• Afghan boys who sell boiled eggs climb to a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Afghan boys who sell boiled eggs climb to a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
    Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
  • Iraqi men sit by a newly-built building in the old town area of Souk al-Shaarin, in Iraq's northern city of Mosul. AFP
    Iraqi men sit by a newly-built building in the old town area of Souk al-Shaarin, in Iraq's northern city of Mosul. AFP
  • Palestinians ride their bicycles during the sunset at the beach, in Gaza City. AP Photo
    Palestinians ride their bicycles during the sunset at the beach, in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Displaced Syrian children try to climb over the Turkish border wall at an informal camp in Kafr Lusin village in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib. AFP
    Displaced Syrian children try to climb over the Turkish border wall at an informal camp in Kafr Lusin village in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib. AFP
  • Maiden's Tower, an islet on the Bosphorus, is pictured with the city's skyscrapers in the background in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Maiden's Tower, an islet on the Bosphorus, is pictured with the city's skyscrapers in the background in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Paramedics treat an injured Palestinian at a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, after being wounded while reportedly trying to rescue bodies of people killed during a confrontation along the border with Israel east of Khan Yunis. AFP
    Paramedics treat an injured Palestinian at a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, after being wounded while reportedly trying to rescue bodies of people killed during a confrontation along the border with Israel east of Khan Yunis. AFP
  • Iraqi protesters prepare sweets at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
    Iraqi protesters prepare sweets at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
  • A newly-created camp for internally displaced people near the town of Maarrat Misrin in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
    A newly-created camp for internally displaced people near the town of Maarrat Misrin in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
  • Algerian riot police block the progress of an anti-government demonstration heading towards the presidential palace in the capital Algiers. AFP
    Algerian riot police block the progress of an anti-government demonstration heading towards the presidential palace in the capital Algiers. AFP
  • Vice Admiral US Naval Forces Central Command, James Malloy and Vice Admiral, Saudi Royal Navy, Fahad Abdullah Al Ghufaili, are seen during an inauguration ceremony of mixed maritime exercise at Saudi Royal Navy, Eastern Fleet Headquarters, Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Vice Admiral US Naval Forces Central Command, James Malloy and Vice Admiral, Saudi Royal Navy, Fahad Abdullah Al Ghufaili, are seen during an inauguration ceremony of mixed maritime exercise at Saudi Royal Navy, Eastern Fleet Headquarters, Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

The Middle East framed - regional photography for February 23, 2020

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February 23, 2020

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