• A Palestinian student has his temperature checked after his school reopened following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian student has his temperature checked after his school reopened following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Vehicles drive on a road during heavy snowfall in Ankara. AFP
    Vehicles drive on a road during heavy snowfall in Ankara. AFP
  • A general view of Egypt's High Dam in Aswan, some 920km south of the capital Cairo. Half a century since the ground-breaking dam was inaugurated to fanfare, harnessing the Nile for hydropower and irrigation, the giant barrier is still criticised for its human and environmental toll. AFP
    A general view of Egypt's High Dam in Aswan, some 920km south of the capital Cairo. Half a century since the ground-breaking dam was inaugurated to fanfare, harnessing the Nile for hydropower and irrigation, the giant barrier is still criticised for its human and environmental toll. AFP
  • A woman paddles on a stand-up board near a cruise ship, close to the coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus. Reuters
    A woman paddles on a stand-up board near a cruise ship, close to the coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus. Reuters
  • A group of flamingos are seen at Flamingo Lake at Al Qudra in Dubai. The man-made Love Lake is made in the shape of two interlocking hearts when seen from above. EPA
    A group of flamingos are seen at Flamingo Lake at Al Qudra in Dubai. The man-made Love Lake is made in the shape of two interlocking hearts when seen from above. EPA
  • Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged corruption, the postponement of his trial and his handling of the coronavirus crisis, outside his residency in Jerusalem. Reuters
    Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged corruption, the postponement of his trial and his handling of the coronavirus crisis, outside his residency in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev steers his Mini by the Red Sea during Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally 2021 around Neom, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev steers his Mini by the Red Sea during Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally 2021 around Neom, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • US soldiers in tanks patrol an area near Syria's north-eastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory. AFP
    US soldiers in tanks patrol an area near Syria's north-eastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for January 13, 2021


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