• The Jerusalem Santa, a Palestinian dressed up as Father Christmas greets Eastern Orthodox nuns as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City , as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holy day. AFP
    The Jerusalem Santa, a Palestinian dressed up as Father Christmas greets Eastern Orthodox nuns as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City , as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holy day. AFP
  • Ahmad Al Jundi creates a miniature tree, made entirely out of wire at his store in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Ahmad Al Jundi creates a miniature tree, made entirely out of wire at his store in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • An Iraqi woman reads the Quran in front of the pictures of people who were killed during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS
    An Iraqi woman reads the Quran in front of the pictures of people who were killed during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS
  • Lebanese anti-government protesters carry candles and national flags in Beirut. EPA
    Lebanese anti-government protesters carry candles and national flags in Beirut. EPA
  • Egyptians ride camels at the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo. AFP
    Egyptians ride camels at the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo. AFP
  • German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer gets a meal on board of a military corvette during her two-day-visit of the German soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as they leave the Port of Limassol, Cyprus. AFP
    German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer gets a meal on board of a military corvette during her two-day-visit of the German soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as they leave the Port of Limassol, Cyprus. AFP
  • Syrians stand next to a christmas tree in Damascus' Sabaa Bahrat Square. AFP
    Syrians stand next to a christmas tree in Damascus' Sabaa Bahrat Square. AFP
  • This picture shows tents that were flooded following heavy rains in Al Rawdatayn, about 115 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP
    This picture shows tents that were flooded following heavy rains in Al Rawdatayn, about 115 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP
  • Motorcycles and vehicles loaded with furniture and other items drive along a highway near Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, fleeing bombardment in the province's south on their way to areas near the Syrian-Turkish border. AFP
    Motorcycles and vehicles loaded with furniture and other items drive along a highway near Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, fleeing bombardment in the province's south on their way to areas near the Syrian-Turkish border. AFP
  • Catholics sing carols as they attend Christmas celebrations at the Saint Francis Catholic Church in the Dahra district of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
    Catholics sing carols as they attend Christmas celebrations at the Saint Francis Catholic Church in the Dahra district of the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 19, 2019

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December 19, 2019

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