• A Syrian woman peeps from behind a tent at the Washukanni camp in the mainly Kurdish northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh. AFP
    A Syrian woman peeps from behind a tent at the Washukanni camp in the mainly Kurdish northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh. AFP
  • A man serves food to Iraqi protesters gathering at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
    A man serves food to Iraqi protesters gathering at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
  • A woman wipes her face while carrying a national flag in Algeria. AP Photo
    A woman wipes her face while carrying a national flag in Algeria. AP Photo
  • A man speaks into a microphone during a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar in the Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya. AFP
    A man speaks into a microphone during a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar in the Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya. AFP
  • A woman walks past a poster announcing 50 percent sale is seen at the window display of a shop in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A woman walks past a poster announcing 50 percent sale is seen at the window display of a shop in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A blind man uses a camera at a photography course in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A blind man uses a camera at a photography course in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Al-Hazm Players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match in Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Al-Hazm Players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match in Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • Palestinian protesters wave a national flag near concertina wire at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian protesters wave a national flag near concertina wire at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Palestinian residents of Gaza walk along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. AP Photo
    Palestinian residents of Gaza walk along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. AP Photo

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 28, 2019

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