• A pilgrim prays after throwing pebbles as part of the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah. AFP
    A pilgrim prays after throwing pebbles as part of the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah. AFP
  • Saggaf Alhashmi paints 3D artwork at City Walk in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Saggaf Alhashmi paints 3D artwork at City Walk in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Palestinian youths react as they ride a swing boat in the village of Tarqumia, north the West Bank town of Hebron. AFP
    Palestinian youths react as they ride a swing boat in the village of Tarqumia, north the West Bank town of Hebron. AFP
  • Iraqis visit the Geli Ali Beg Waterfall resort near the city of Rawanduz, about 100km north of Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
    Iraqis visit the Geli Ali Beg Waterfall resort near the city of Rawanduz, about 100km north of Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
  • Palestinian youths play in a pool in Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinian youths play in a pool in Gaza city. AFP
  • Guests gather to attend a traditional wedding celebration in the village of Shamma in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Menoufia. AFP
    Guests gather to attend a traditional wedding celebration in the village of Shamma in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Menoufia. AFP
  • Workers clean around the Kaaba, traced with lines for physical distancing, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Workers clean around the Kaaba, traced with lines for physical distancing, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for August 2, 2020


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