The Middle East framed - regional photography for December 22, 2019

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

The star on top of an illuminated Christmas tree made from protest banners by anti-government demonstrators at Martyrs Square in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

The graffiti art made by anti-government protest artist Ghiath Robih on a barrier erected to save the great theater at the entrances leading to Riad Al-Solh square in Beirut. EPA

A windsurfer glides on the water in Egypt's resort of Hurghada on the Red Sea coast. AFP

A Palestinian man looks on as he fishes at Gaza city's seaport. AFP

Iraqis play volleyball as they wind down on the bank of the Tigris river in the capital Baghdad. AFP

A displaced child queues to apply colored powder on his face provided by Mona Relief Yemen at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northern province of Amran, Yemen. EPA

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus looks on before the training session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images for Lega Serie A

People walk past an illuminated Christmas tree in the mostly Christian-populated Bab Touma neighborhood in the old city of Damascus, Syria. EPA

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