• Displaced Syrians rest on a pile of wood logs destined to be sold to compatriots, who fled conflict zones, to use as a less expensive alternative to fuel for heating during the winter season, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
    Displaced Syrians rest on a pile of wood logs destined to be sold to compatriots, who fled conflict zones, to use as a less expensive alternative to fuel for heating during the winter season, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Idlib. AFP
  • Ethiopian refugee children who fled the Tigray conflict run towards a food distribution by Muslim Aid at the Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state. AFP
    Ethiopian refugee children who fled the Tigray conflict run towards a food distribution by Muslim Aid at the Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state. AFP
  • Al Ahli player Motaz Hawsawi (R) in action during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli at King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA/STR
    Al Ahli player Motaz Hawsawi (R) in action during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli at King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA/STR
  • A dog wearing a Santa Clause outfit rides with his owner on a scooter during a parade along Gouraud street in the Lebanese capital Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, one of the hardest hit by a massive explosion that shook the city on August 4, causing extensive damage to buildings and leaving scores of people dead or injured. AFP
    A dog wearing a Santa Clause outfit rides with his owner on a scooter during a parade along Gouraud street in the Lebanese capital Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, one of the hardest hit by a massive explosion that shook the city on August 4, causing extensive damage to buildings and leaving scores of people dead or injured. AFP
  • A member of the Kuwaiti knights team takes part in a performance with horses on the seaside, 70 kilometres west of the Gulf emirate's capital, Kuwait City. AFP
    A member of the Kuwaiti knights team takes part in a performance with horses on the seaside, 70 kilometres west of the Gulf emirate's capital, Kuwait City. AFP
  • Libyans take part in a 4x4 tourism trip in a desert area near al-Shuwayrif town, some 400 kilometres southwest of the capital. In 2010, 110,000 foreign tourists visited Libya, generating $40 million, a figure that has dropped to zero since 2011 due to the political chaos and insecurity following the fall of the Kadhafi regime in 2011. AFP
    Libyans take part in a 4x4 tourism trip in a desert area near al-Shuwayrif town, some 400 kilometres southwest of the capital. In 2010, 110,000 foreign tourists visited Libya, generating $40 million, a figure that has dropped to zero since 2011 due to the political chaos and insecurity following the fall of the Kadhafi regime in 2011. AFP
  • Turkey's Ferhat Arican performs in the floor competition during the Men's senior team final at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Mersin, Turkey. EPA
    Turkey's Ferhat Arican performs in the floor competition during the Men's senior team final at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Mersin, Turkey. EPA
  • A Yemeni boy plays with a soccer ball as he holds on to the back of a box truck at a street in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen continues to face a humanitarian and economic crisis as its economic conditions are deteriorating rapidly due to the armed conflict which escalated since late 2014 between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government. EPA
    A Yemeni boy plays with a soccer ball as he holds on to the back of a box truck at a street in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen continues to face a humanitarian and economic crisis as its economic conditions are deteriorating rapidly due to the armed conflict which escalated since late 2014 between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 13, 2020

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December 13, 2020

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THE BIG MATCH

Arsenal v Manchester City,

Sunday, Emirates Stadium, 6.30pm

The specs: 2018 Nissan Patrol Nismo

Price: base / as tested: Dh382,000

Engine: 5.6-litre V8

Gearbox: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 428hp @ 5,800rpm

Torque: 560Nm @ 3,600rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 12.7L / 100km

Wydad 2 Urawa 3

Wydad Nahiri 21’, Hajhouj 90'

Urawa Antonio 18’, 60’, Kashiwagi 26’

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Brief scores:

Toss: Nepal, chose to field

UAE 153-6: Shaiman (59), Usman (30); Regmi 2-23

Nepal 132-7: Jora 53 not out; Zahoor 2-17

Result: UAE won by 21 runs

Series: UAE lead 1-0

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