• Members of the Iraqi Rapid Response unit attend the funeral of Hashed Shaabi leader Dagher Mussawi in the southern city of Basra. AFP
    Members of the Iraqi Rapid Response unit attend the funeral of Hashed Shaabi leader Dagher Mussawi in the southern city of Basra. AFP
  • Palestinian vendors sell vegetables and strawberries in the streets of Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinian vendors sell vegetables and strawberries in the streets of Gaza City. EPA
  • Member of the Hashed Shaabi stand outside a building at the Presidential Palace compound in Basra, during a funeral of Dagher Mussawi, a leader in the Hashed. AFP
    Member of the Hashed Shaabi stand outside a building at the Presidential Palace compound in Basra, during a funeral of Dagher Mussawi, a leader in the Hashed. AFP
  • A veiled woman walks with her child at al-Hol camp in al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria. AFP
    A veiled woman walks with her child at al-Hol camp in al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria. AFP
  • A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces stands guard on top of a building in the frontline village of Baghouz. AFP
    A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces stands guard on top of a building in the frontline village of Baghouz. AFP
  • A runner participates in a marathon near the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A runner participates in a marathon near the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • People are reflected in a vehicle window as a member of Egypt's security forces sits next to a coffin containing the body of military officer Abdulrahman Ali Mohammed, who was killed in clashes in North Sinai, during his funeral in Cairo. Reuters
    People are reflected in a vehicle window as a member of Egypt's security forces sits next to a coffin containing the body of military officer Abdulrahman Ali Mohammed, who was killed in clashes in North Sinai, during his funeral in Cairo. Reuters
  • A student reads French words during a class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat, Morocco. Reuters
    A student reads French words during a class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat, Morocco. Reuters
  • A Libyan waves the national flag during a gathering to mark the eighth anniversary of the uprising in the country's second city of Benghazi. AFP
    A Libyan waves the national flag during a gathering to mark the eighth anniversary of the uprising in the country's second city of Benghazi. AFP
  • Raya al-Hassan, Lebanon's interior minister, walks during a handover ceremony at the ministry in Beirut. Reuters
    Raya al-Hassan, Lebanon's interior minister, walks during a handover ceremony at the ministry in Beirut. Reuters
  • Yemeni protesters gather during a rally against the Middle East conference in Warsaw, in the capital Sanaa. AFP
    Yemeni protesters gather during a rally against the Middle East conference in Warsaw, in the capital Sanaa. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for February 18, 2019

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February 18, 2019

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