• A Yemeni vendor waits for customers at a popular market in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni vendor waits for customers at a popular market in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Hamas supporters take selfies with fighters of Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas during a rally to mark the 31st anniversary of the group, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
    Hamas supporters take selfies with fighters of Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas during a rally to mark the 31st anniversary of the group, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
  • The Great Mosque of al-Nuri and "Al-Hadba" leaning minaret in Mosul’s war-ravaged Old City, during the placing of the corner stone ceremony. The famed 12th century mosque and minaret, dubbed Al-Hadba or "the hunchback," were where ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only public appearance to declare a self-styled "caliphate" after sweeping into Mosul in 2014. The structures were ravaged three years later in the final, most brutal stages of the months-long fight. AFP
    The Great Mosque of al-Nuri and "Al-Hadba" leaning minaret in Mosul’s war-ravaged Old City, during the placing of the corner stone ceremony. The famed 12th century mosque and minaret, dubbed Al-Hadba or "the hunchback," were where ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only public appearance to declare a self-styled "caliphate" after sweeping into Mosul in 2014. The structures were ravaged three years later in the final, most brutal stages of the months-long fight. AFP
  • A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter looks on as he trains in a camp in the Aleppo countryside, northern Syria. AFP
    A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter looks on as he trains in a camp in the Aleppo countryside, northern Syria. AFP
  • A picture taken from the southern Lebanese village of Meiss al-Jabal shows United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers patrolling on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. Israel's army said it has uncovered another Hezbollah "attack tunnel" leading from Lebanon into its territory, the fourth since it started a search-and-destroy operation this month. AFP
    A picture taken from the southern Lebanese village of Meiss al-Jabal shows United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers patrolling on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. Israel's army said it has uncovered another Hezbollah "attack tunnel" leading from Lebanon into its territory, the fourth since it started a search-and-destroy operation this month. AFP
  • Amna Al Qubaisi attends the Formula E rookie test at Ad Diriyah on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Amna Al Qubaisi is the first female Emirati racing driver. Getty Images
    Amna Al Qubaisi attends the Formula E rookie test at Ad Diriyah on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Amna Al Qubaisi is the first female Emirati racing driver. Getty Images
  • Whirling dervishes perform during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of Jelaleddin Mevlana Rumi, Sufi mystic, poet and founder of the sufism at Galata Mevlihanesi in Istanbul. AFP
    Whirling dervishes perform during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of Jelaleddin Mevlana Rumi, Sufi mystic, poet and founder of the sufism at Galata Mevlihanesi in Istanbul. AFP
  • Jordanian Bedouin guards of honour prepare ahead of the arrival of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his wife Desislava at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Jordanian Bedouin guards of honour prepare ahead of the arrival of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his wife Desislava at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 17, 2018

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December 17, 2018

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