• Saudi men fire weapons as they perform a traditional dance during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Saudi men fire weapons as they perform a traditional dance during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Locals gather for Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
    Locals gather for Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
  • Builders work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale. AP Photo
    Builders work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale. AP Photo
  • Builders work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale. AP Photo
    Builders work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale. AP Photo
  • Iraqi women carry children as they walk in Sharboty Saghira, a small village east of regional capital Arbil. FP
    Iraqi women carry children as they walk in Sharboty Saghira, a small village east of regional capital Arbil. FP
  • Youngsters walk to school in Sharboty Saghira. AFP
    Youngsters walk to school in Sharboty Saghira. AFP
  • A Syrian boy carries back collected firewood as he returns to a camp for the displaced near Dayr Ballut in the northwest of Aleppo. AFP
    A Syrian boy carries back collected firewood as he returns to a camp for the displaced near Dayr Ballut in the northwest of Aleppo. AFP
  • A woman celebrates at Cairo's Al-Hussein Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Mawlid, meaning birthday in Arabic, is a celebration of a holy person. EPA
    A woman celebrates at Cairo's Al-Hussein Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Mawlid, meaning birthday in Arabic, is a celebration of a holy person. EPA
  • People celebrate at Cairo's Al-Hussein Mosque. EPA
    People celebrate at Cairo's Al-Hussein Mosque. EPA
  • Analysts said that Oman’s 2019 budget keeps its economic development targets on track. AFP
    Analysts said that Oman’s 2019 budget keeps its economic development targets on track. AFP
  • Saudi men perform a traditional dance during Janadriyah Cultural Festival. REUTERS
    Saudi men perform a traditional dance during Janadriyah Cultural Festival. REUTERS
  • A Yemeni woman and her son pass workers cleaning up a street during a local cleanup campaign marking the beginning of the new year in Sana'a. EPA
    A Yemeni woman and her son pass workers cleaning up a street during a local cleanup campaign marking the beginning of the new year in Sana'a. EPA
  • Yemenis clean up a street during a local cleanup campaign in Sana'a. EPA
    Yemenis clean up a street during a local cleanup campaign in Sana'a. EPA

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 2, 2019

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January 02, 2019

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