• Empty fire buckets are displayed outside a shop selling fire safety equipment in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as people prepare for recurring fire incidents due to increasingly extreme heat waves. AFP
    Empty fire buckets are displayed outside a shop selling fire safety equipment in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as people prepare for recurring fire incidents due to increasingly extreme heat waves. AFP
  • A view of Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background. AP
    A view of Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background. AP
  • AK Party supporters dance and wave a flag with an image of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in support of the party's mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in Istanbul. AFP
    AK Party supporters dance and wave a flag with an image of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in support of the party's mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in Istanbul. AFP
  • Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", attempt to clear debris as they search for bodies or survivors in a collapsed building following a reported government air strike in the village of Saraqib in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", attempt to clear debris as they search for bodies or survivors in a collapsed building following a reported government air strike in the village of Saraqib in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • A technician recycles fire extinguishers at a workshop in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as people prepare for recurring fire incidents due to increasingly extreme heat waves. AFP
    A technician recycles fire extinguishers at a workshop in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as people prepare for recurring fire incidents due to increasingly extreme heat waves. AFP
  • Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol the border area with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol the border area with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A child sits across Iraqi security forces standing guard as people demonstrate in the southern city of Basra against corruption and lack of public services. AFP
    A child sits across Iraqi security forces standing guard as people demonstrate in the southern city of Basra against corruption and lack of public services. AFP
  • Sabeeha al-Fakher, a 68-year-old Saudi widow, drives her pearl-silver Lexus in the coastal town of Qatif, about 400km east of the capital Riyadh. Until June 24 last year, driving for women would have been considered a crime in Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Sabeeha al-Fakher, a 68-year-old Saudi widow, drives her pearl-silver Lexus in the coastal town of Qatif, about 400km east of the capital Riyadh. Until June 24 last year, driving for women would have been considered a crime in Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition advance during fighting against Houthi rebels on the outskirt of the port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition advance during fighting against Houthi rebels on the outskirt of the port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
  • Istanbul mayoral candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ekrem Imamoglu (R) speaks to the press after casting his vote in Istanbul. AFP
    Istanbul mayoral candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ekrem Imamoglu (R) speaks to the press after casting his vote in Istanbul. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for June 23, 2019

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June 23, 2019

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