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

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

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February 24, 2019

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