• A Palestinian waiter dressed as Santa Claus holds a child for a photograph in a beach-side restaurant in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A Palestinian waiter dressed as Santa Claus holds a child for a photograph in a beach-side restaurant in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Mohammad, an Iranian street performer, is reflected in a mirror as he applies make-up to resemble the comic character Joker, amid the coronavirus disease (outbreak, in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
    Mohammad, an Iranian street performer, is reflected in a mirror as he applies make-up to resemble the comic character Joker, amid the coronavirus disease (outbreak, in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
  • People watch the sunset at a beach in Gaza City. EPA
    People watch the sunset at a beach in Gaza City. EPA
  • Ethiopian Arrafu Mbaye, 70-year-old who fled the Tigray conflict, burns wood to cook at the Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state. AFP
    Ethiopian Arrafu Mbaye, 70-year-old who fled the Tigray conflict, burns wood to cook at the Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state. AFP
  • A Lebanese child dressed in a Santa Claus outfit holds a balloon at a Christmas market in the capital Beirut's downtown district. AFP
    A Lebanese child dressed in a Santa Claus outfit holds a balloon at a Christmas market in the capital Beirut's downtown district. AFP
  • Syrians wait to leave the Kurdish-run Al Hol camp which holds relatives of alleged ISIS fighters, in the Syrian northeastern Al Hasakeh governorate. AFP
    Syrians wait to leave the Kurdish-run Al Hol camp which holds relatives of alleged ISIS fighters, in the Syrian northeastern Al Hasakeh governorate. AFP
  • A Yemeni worker prepares bread for sale at a bakery in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni worker prepares bread for sale at a bakery in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A general view of Herodion hilltop built by King Herod between 23 and 15 BCE at the Herodium or Herodion National Park located in the Judaean Desert, southeast of Bethlehem, West Bank. EPA
    A general view of Herodion hilltop built by King Herod between 23 and 15 BCE at the Herodium or Herodion National Park located in the Judaean Desert, southeast of Bethlehem, West Bank. EPA
  • A man walks in an empty pedestrian street in the old town of Nicosia after Cyprus government closed cafes and restaurants. REUTERS
    A man walks in an empty pedestrian street in the old town of Nicosia after Cyprus government closed cafes and restaurants. REUTERS

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 14, 2020

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December 14, 2020

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