• A protester kicks a tear gas grenade back at riot police during clashes in central Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A protester kicks a tear gas grenade back at riot police during clashes in central Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • An Iraqi worker enters the Great Mosque of Al Nuri during the complex's reconstruction in Mosul’s war-ravaged old town. AFP
    An Iraqi worker enters the Great Mosque of Al Nuri during the complex's reconstruction in Mosul’s war-ravaged old town. AFP
  • An Iraqi woman pulls a shopping trolley during heavy fog in the holy city of Najaf. AFP
    An Iraqi woman pulls a shopping trolley during heavy fog in the holy city of Najaf. AFP
  • A Palestinian craftsman is reflected in a mirror as he decorates glass Christmas ornaments at a workshop in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian craftsman is reflected in a mirror as he decorates glass Christmas ornaments at a workshop in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
  • Palestinian children play during a storm in Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian children play during a storm in Gaza City. EPA
  • Lebanese visitors gather around a Christmas tree made of discarded plastic water bottles in the northern coastal town of Chekka, on December 15, 2019. AFP
    Lebanese visitors gather around a Christmas tree made of discarded plastic water bottles in the northern coastal town of Chekka, on December 15, 2019. AFP
  • Lebanese demonstrators use their phone lights during an anti-government protest in Beirut. AFP
    Lebanese demonstrators use their phone lights during an anti-government protest in Beirut. AFP
  • A Saudi man looks at his falcon during the King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival in Riyadh. Reuters
    A Saudi man looks at his falcon during the King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival in Riyadh. Reuters
  • A Saudi man holds his falcon during the Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival in Riyadh. Reuters
    A Saudi man holds his falcon during the Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival in Riyadh. Reuters
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shaking hands with Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Fayez Al Sarraj during their meeting in Istanbul. EPA
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shaking hands with Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Fayez Al Sarraj during their meeting in Istanbul. EPA
  • A Gnawa traditional group performs in the city of Essaouira to celebrate the decision of adding the Gnawa culture to Unesco's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. AFP
    A Gnawa traditional group performs in the city of Essaouira to celebrate the decision of adding the Gnawa culture to Unesco's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 16, 2019

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December 16, 2019

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