• A Fatih Municipality worker in a protective suit disinfects the Ottoman-era Fatih Mosque to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    A Fatih Municipality worker in a protective suit disinfects the Ottoman-era Fatih Mosque to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Smoke billows at the Aden Airport, after explosions rocked the Yemeni airport shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government. AFP
    Smoke billows at the Aden Airport, after explosions rocked the Yemeni airport shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government. AFP
  • A Palestinian man adds the last touch to a sand sculpture representing the year 2021 with a heart, on the shore of Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian man adds the last touch to a sand sculpture representing the year 2021 with a heart, on the shore of Gaza City. Reuters
  • Palestinian children play with roller skates in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian children play with roller skates in Gaza City. AFP
  • A trainer plays with a snake before giving a non-venomous snakes thirty-minute massage treatment to a customer at his shop in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A trainer plays with a snake before giving a non-venomous snakes thirty-minute massage treatment to a customer at his shop in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A Palestinian vendor sells toys at the beach in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian vendor sells toys at the beach in Gaza City. Reuters
  • Fishermen sail on a boat in the Nile River amid early morning mist in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Fishermen sail on a boat in the Nile River amid early morning mist in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Sudanese women take part in a sit-in to protest against the end of the mandate of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID), in Kalma camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. AFP
    Sudanese women take part in a sit-in to protest against the end of the mandate of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID), in Kalma camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. AFP
  • The moon is seen between clouds as it rises beside historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    The moon is seen between clouds as it rises beside historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 31, 2020


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