• A boy takes a selfie in front of the world's largest chopsticks outside the Marco Polo hotel. Deira, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A boy takes a selfie in front of the world's largest chopsticks outside the Marco Polo hotel. Deira, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A handout photo made available by Syria's Arab News Agency (Sana) shows Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, right, meeting Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the Omani Foreign Minister, in Damascus. EPA
    A handout photo made available by Syria's Arab News Agency (Sana) shows Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, right, meeting Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the Omani Foreign Minister, in Damascus. EPA
  • Craftsmen work in their shop in the province of Amran, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
    Craftsmen work in their shop in the province of Amran, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
  • People gather at the beach to cool down on a warm day in Rabat, Morocco. AP
    People gather at the beach to cool down on a warm day in Rabat, Morocco. AP
  • A boy jumps into the sea near the Kasbah of Udayas, a 12th century fortress famous for its white and blue streets, in Rabat, Morocco. AP
    A boy jumps into the sea near the Kasbah of Udayas, a 12th century fortress famous for its white and blue streets, in Rabat, Morocco. AP
  • A girl rides a bicycle in Athalassa Park in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
    A girl rides a bicycle in Athalassa Park in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
  • A Yemeni passes a historic building in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni passes a historic building in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Returnees walk together and hold Syrian flags as they enter the city of Qusayr, Syria July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
    Returnees walk together and hold Syrian flags as they enter the city of Qusayr, Syria July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
  • Returning Syrians walk together and hold flags as they enter the city of Qusayr. Reuters
    Returning Syrians walk together and hold flags as they enter the city of Qusayr. Reuters
  • Turkish-backed Syrian fighters gather as a convoy of Turkish military vehicles heading toward the northern Syrian Idlib province drives on a road near the town of Atareb in Syria's northwestern Aleppo province. AFP
    Turkish-backed Syrian fighters gather as a convoy of Turkish military vehicles heading toward the northern Syrian Idlib province drives on a road near the town of Atareb in Syria's northwestern Aleppo province. AFP
  • A convoy of Turkish military vehicles head towards the northern Syrian town of Atareb in Syria's northwestern Aleppo province. AFP
    A convoy of Turkish military vehicles head towards the northern Syrian town of Atareb in Syria's northwestern Aleppo province. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for July 8, 2019


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