• A youth plays with fish in Iraq’s southern port city of Al Faw, 90 kilometres south of Basra. In Iraq, a national lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus has had an unexpected positive effect. Local businesses including fishermen no longer have to compete with cheap imports from the likes of Turkey and Iran. AFP
    A youth plays with fish in Iraq’s southern port city of Al Faw, 90 kilometres south of Basra. In Iraq, a national lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus has had an unexpected positive effect. Local businesses including fishermen no longer have to compete with cheap imports from the likes of Turkey and Iran. AFP
  • Zineb Mohamed "Om Hany", a 59-year-old woman concierge, watches television in Cairo, Egypt. When asked, what will you miss most about being in lockdown? Zineb replied : " I will miss life being quiet, especially at night ". Reuters
    Zineb Mohamed "Om Hany", a 59-year-old woman concierge, watches television in Cairo, Egypt. When asked, what will you miss most about being in lockdown? Zineb replied : " I will miss life being quiet, especially at night ". Reuters
  • A man sits in fishing boat in the water of Shatt al-Arab in Iraq's southern port city of al-Faw, 90 kilometres south of Basra near the Gulf. AFP
    A man sits in fishing boat in the water of Shatt al-Arab in Iraq's southern port city of al-Faw, 90 kilometres south of Basra near the Gulf. AFP
  • A Municipality worker disinfect the inside of historical Haci Bayram Mosque, in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo
    A Municipality worker disinfect the inside of historical Haci Bayram Mosque, in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo
  • A veterinarian treats Bosy, a female cat, at the Animalia Veterinary Clinic centre, in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A veterinarian treats Bosy, a female cat, at the Animalia Veterinary Clinic centre, in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Zina Alaa, an Iraqi ballet dancer, trains at home, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Zina Alaa, an Iraqi ballet dancer, trains at home, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • An anti-government protester stands on top of her car as she shouts slogans against a proposed parliament vote on a general amnesty law, in Beirut, Lebanon. The Arabic poster reads, "No to the general amnesty." AP Photo
    An anti-government protester stands on top of her car as she shouts slogans against a proposed parliament vote on a general amnesty law, in Beirut, Lebanon. The Arabic poster reads, "No to the general amnesty." AP Photo
  • Highschool students listen to their teacher at a classroom in Tunisia's capital Tunis after authorities approved the easing of measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
    Highschool students listen to their teacher at a classroom in Tunisia's capital Tunis after authorities approved the easing of measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for May 28, 2020

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May 28, 2020

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