• A tourist looks at Elephant Rock in the Ula desert near the twon of al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    A tourist looks at Elephant Rock in the Ula desert near the twon of al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • A view of Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
    A view of Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
  • Seagulls fly over Gulf waters north of Kuwait City. AFP
    Seagulls fly over Gulf waters north of Kuwait City. AFP
  • Syrian Orthodox Church believers light candles during a Christmas service in Damascus. EPA
    Syrian Orthodox Church believers light candles during a Christmas service in Damascus. EPA
  • Christians and Muslims visit the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon during Epiphany holiday in Harissa, Lebanon. Reuters
    Christians and Muslims visit the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon during Epiphany holiday in Harissa, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Two Egyptians stand in front of their house on the street leading to the church where an explosion occurred leaving one casualty, in Cairo. AFP
    Two Egyptians stand in front of their house on the street leading to the church where an explosion occurred leaving one casualty, in Cairo. AFP
  • An Iraqi soldier sits atop a military vehicle in central Baghdad's Tahrir square, during celebrations marking the founding of the country's army. AFP
    An Iraqi soldier sits atop a military vehicle in central Baghdad's Tahrir square, during celebrations marking the founding of the country's army. AFP
  • Syrians stand in a street next to debris and rubble from buildings which were damaged by reported air strikes in the rebel-held town of Orum al-Kubra, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. AFP
    Syrians stand in a street next to debris and rubble from buildings which were damaged by reported air strikes in the rebel-held town of Orum al-Kubra, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 6, 2019


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