• The Sea-Watch rescue ship sails through the Mediterranean Sea with dozens of migrants aboard. AP
    The Sea-Watch rescue ship sails through the Mediterranean Sea with dozens of migrants aboard. AP
  • Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles targeting an area in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles targeting an area in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A destroyed drone is seen at a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A destroyed drone is seen at a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Lebanese communist party march as they carry their party's flags during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Supporters of the Lebanese communist party march as they carry their party's flags during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks during a news conference with Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil after the meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks during a news conference with Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil after the meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A Libyan journalist holds a portrait of fellow reporter Mohammed bin Khalifa, who was killed the previous day covering militia clashes during a protest to denounce violence against journalists in Tripoli. AFP
    A Libyan journalist holds a portrait of fellow reporter Mohammed bin Khalifa, who was killed the previous day covering militia clashes during a protest to denounce violence against journalists in Tripoli. AFP
  • Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Egypt's Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Egypt's Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visits a water project installation during a trip to the southern city of Basra. AFP
    Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visits a water project installation during a trip to the southern city of Basra. AFP
  • Palestinian women perform a play entitled 'Us Too, Women of Palestine', inspired by Greek tragedian Aeschylus's 'The Suppliant Women', in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Palestinian women perform a play entitled 'Us Too, Women of Palestine', inspired by Greek tragedian Aeschylus's 'The Suppliant Women', in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Maiden's Tower, an islet on the Bosphorus which dates back to 341 BC, is pictured in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Maiden's Tower, an islet on the Bosphorus which dates back to 341 BC, is pictured in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes his supporters during a meeting in the Black Sea city of Ordu. AP
    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes his supporters during a meeting in the Black Sea city of Ordu. AP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 21, 2019

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January 21, 2019

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