait is repatriating its citizens from abroad, the country's national aviation authority announced. EPA
  • Backdropped by the iconic Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, commuters wait at a metro station on a bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul. AP
    Backdropped by the iconic Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, commuters wait at a metro station on a bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul. AP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 26, 2020


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