A Syrian child displaced from Ras Al Ain, is pictured in a school turned into a shelter in the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
A Syrian child displaced from Ras Al Ain, is pictured in a school turned into a shelter in the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
A Syrian woman displaced from Ras Al-Ain, is pictured in a school turned into a shelter in the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
A Syrian woman displaced from Ras Al-Ain, is pictured in a school turned into a shelter in the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria. AFP
A Palestinian bedouin man looks after his sheep and goats amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus near Bethlehem. Reuters
A Palestinian bedouin man looks after his sheep and goats amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus near Bethlehem. Reuters
A general view of the city is seen from the top of Khair Khan hillside in Kabul. AFP
A general view of the city is seen from the top of Khair Khan hillside in Kabul. AFP
People gather as they are waiting to cross as Pakistan opens its border with Afghanistan that was closed in preventive measure following an outbreak of coronavirus. Reuters
People gather as they are waiting to cross as Pakistan opens its border with Afghanistan that was closed in preventive measure following an outbreak of coronavirus. Reuters
A student takes class online while using the Zoom app at her home as Egypt shut down schools to as the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
A student takes class online while using the Zoom app at her home as Egypt shut down schools to as the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
Migrants are attended to by health workers at the Temporary Centre for Immigrants, after they jumped the fence at the border between Melilla and Morocco. EPA
Migrants are attended to by health workers at the Temporary Centre for Immigrants, after they jumped the fence at the border between Melilla and Morocco. EPA
A Palestinian man at his home receives from a delivery worker a crate containing sanitized vegetables amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
A Palestinian man at his home receives from a delivery worker a crate containing sanitized vegetables amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
Palestinians sit on the beach of Gaza City, EPA
Palestinians sit on the beach of Gaza City, EPA
Egyptians queue up outside a school that was turned into a centre to receive residency violators wishing to avail an amnesty Kuwait. AFP
Egyptians queue up outside a school that was turned into a centre to receive residency violators wishing to avail an amnesty Kuwait. AFP
Lebanese security forces stop vehicles north of Beirut as authorities implemented further measures restricting the movement. AFP
Lebanese security forces stop vehicles north of Beirut as authorities implemented further measures restricting the movement. AFP
A man sorts donations for families in need in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf. AFP
A man sorts donations for families in need in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 6, 2020

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

Stephen Nelmes

April 06, 2020

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