The Middle East Framed - regional photography for February 24, 2019

We bring you the best photos from the Middle East and North Africa

German-American actress Barbara Bouchet poses in front of the Great Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, Egypt. Bouchet is in the country for the third Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) running from 20 to 26 February. EPA

Algerian businessman and political activist Rachid Nekkaz (centre) arrives in front of the city hall of Algiers during a gathering for his supporters. AFP

A member of US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), stands guard at Ya'arubiya border crossing with Iraq in northeastern Hasakah province, northern Syria. EPA

Skiers at the Mzaar Ski Resort at Kfardebian Lebanon Mountain, in kfardebian, Lebanon. EPA

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to meet Crown Prince Moulay Hassan at a royal residence in Rabat, Morocco. AP

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi (right) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman before the first European Union and Arab League Summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Reuters

Ten-year-old Syrian Zilan Alaa (centre) plays the Oud while other orphans listen at Child Protection Centre for Orphans Care in Al -Qamishli, the Kurdish region in the Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The orphanage houses about 40 children, some who lost their parents during the fighting against ISIS or due the Violent incidents in northern and eastern Syria. EPA

Palestinians attend the funeral of 15-year-old Youssef Al-Daya in the east of Gaza City. Al-Daya was shot dead the previous day by Israeli sniper during another round of protests near the border between Israel and eastern Gaza Strip. EPA

Auctioneer Ali Tuna shows items to the audience at an auction house in Istanbul's Balat district. AFP

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