• Afghans sit on a fairground ride at the Qargha lake on the outskirts of Kabul. AFP
    Afghans sit on a fairground ride at the Qargha lake on the outskirts of Kabul. AFP
  • Fireworks are set off in front of police officers standing in postion behind riot shields during a protest at the Corniche al Mazzraa in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Fireworks are set off in front of police officers standing in postion behind riot shields during a protest at the Corniche al Mazzraa in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Algerians take to the streets in the capital Algiers to protest against the government and the new president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. AP
    Algerians take to the streets in the capital Algiers to protest against the government and the new president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. AP
  • People attend the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at al-Abassyeen square in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    People attend the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at al-Abassyeen square in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Iraqi demonstrators play during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuter
    Iraqi demonstrators play during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuter
  • A Palestinian trader shows off the fish he caught after diving in the sea at Gaza port, in Gaza City. AP
    A Palestinian trader shows off the fish he caught after diving in the sea at Gaza port, in Gaza City. AP
  • Horse carriages pass by a historic mansion in a street on the island of Buyukada off Istanbul. AFP
    Horse carriages pass by a historic mansion in a street on the island of Buyukada off Istanbul. AFP
  • A camel pulls a seed-crushing machine used to extract sesame oil at an old olive oil mill in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    A camel pulls a seed-crushing machine used to extract sesame oil at an old olive oil mill in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
  • Christians gather at a baptism site to celebrate Christmas in Jordan. EPA
    Christians gather at a baptism site to celebrate Christmas in Jordan. EPA
  • Turkish and Uyghur protestors hold East Turkestan flags during a protest against China in the Turkish capital Ankara.. AFP
    Turkish and Uyghur protestors hold East Turkestan flags during a protest against China in the Turkish capital Ankara.. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for December 21, 2019

We bring you the best pictures from the Middle East and North Africa

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

December 21, 2019

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