• Galatasaray's supporters watch their team's training session at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost 50,000 supporters watched Galatasay's training session as they will face Besiktas in a Turkish Super League derby match. EPA
    Galatasaray's supporters watch their team's training session at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost 50,000 supporters watched Galatasay's training session as they will face Besiktas in a Turkish Super League derby match. EPA
  • A man walks past the walls of the Nizwa Fort, a 17th-century fortification in the city of the same name, about 160km southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
    A man walks past the walls of the Nizwa Fort, a 17th-century fortification in the city of the same name, about 160km southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
  • Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City are illuminated in the colours of the American flag and a portrait of former US president George HW Bush in tribute to the former US president. AFP
    Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City are illuminated in the colours of the American flag and a portrait of former US president George HW Bush in tribute to the former US president. AFP
  • Workers use a crane to set up a part of a Christmas tree erected in front of the Muhammad al-Amine Mosque during Christmas preparations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Workers use a crane to set up a part of a Christmas tree erected in front of the Muhammad al-Amine Mosque during Christmas preparations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Robert De Niro, left, speaks after receiving a tribute from US director Martin Scorsese for his contribution to acting during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco. AP
    Robert De Niro, left, speaks after receiving a tribute from US director Martin Scorsese for his contribution to acting during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco. AP
  • A rainbow is seen over the container ship 'Maersk Genoa' as it sails off the northern coast of Tunisia in the central Mediterranean. Reuters
    A rainbow is seen over the container ship 'Maersk Genoa' as it sails off the northern coast of Tunisia in the central Mediterranean. Reuters
  • A view of the columns of the Church Terasse at the ancient city of Gadara, in Umm Qais, Irbid Governorate, some 118km North West of Amman, Jordan. Gadara was the centre of Ancient Greek culture in the region. The site is part of the Decapolis and lies at the border of Jordan with Israel and Syria. It overlooks the Sea of Tiberias, the Yarmouk river and the Golan Heights. EPA
    A view of the columns of the Church Terasse at the ancient city of Gadara, in Umm Qais, Irbid Governorate, some 118km North West of Amman, Jordan. Gadara was the centre of Ancient Greek culture in the region. The site is part of the Decapolis and lies at the border of Jordan with Israel and Syria. It overlooks the Sea of Tiberias, the Yarmouk river and the Golan Heights. EPA
  • An Iraqi man walks amid a flooded street in Mosul, northern Iraq. According to media reports, the Nineveh provincial council declared an emergency and decided to shut the university and schools in Mosul because of floods that swept most of the city. EPA
    An Iraqi man walks amid a flooded street in Mosul, northern Iraq. According to media reports, the Nineveh provincial council declared an emergency and decided to shut the university and schools in Mosul because of floods that swept most of the city. EPA
  • A crowd attends the ceremony of lighting the Christmas tree of the Nativity Church in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
    A crowd attends the ceremony of lighting the Christmas tree of the Nativity Church in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
  • Palestinians fish in the sea during sunset in the west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinians fish in the sea during sunset in the west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 2, 2018

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December 02, 2018

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