• An Israeli military vehicle patrols on a road leading to the Mount Hermon resort, located at the intersection of the Israeli-Lebanese-Syrian border in the north of the Golan Heights. EPA
    An Israeli military vehicle patrols on a road leading to the Mount Hermon resort, located at the intersection of the Israeli-Lebanese-Syrian border in the north of the Golan Heights. EPA
  • Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed attends the 2019 AFC Asian Cup football match between UAE and Kyrgyzstan at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed attends the 2019 AFC Asian Cup football match between UAE and Kyrgyzstan at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Mourners transport the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist, Lamia al-Gailani, seen in the poster, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Mourners transport the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist, Lamia al-Gailani, seen in the poster, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • A ferryboat passes along the Bosphorus in the early morning as Sultanahmet mosque (know as blue mosque) is seen in the backround. AFP
    A ferryboat passes along the Bosphorus in the early morning as Sultanahmet mosque (know as blue mosque) is seen in the backround. AFP
  • A crane lowers Iron Dome anti-missile system launch tubes at Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border. Reuters
    A crane lowers Iron Dome anti-missile system launch tubes at Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border. Reuters
  • A military vehicle is on fire at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy on a road in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, which killed five members of a Kurdish-led force accompanying US-led coalition troops. AFP
    A military vehicle is on fire at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy on a road in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, which killed five members of a Kurdish-led force accompanying US-led coalition troops. AFP
  • The mother of two Caribbean children, who were handed over to her by Syrian Kurds four years after their militant father brought them to the ISIS's "caliphate", is pictured in the city of Qamishli. AFP
    The mother of two Caribbean children, who were handed over to her by Syrian Kurds four years after their militant father brought them to the ISIS's "caliphate", is pictured in the city of Qamishli. AFP
  • Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Nayef Al-Hajraf speaks during a press conference in the country's capital to announce the State of Kuwait's budget for the next year. AFP
    Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Nayef Al-Hajraf speaks during a press conference in the country's capital to announce the State of Kuwait's budget for the next year. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 22, 2019

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January 22, 2019

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