• A group of migrants is transfered from a rescued boat during a rescue operation by the Dutch-flagged vessel Sea Watch 3 off Libya's coast. AFP
    A group of migrants is transfered from a rescued boat during a rescue operation by the Dutch-flagged vessel Sea Watch 3 off Libya's coast. AFP
  • Omani children perform a traditional sword dance during the 21st Muscat festival. AFP
    Omani children perform a traditional sword dance during the 21st Muscat festival. AFP
  • People wave flags as they attend a mass wedding ceremony for 150 Palestinian couples and 50 other Lebanese couples held in the Lebanese fishing town of Rmaile. AFP
    People wave flags as they attend a mass wedding ceremony for 150 Palestinian couples and 50 other Lebanese couples held in the Lebanese fishing town of Rmaile. AFP
  • Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri receives Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Bin Abdallah Al-Jadaan upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, Beirut. EPA
    Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri receives Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Bin Abdallah Al-Jadaan upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, Beirut. EPA
  • A bookseller waits for customers at al- Azbakeya market in downtown Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A bookseller waits for customers at al- Azbakeya market in downtown Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Newlywed couples are seen during a mass wedding ceremony in Rmaile. AFP
    Newlywed couples are seen during a mass wedding ceremony in Rmaile. AFP
  • An owner leads his competitor to the camel wrestling festival in the town of Selcuk, near the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir. AFP
    An owner leads his competitor to the camel wrestling festival in the town of Selcuk, near the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 20, 2019

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January 20, 2019

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