• Pistachio-powered heaters are displayed for sale along a street in Al Dana town in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib. AFP
    Pistachio-powered heaters are displayed for sale along a street in Al Dana town in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib. AFP
  • A Christmas tree is decorated with Iraqi national flags and the pictures of protesters who were killed in clashes with security forces, at the Al Tahrir square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    A Christmas tree is decorated with Iraqi national flags and the pictures of protesters who were killed in clashes with security forces, at the Al Tahrir square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • A Palestinian fighter from Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, checks debris at the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian fighter from Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, checks debris at the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A woman watches waves crash on the seawall as she takes shelter from rain under her umbrella in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    A woman watches waves crash on the seawall as she takes shelter from rain under her umbrella in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • Iraqi students take part at the ongoing anti-government protest in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi students take part at the ongoing anti-government protest in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • This picture taken early shows seagulls flying above a beach in Kuwait City during the partial solar eclipse event. AFP
    This picture taken early shows seagulls flying above a beach in Kuwait City during the partial solar eclipse event. AFP
  • A Saudi woman wearing special protective glasses prays as she watches the annular solar eclipse on Jabal Arba (Four Mountains) in Hofuf, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A Saudi woman wearing special protective glasses prays as she watches the annular solar eclipse on Jabal Arba (Four Mountains) in Hofuf, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • A hand out image made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Service, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) standing with members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) before his speech in Ankara. AFP
    A hand out image made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Service, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) standing with members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) before his speech in Ankara. AFP
  • A handout image made available by the Demiroren news Agency shows a rescue diver standing on the shores of Lake Van after a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank in eastern Turkey. AFP
    A handout image made available by the Demiroren news Agency shows a rescue diver standing on the shores of Lake Van after a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank in eastern Turkey. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 26, 2019

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December 26, 2019

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