• A displaced Syrian girl looks up at the photographer upon arriving to the area where her family and others will settle in, after fleeing violence of Maarat al-Numan town, near the Turkish border, Northern Syria. EPA
    A displaced Syrian girl looks up at the photographer upon arriving to the area where her family and others will settle in, after fleeing violence of Maarat al-Numan town, near the Turkish border, Northern Syria. EPA
  • Palestinians stand on rocks at sunset on the Mediterranean coast in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinians stand on rocks at sunset on the Mediterranean coast in Gaza City. AFP
  • Toyota's driver Fernando Alonso of Spain reacts during a technical check-up in Jeddah ahead of the 2020 Dakar Rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Toyota's driver Fernando Alonso of Spain reacts during a technical check-up in Jeddah ahead of the 2020 Dakar Rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • A sprawling cemetery in Maarat al-Numan, some 31km south of Idlib, Northern Syria. According to various media reports, some 30,000 people have left Maarat al-Numan, considered as the last stronghold of rebels in northern Syria. EPA
    A sprawling cemetery in Maarat al-Numan, some 31km south of Idlib, Northern Syria. According to various media reports, some 30,000 people have left Maarat al-Numan, considered as the last stronghold of rebels in northern Syria. EPA
  • A woman brandishing a rifle takes part in a demonstration held by Libyans and Syrians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to protest against Turkey's prospective military intervention in support of the UN-recognised Tripoli-based government. AFP
    A woman brandishing a rifle takes part in a demonstration held by Libyans and Syrians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to protest against Turkey's prospective military intervention in support of the UN-recognised Tripoli-based government. AFP
  • A Palestinian man walks past the vandalised mural painting of US President Donald Trump on Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. AFP
    A Palestinian man walks past the vandalised mural painting of US President Donald Trump on Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. AFP
  • Libyan protesters gather during a demonstration against the Turkish parliament's decision to send Turkish forces to Libya, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
    Libyan protesters gather during a demonstration against the Turkish parliament's decision to send Turkish forces to Libya, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
  • Jordanian police stand guard during a protest against a government's agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Jordanian police stand guard during a protest against a government's agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters

The Middle East Framed: regional photography for January 4, 2020

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January 04, 2020

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