• A worshipper places her fingers inside holes in a column that form the shape of a cross before the arrival of the Holy Fire, at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A worshipper places her fingers inside holes in a column that form the shape of a cross before the arrival of the Holy Fire, at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) speaks during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed Ali Alhakim (right) at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq. Cavusoglu is in Baghdad for talks with senior Iraqi officials. EPA
    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) speaks during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed Ali Alhakim (right) at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq. Cavusoglu is in Baghdad for talks with senior Iraqi officials. EPA
  • Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry flowers during a gathering over statements of Bahrain’s Foreign Minister near the Bahrain Consulate in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry flowers during a gathering over statements of Bahrain’s Foreign Minister near the Bahrain Consulate in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • Pilgrims dip in the waters of the Jordan River to re-enact Jesus Christ's baptism at the baptismal site known as Qasr al-Yahud, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Pilgrims dip in the waters of the Jordan River to re-enact Jesus Christ's baptism at the baptismal site known as Qasr al-Yahud, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Palestinian farmers harvest wheat outside the city of Khan Younis City, southern Gaza Strip. Khan Younis, a city bordering Israel, is one of the largest agricultural areas in the Gaza Strip. It employs more than 450 workers and supplies the only wheat in the sector. EPA
    Palestinian farmers harvest wheat outside the city of Khan Younis City, southern Gaza Strip. Khan Younis, a city bordering Israel, is one of the largest agricultural areas in the Gaza Strip. It employs more than 450 workers and supplies the only wheat in the sector. EPA
  • Palestinian protesters use a makeshift shield during a demonstration near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian protesters use a makeshift shield during a demonstration near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Orthodox priest carry the holy light coming from the city of Jerusalem, on the night of Easter, at Saint George Cathedral in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Orthodox Christian believers mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Eastern Orthodox world celebrates Easter Day according to the old Julian calendar. EPA
    Orthodox priest carry the holy light coming from the city of Jerusalem, on the night of Easter, at Saint George Cathedral in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Orthodox Christian believers mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Eastern Orthodox world celebrates Easter Day according to the old Julian calendar. EPA
  • A Yemeni boy looks for bullet casings, to sell as scrap metal, in a street in an old market, in Yemen's third city of Taiz after clashes between pro-government militias left two children dead. AFP
    A Yemeni boy looks for bullet casings, to sell as scrap metal, in a street in an old market, in Yemen's third city of Taiz after clashes between pro-government militias left two children dead. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 28, 2019

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April 28, 2019

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