The Middle East Framed - regional photography for February 8, 2020

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

An Iraqi demonstrator waves a religious flag during an anti-government demonstration in the southern city of Basra. AFP

A Turkish military convoy is pictured in the village of al-Mastumah, about seven kilometres south of the city of Idlib. AFP

A Turkish military convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles passes through the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, near the Syria-Turkey border. AFP

A Muslim family walks after performing Friday prayers outside the mosque of Hassan II, one of the largest in Africa, in Casablanca, Morocco. AP Photo

Residents watch a dog attack a trainer during a dog show at the beach of Gaza City. AP Photo

A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis during the audience for (R-L) Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites in Lebanon, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in Iraq, Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts in Egypt, Ignace Youssif III Younan, Patriarch of Antiochia dei Siri in Lebanon, Youssef Absi, of the Society of Missionaries of St. Paul, Patriarch of Antiochia of the Greek-Melkites in Syria, Gregoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians in Lebanon, Vatican City, 07 February 2020. in Vatican City. EPA

Relatives of Palestinian Bader Nafilah, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops, mourn during his funeral in Qaffin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

Palestinians during clashes with Israeli troops after the funeral of a Palestinian policeman Tareq Ahmad Badwan in the West Bank village of Azoun near the West Bank city of Qalqilya. EPA

Displaced children stand outside a temporary shelter in Sanaa, Yemen. According to reports, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that humanitarian aid could be scaled-down in March to Houthi-controlled northern areas of Yemen, accusing the Houthis of obstructing efforts to get food assistance to those in need. EPA

The pack rides during the fourth stage of the Saudi Tour from Wadi Namar Park to Al Muzahimiyah King Saud University near Riyadh. AFP

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