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Pro-Houthi Yemenis walk past portraits on the graves of Houthi militia members allegedly killed in ongoing fighting, during the funeral of Houthi militiamen, at a cemetery in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Iraqi President Barham Salih, right, walk past a guard of honour during an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes Iraqi President Barham Salih, left, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
A F-16 jet fighter of Royal Dutch Air Force returns at the air base in Volkel, southern Netherlands. The Dutch Air Force took part in the Air Task Force Middle East mission to fight against ISIS in Iraq and Eastern Syria. EPA
Moroccan teachers stage a protest calling to improve wages and promotion opportunities, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Security forces stand guard as Moroccan teachers stage a protest calling to improve wages and promotion opportunities, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, left, being received by Egypt's Pope Tawadros II, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of Saint Mark, upon the former's arrival at St Mark's Cathedral in the capital Cairo, as the former congratulates the latter ahead of the Coptic Orthodox celebrations of Christmas yet to take place on January 7. AFP
Pro-Houthi Yemenis walk past portraits on the graves of Houthi militia members allegedly killed in ongoing fighting, during the funeral of Houthi militiamen, at a cemetery in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Iraqi President Barham Salih, right, walk past a guard of honour during an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes Iraqi President Barham Salih, left, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
A F-16 jet fighter of Royal Dutch Air Force returns at the air base in Volkel, southern Netherlands. The Dutch Air Force took part in the Air Task Force Middle East mission to fight against ISIS in Iraq and Eastern Syria. EPA
Moroccan teachers stage a protest calling to improve wages and promotion opportunities, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Security forces stand guard as Moroccan teachers stage a protest calling to improve wages and promotion opportunities, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, left, being received by Egypt's Pope Tawadros II, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of Saint Mark, upon the former's arrival at St Mark's Cathedral in the capital Cairo, as the former congratulates the latter ahead of the Coptic Orthodox celebrations of Christmas yet to take place on January 7. AFP
Pro-Houthi Yemenis walk past portraits on the graves of Houthi militia members allegedly killed in ongoing fighting, during the funeral of Houthi militiamen, at a cemetery in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 3, 2019
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The National
03 January, 2019
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