• The Sheikh Jaber causeway in Kuwait City. Kuwait inaugurated one of the world's longest causeways. AFP
    The Sheikh Jaber causeway in Kuwait City. Kuwait inaugurated one of the world's longest causeways. AFP
  • A Yemeni labourer works at a brick workshop on the International Labour Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni labourer works at a brick workshop on the International Labour Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell shakes hands with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at the Foreign Ministry in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell shakes hands with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at the Foreign Ministry in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (left) and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (second left) shake hands with Lebanese ministers during a welcoming ceremony at the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (left) and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (second left) shake hands with Lebanese ministers during a welcoming ceremony at the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Yemeni labourers work at a stone workshop on the International Labor Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni labourers work at a stone workshop on the International Labor Day, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • A fighter loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) cooks at their base in the capital Tripoli. AFP
    A fighter loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) cooks at their base in the capital Tripoli. AFP
  • An Egyptian worker harvests wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia in Egypt. AFP
    An Egyptian worker harvests wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia in Egypt. AFP
  • A Syrian displaced girl stands on a mattress at a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, in the extremist-held northern Idlib province. Bombardment by the regime and its Russian ally on northwestern Syria has displaced nearly 140,000 people since February, the UN said. AFP
    A Syrian displaced girl stands on a mattress at a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, in the extremist-held northern Idlib province. Bombardment by the regime and its Russian ally on northwestern Syria has displaced nearly 140,000 people since February, the UN said. AFP
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (centre, right) and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (centre, left) listen to national anthems at the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (centre, right) and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (centre, left) listen to national anthems at the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A farmer stands near a water pump on his farm in Youssifiyah, Iraq. AP Photo
    A farmer stands near a water pump on his farm in Youssifiyah, Iraq. AP Photo

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 2, 2019

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