• A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) keeps watch during an operation to expel ISIS from their last stronghold in Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
    A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) keeps watch during an operation to expel ISIS from their last stronghold in Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
  • Boys play football in an camp for internally displaced people near Abs of the northwestern province of Hajja, Yemen. Reuters
    Boys play football in an camp for internally displaced people near Abs of the northwestern province of Hajja, Yemen. Reuters
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia. Getty
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia. Getty
  • European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • Libyans carry a giant national flag in the capital Tripoli during a celebration to mark the the upcoming eight anniversary of the Libyan revolution which toppled Muammar Qaddafi. AFP
    Libyans carry a giant national flag in the capital Tripoli during a celebration to mark the the upcoming eight anniversary of the Libyan revolution which toppled Muammar Qaddafi. AFP
  • Algerian lawyers chant slogans during a protest against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria. EPA
    Algerian lawyers chant slogans during a protest against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria. EPA
  • Britain's Prince Harry, left and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, leave the residence of Mohammed VI of Morocco in Rabat. AP
    Britain's Prince Harry, left and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, leave the residence of Mohammed VI of Morocco in Rabat. AP
  • Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi meets Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Sharm El Sheikh. EPA
    Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi meets Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Sharm El Sheikh. EPA
  • The shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, is seen in Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters
    The shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, is seen in Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters
  • A Yazidi fighter stands at the entrance of Yazidi temple Sharaf Al Din, in Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters
    A Yazidi fighter stands at the entrance of Yazidi temple Sharaf Al Din, in Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters
  • A child who was evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz, walks toward a zone held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). AFP
    A child who was evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz, walks toward a zone held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). AFP
  • A picture shows a view of the Palestinian residential area of Kufr Aqab, between Jerusalem and Ramallah, which lies on the other side of Israel's separation barrier dividing the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem. AFP
    A picture shows a view of the Palestinian residential area of Kufr Aqab, between Jerusalem and Ramallah, which lies on the other side of Israel's separation barrier dividing the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for February 26, 2019

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February 26, 2019

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