People silhouetted against the setting sun at Byblos port, Lebanon. EPA
People silhouetted against the setting sun at Byblos port, Lebanon. EPA
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his North Korean counterpart Ro Yong-ho. EPA
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his North Korean counterpart Ro Yong-ho. EPA
Vehicles cross the single-lane iron bridge in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, as it reopens after its destruction by jihadists. AFP
Vehicles cross the single-lane iron bridge in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, as it reopens after its destruction by jihadists. AFP
Finnish rock singer Tarja Turunen performs during a concert at the annual Byblos International Festival, in the ancient city of Byblos, Lebanon. EPA
Finnish rock singer Tarja Turunen performs during a concert at the annual Byblos International Festival, in the ancient city of Byblos, Lebanon. EPA
Tunisian singer and song writer Emel Mathlouthi performs at the Jordan Festival at the Odeon in Amman, Jordan. EPA
Tunisian singer and song writer Emel Mathlouthi performs at the Jordan Festival at the Odeon in Amman, Jordan. EPA
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas walks during his visit to the Pilgrims City, in the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas walks during his visit to the Pilgrims City, in the West Bank town of Jericho. AFP
Afghan security officials secure a checkpoint in Bahsood district of Nangarhar province. EPA
Afghan security officials secure a checkpoint in Bahsood district of Nangarhar province. EPA
Afghan Air Force pilots attend a graduation ceremony in Kandahar. EPA
Afghan Air Force pilots attend a graduation ceremony in Kandahar. EPA
An Afghan labourer processes raw marble at a factory in Herat. EPA
An Afghan labourer processes raw marble at a factory in Herat. EPA
An Iraqi firefighter puts out a blaze at the site of an explosion at an arms depot in northern Karbala. EPA
An Iraqi firefighter puts out a blaze at the site of an explosion at an arms depot in northern Karbala. EPA
A relative of a Palestinian Hamas militant who was killed in Israeli tank shelling, reacts at a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters.
A relative of a Palestinian Hamas militant who was killed in Israeli tank shelling, reacts at a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters.

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 7, 2018

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August 07, 2018

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