• An Iraqi man fishes at the Shatt Al Arab river, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris, near Basra. AFP
    An Iraqi man fishes at the Shatt Al Arab river, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris, near Basra. AFP
  • A Palestinian man walks past a mural depicting the coronavirus and a prison cell, in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian man walks past a mural depicting the coronavirus and a prison cell, in Gaza City. AFP
  • A Palestinian girl and her sibling shop for candy in the old city of the West Bank town of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian girl and her sibling shop for candy in the old city of the West Bank town of Hebron. AFP
  • Syrians sell vegetables next to buildings heavily damaged during Syria's civil war, in the central city of Homs. AFP
    Syrians sell vegetables next to buildings heavily damaged during Syria's civil war, in the central city of Homs. AFP
  • Syrians walk past buildings heavily damaged during Syria's civil war, in the central city of Homs. AFP
    Syrians walk past buildings heavily damaged during Syria's civil war, in the central city of Homs. AFP
  • Lebanese troops take cover amid overnight confrontations with protesters in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon. AFP
    Lebanese troops take cover amid overnight confrontations with protesters in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon. AFP
  • Neighbours listen to music and watch laser projections from their balconies as members of the Lebanese collective "Nuage" perform from the roof of a building to entertain confined residents on the eastern outskirts of Beirut. AFP
    Neighbours listen to music and watch laser projections from their balconies as members of the Lebanese collective "Nuage" perform from the roof of a building to entertain confined residents on the eastern outskirts of Beirut. AFP
  • People perform prayer near the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    People perform prayer near the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Bardis Assayaghi, who was detained by Houthis in Yemen, poses for a portrait in her home near Cairo, Egypt. AP
    Bardis Assayaghi, who was detained by Houthis in Yemen, poses for a portrait in her home near Cairo, Egypt. AP
  • The shadow of a girl receiving a meal for iftar, or the evening meal, to break fast from a member of "Tkiyet Um Ali" humanitarian services centre is cast on a wall in front of her family home in the city of Russeifa in Jordan. Reuters
    The shadow of a girl receiving a meal for iftar, or the evening meal, to break fast from a member of "Tkiyet Um Ali" humanitarian services centre is cast on a wall in front of her family home in the city of Russeifa in Jordan. Reuters
  • A man sits in an advertising frame as health workers disinfect a street in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    A man sits in an advertising frame as health workers disinfect a street in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 29, 2020


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