• A Christian clergyman walks in the Church of Nativity, recognised by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
    A Christian clergyman walks in the Church of Nativity, recognised by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA
  • United Nations Security Council members vote on a resolution about Yemen's security at UN Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US. Reuters
    United Nations Security Council members vote on a resolution about Yemen's security at UN Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US. Reuters
  • A picture taken from the South Lebanese village of Ramyeh shows an Israeli military outpost across the border. The Israeli army said today it has blown up a cross-border tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the first of four it has uncovered. AFP
    A picture taken from the South Lebanese village of Ramyeh shows an Israeli military outpost across the border. The Israeli army said today it has blown up a cross-border tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the first of four it has uncovered. AFP
  • Fatima el-Khayali, the aunt of Abdelrahim el-Khayali, one of the suspects who were arrested following the murder of two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, descends the stairs of her house in the neighbourhood of Azzouzia in the capital Marrakesh. AFP
    Fatima el-Khayali, the aunt of Abdelrahim el-Khayali, one of the suspects who were arrested following the murder of two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, descends the stairs of her house in the neighbourhood of Azzouzia in the capital Marrakesh. AFP
  • A camel walks past the pyramid of Khafre (also known as Chephren) at the Giza pyramids on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP
    A camel walks past the pyramid of Khafre (also known as Chephren) at the Giza pyramids on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP
  • Syrians pose for a picture as they gather around a Christmas tree in the central neighbourhood of Qassaa, Damascus. AFP
    Syrians pose for a picture as they gather around a Christmas tree in the central neighbourhood of Qassaa, Damascus. AFP
  • Iraqis set tires aflame and block a road as they protest against corruption and lack of services in the southern city of Basra. AFP
    Iraqis set tires aflame and block a road as they protest against corruption and lack of services in the southern city of Basra. AFP
  • Relatives of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Jahjouh, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, mourn as his body is carried into the family home. AP
    Relatives of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Jahjouh, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, mourn as his body is carried into the family home. AP
  • A woman looks at Christmas decorations at Eminonu Bazaar. AFP
    A woman looks at Christmas decorations at Eminonu Bazaar. AFP
  • Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala receives his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu upon his arrival at Mitiga International Airport near the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
    Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala receives his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu upon his arrival at Mitiga International Airport near the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 22, 2018

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December 22, 2018

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