• Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces following a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 29 January 2020. EPA
    Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces following a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 29 January 2020. EPA
  • Iraqi protesters run for cover during clashes with riot police following a demonstration in Al-Khilani Square in the capital Baghdad on January 29, 2020. AFP
    Iraqi protesters run for cover during clashes with riot police following a demonstration in Al-Khilani Square in the capital Baghdad on January 29, 2020. AFP
  • Mohamed Kamal, a 59-year-old dye worker, hangs dyed yarns out to dry in the sun at a traditional hand-dying workshop in the Egyptian capital Cairo's centuries old district of Darb al-Ahmar on January 21, 2020. AFP
    Mohamed Kamal, a 59-year-old dye worker, hangs dyed yarns out to dry in the sun at a traditional hand-dying workshop in the Egyptian capital Cairo's centuries old district of Darb al-Ahmar on January 21, 2020. AFP
  • A Palestinian man looks on during a protest against the US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in the southern Gaza Strip January 29, 2020. Reuters
    A Palestinian man looks on during a protest against the US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in the southern Gaza Strip January 29, 2020. Reuters
  • A Palestinian demonstrator argues with Israeli forces during a protest against US president Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 29, 2020. Reuters
    A Palestinian demonstrator argues with Israeli forces during a protest against US president Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 29, 2020. Reuters
  • A Palestinian man stands next of a portrait of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during a protest at Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. AP Photo
    A Palestinian man stands next of a portrait of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during a protest at Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. AP Photo
  • A Saudi musician looks at the design of oud instruments in a music shop at the Hilla market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 20, 2020. Reuters
    A Saudi musician looks at the design of oud instruments in a music shop at the Hilla market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 20, 2020. Reuters
  • A coach uses a stick to provoke a lioness from the pride of Frans, a lion previously owned by Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Sanaa Zoo, Yemen January 20, 2020. Reuters
    A coach uses a stick to provoke a lioness from the pride of Frans, a lion previously owned by Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Sanaa Zoo, Yemen January 20, 2020. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Lebanese Communist Party chant slogans during a protest against the so-called 'Deal of the Century', announced by Trump to solve the conflict between Palestinians and Israel, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 29 January 2020. EPA
    Supporters of the Lebanese Communist Party chant slogans during a protest against the so-called 'Deal of the Century', announced by Trump to solve the conflict between Palestinians and Israel, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 29 January 2020. EPA
  • A child plays with birds at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya January 26, 2020. Reuters
    A child plays with birds at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya January 26, 2020. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for January 30, 2020

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January 30, 2020

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