• A street vendor selling cotton candy crosses a road in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, the former Syrian capital of ISIS. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces overran Raqa in 2017, after years of what residents described as ISIS' brutal rule, which included public beheadings and crucifixions. AFP
    A street vendor selling cotton candy crosses a road in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, the former Syrian capital of ISIS. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces overran Raqa in 2017, after years of what residents described as ISIS' brutal rule, which included public beheadings and crucifixions. AFP
  • Palestinian artist Wissam Farhat decorates a Christmas tree with protective masks in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian artist Wissam Farhat decorates a Christmas tree with protective masks in Gaza City. AFP
  • A man takes a selfie with Bassem Raaof, 28, who is dressed in a Batman costume while handing out face masks to residents of his neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A man takes a selfie with Bassem Raaof, 28, who is dressed in a Batman costume while handing out face masks to residents of his neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Palestinian boys look out from their family home near the Saint Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City, which is closed to the public this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
    Palestinian boys look out from their family home near the Saint Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City, which is closed to the public this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
  • An Iraqi woman, dressed as Santa Claus, rides her bicycle in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
    An Iraqi woman, dressed as Santa Claus, rides her bicycle in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
  • Lebanese launch lanterns in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, during the lighting of a Christmas tree in memory of victims of the blast that devastated the capital's port in August. AFP
    Lebanese launch lanterns in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, during the lighting of a Christmas tree in memory of victims of the blast that devastated the capital's port in August. AFP
  • A Saudi youth flies a powered parachute in al-Thumama park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A Saudi youth flies a powered parachute in al-Thumama park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Women sitting by a street are seen through a bullet hole in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, the former Syrian capital of ISIS. AFP
    Women sitting by a street are seen through a bullet hole in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, the former Syrian capital of ISIS. AFP
  • Nurse Ilknur Bastan's goggles are covered with vapour after tending to patients infected with Covid-19, at the intensive care unit of the Dr Ilhan Varank Hospital in Istanbul. The hospital is a new infirmary offering some of the most advanced intensive care treatment in the country. When the pandemic first struck, Turkey was credited for quickly bringing infection rates under control. It is now seeing an explosion in Covid-19 cases that is putting a serious strain on its health system. AP Photo
    Nurse Ilknur Bastan's goggles are covered with vapour after tending to patients infected with Covid-19, at the intensive care unit of the Dr Ilhan Varank Hospital in Istanbul. The hospital is a new infirmary offering some of the most advanced intensive care treatment in the country. When the pandemic first struck, Turkey was credited for quickly bringing infection rates under control. It is now seeing an explosion in Covid-19 cases that is putting a serious strain on its health system. AP Photo
  • Women walk near a bridge during sunset in the southern coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus. AP Photo
    Women walk near a bridge during sunset in the southern coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus. AP Photo

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 21, 2020

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December 21, 2020

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