• People compete in the first stage of the 34th edition of the "Marathon des Sables" (also known as Sahara Marathon) between El Borouj and Tisserdmine in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
    People compete in the first stage of the 34th edition of the "Marathon des Sables" (also known as Sahara Marathon) between El Borouj and Tisserdmine in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
  • Inside the basilica of the Coptic Orthodox "White Monastery" of St Shenouda (Schenute) the Archimandrite in Egypt's southern Sohag province, about 500 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. AFP
    Inside the basilica of the Coptic Orthodox "White Monastery" of St Shenouda (Schenute) the Archimandrite in Egypt's southern Sohag province, about 500 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. AFP
  • Parks and restaurants lie partially submerged alongside the Tigris River, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday. AP
    Parks and restaurants lie partially submerged alongside the Tigris River, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday. AP
  • A US amphibious hovercraft departs with evacuees from Janzur, west of Tripoli, Libya. The United States says it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to deteriorating security conditions. AP
    A US amphibious hovercraft departs with evacuees from Janzur, west of Tripoli, Libya. The United States says it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to deteriorating security conditions. AP
  • Jordan's King Abdullah II (right) meeting with Massud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in the Jordanian capital Amman. AFP
    Jordan's King Abdullah II (right) meeting with Massud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in the Jordanian capital Amman. AFP
  • A man clears away mud from his house following floods in the Iranian city of Mamulan in Lorestan province. AFP
    A man clears away mud from his house following floods in the Iranian city of Mamulan in Lorestan province. AFP
  • Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih attends the inaugural Gulf Intelligence Saudi Arabia Energy Forum at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Riyadh. AFP
    Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih attends the inaugural Gulf Intelligence Saudi Arabia Energy Forum at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Riyadh. AFP
  • An Israeli border policewoman stands behind a mobile voting booth a day before polling stations open in the rest of Israel, at a base in Beit Horon settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    An Israeli border policewoman stands behind a mobile voting booth a day before polling stations open in the rest of Israel, at a base in Beit Horon settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 8, 2019

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April 08, 2019

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