• A member of the newly-formed Parliament takes the oath during the swearing-in ceremony in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A member of the newly-formed Parliament takes the oath during the swearing-in ceremony in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A general view shows members of the newly-formed Parliament during the swearing-in ceremony in Damascus. EPA
    A general view shows members of the newly-formed Parliament during the swearing-in ceremony in Damascus. EPA
  • Firecrackers thrown by protesters explode in front of riot police amid clashes in the vicinity of the parliament in central Beirut. AFP
    Firecrackers thrown by protesters explode in front of riot police amid clashes in the vicinity of the parliament in central Beirut. AFP
  • A man stands next to graffiti at the damaged port area in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    A man stands next to graffiti at the damaged port area in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Iraqi riot police forces take position as jobless graduates take part in a demonstration near the heavily fortified Green Zone which houses the Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    Iraqi riot police forces take position as jobless graduates take part in a demonstration near the heavily fortified Green Zone which houses the Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • Jobless graduates chant slogans during a demonstration near the heavily fortified Green Zone which houses the Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    Jobless graduates chant slogans during a demonstration near the heavily fortified Green Zone which houses the Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • A Palestinian family look over the ruins of their home, destroyed by the Israeli military, near the village of Yatta, south of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian family look over the ruins of their home, destroyed by the Israeli military, near the village of Yatta, south of Hebron. AFP
  • A general view shows a collapsed UNESCO-listed building following torrential rains in Old Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A general view shows a collapsed UNESCO-listed building following torrential rains in Old Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Election banners for candidates in the upper house of parliament are displayed on a street in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
    Election banners for candidates in the upper house of parliament are displayed on a street in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
  • Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak performs during a musical concert for solidarity with the Lebanese people in Tunis,Tunisia. EPA
    Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak performs during a musical concert for solidarity with the Lebanese people in Tunis,Tunisia. EPA
  • A Palestinian elderly couple wait to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. EPA
    A Palestinian elderly couple wait to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. EPA
  • Palestinians prepare to leave Rafah border crossing with Egypt after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinians prepare to leave Rafah border crossing with Egypt after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 11, 2020

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August 11, 2020

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