• Debris on a main road in Beirut at sunset following the twin explosion that shook Lebanon's capital. AFP
    Debris on a main road in Beirut at sunset following the twin explosion that shook Lebanon's capital. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the massive damage at Beirut port's grain silos, one day after a massive explosion hit the heart of the Lebanese capital. AFP
    An aerial view shows the massive damage at Beirut port's grain silos, one day after a massive explosion hit the heart of the Lebanese capital. AFP
  • Flooded waters in Yemen's Marib province. Seventeen people, including eight children, have been killed in flash floods and by lightning in the northern region, health authorities. AFP
    Flooded waters in Yemen's Marib province. Seventeen people, including eight children, have been killed in flash floods and by lightning in the northern region, health authorities. AFP
  • A plane is seen flying beyond mosque minarets as sun rises over the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
    A plane is seen flying beyond mosque minarets as sun rises over the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
  • Al-Hazm's Swedish player Carlos Strandberg celebrates after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between Al Ahly and Al-Hazm, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Al-Hazm's Swedish player Carlos Strandberg celebrates after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between Al Ahly and Al-Hazm, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • A Palestinian worker wearing a protective face mask sanitises a classroom in a United Nations-run school before a new academic year starts, amid concerns about the spread of the Covid-19, in Gaza City in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian worker wearing a protective face mask sanitises a classroom in a United Nations-run school before a new academic year starts, amid concerns about the spread of the Covid-19, in Gaza City in Gaza City. AFP
  • An Egyptian flag flys behind a grave marker, whose surrounding wall was destroyed amidst ongoing roadworks at the historic City of the Dead necropolis of Egypt's capital Cairo. AFP
    An Egyptian flag flys behind a grave marker, whose surrounding wall was destroyed amidst ongoing roadworks at the historic City of the Dead necropolis of Egypt's capital Cairo. AFP
  • People fishing in the sea at Al Maadea district of Behera Governorate, Egypt. EPA
    People fishing in the sea at Al Maadea district of Behera Governorate, Egypt. EPA
  • A driver wearing a protective face mask drives a badly damaged car in Beirut, Lebanon. Bloomberg
    A driver wearing a protective face mask drives a badly damaged car in Beirut, Lebanon. Bloomberg

The Middle East framed - regional photography for August 5, 2020

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August 05, 2020

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