• Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Saudi men offer pilgrims Zamzam water upon their arrival in Makkah. AFP
    Saudi men offer pilgrims Zamzam water upon their arrival in Makkah. AFP
  • Women sit outside the Imam Abbas shrine in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
    Women sit outside the Imam Abbas shrine in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
  • Samuel Botros drinks water at the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in Qadisha valley, in Zgharta district, Lebanon. Reuters
    Samuel Botros drinks water at the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in Qadisha valley, in Zgharta district, Lebanon. Reuters
  • An ancient bust of King David is displayed inside the historical Pasha Palace in Gaza City. AP Photo
    An ancient bust of King David is displayed inside the historical Pasha Palace in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter crosses into a building through a hole in the wall in Tadef, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. AFP
    A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter crosses into a building through a hole in the wall in Tadef, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. AFP
  • Syrian director and singer Seif Eddin Subaie performs during an open-air concert in Damascus. AFP
    Syrian director and singer Seif Eddin Subaie performs during an open-air concert in Damascus. AFP
  • Children pose with goats at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen. AFP
    Children pose with goats at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for August 7, 2019

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August 07, 2019

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