• Toyota's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 around Neom, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Toyota's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 around Neom, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks on next to Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, during Egypt's Coptic Christmas eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks on next to Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, during Egypt's Coptic Christmas eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

  • A Yemeni holds his shoes as he wades through a flooded road following heavy rains in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. Heavy rains hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa and most parts of the low rainfall Arab country. EPA
    A Yemeni holds his shoes as he wades through a flooded road following heavy rains in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. Heavy rains hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa and most parts of the low rainfall Arab country. EPA
  • The moon is seen on top of snow-covered mountains of Tannourine in Lebanon. AFP
    The moon is seen on top of snow-covered mountains of Tannourine in Lebanon. AFP
  • Mourners fill a highway during the funeral ceremony of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran. The strike on Soleimani appeared to unite Iranians after months of violent protests against their own government, with thousands turning out to mourn a military chief who had made their nation -- battered by U.S. economic sanctions -- appear strong by giving Tehran leverage in conflicts from Syria to Yemen. Bloomberg
    Mourners fill a highway during the funeral ceremony of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran. The strike on Soleimani appeared to unite Iranians after months of violent protests against their own government, with thousands turning out to mourn a military chief who had made their nation -- battered by U.S. economic sanctions -- appear strong by giving Tehran leverage in conflicts from Syria to Yemen. Bloomberg
  • A Palestinian youth displays his skills at skateboarding in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A Palestinian youth displays his skills at skateboarding in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Members of a group of trained Santa Clauses from Europe and the USA showers in freshwater after floating in the Dead Sea near the West Bank city of Jericho. AP Photo
    Members of a group of trained Santa Clauses from Europe and the USA showers in freshwater after floating in the Dead Sea near the West Bank city of Jericho. AP Photo
  • Palestinian protesters confront Israeli soldiers during a demonstration near the West Bank village of Qalqiliya. AFP
    Palestinian protesters confront Israeli soldiers during a demonstration near the West Bank village of Qalqiliya. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 7, 2020


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