• A view of a mural painted by Palestinian artist Ali Al Jbaly for his exhibition 'dreamers among the rubbles' in Gaza City. EPA
    A view of a mural painted by Palestinian artist Ali Al Jbaly for his exhibition 'dreamers among the rubbles' in Gaza City. EPA
  • Smoke billows after reported shelling on the Syrian village of Qasabiye in the southern countryside of rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    Smoke billows after reported shelling on the Syrian village of Qasabiye in the southern countryside of rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • Boys play near the 14th century Tawashi Mosque with a damaged minaret, in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS
    Boys play near the 14th century Tawashi Mosque with a damaged minaret, in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS
  • Protesters arrested by riot police as they try to reach Taksim Square for an illegal May Day celebration in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Protesters arrested by riot police as they try to reach Taksim Square for an illegal May Day celebration in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A member of the Syrian Civil Defence checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following its shelling by the country's government, in the town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    A member of the Syrian Civil Defence checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following its shelling by the country's government, in the town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • Protesters arrested by riot police as they try to reach Taksim Square for an illegal May Day celebration in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Protesters arrested by riot police as they try to reach Taksim Square for an illegal May Day celebration in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A member of the Syrian Civil Defence checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following its shelling by the country's government, in the town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    A member of the Syrian Civil Defence checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following its shelling by the country's government, in the town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman holds a sign during a rally marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian woman holds a sign during a rally marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A woman walks near traditional decorations for Ramadan in front of Bab Zuweila, one of the surviving main gates of the old city of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
    A woman walks near traditional decorations for Ramadan in front of Bab Zuweila, one of the surviving main gates of the old city of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
  • A boy stands next to a mural painted by Palestinian artist Ali Al-Jabali on the remains of a building was partially destroyed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza CityAP Photo
    A boy stands next to a mural painted by Palestinian artist Ali Al-Jabali on the remains of a building was partially destroyed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza CityAP Photo

The Middle East framed - regional photography for May 1, 2019

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