• An aerial view taken shows the roof of iconical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, during a three-day curfew. AFP
    An aerial view taken shows the roof of iconical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, during a three-day curfew. AFP
  • Hagia Sophia and the fountain at Sultanahmet square are seen empty during a weekend lockdown across Istanbul. Getty
    Hagia Sophia and the fountain at Sultanahmet square are seen empty during a weekend lockdown across Istanbul. Getty
  • Russian soldiers walk along the side of a road across from a US military MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, near the village of Tannuriyah in the countryside east of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
    Russian soldiers walk along the side of a road across from a US military MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, near the village of Tannuriyah in the countryside east of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
  • A Russian military police vehicle and an armoured truck drive past a US military MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle near the village of Tannuriyah in the countryside east of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
    A Russian military police vehicle and an armoured truck drive past a US military MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle near the village of Tannuriyah in the countryside east of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP
  • Palestinian high school students receive exam seating card information amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, in a school in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinian high school students receive exam seating card information amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, in a school in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • A Palestinian teacher wearing a mask and gloves stands next to a mural as high school students receive their exam seating card information amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, in a school in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian teacher wearing a mask and gloves stands next to a mural as high school students receive their exam seating card information amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, in a school in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi salute during the funeral of a fighter in the central holy city of Najaf a day after he was killed in an ISIS group attack on a unit of the paramilitary force stationed outside a town about 180km north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. AFP
    Members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi salute during the funeral of a fighter in the central holy city of Najaf a day after he was killed in an ISIS group attack on a unit of the paramilitary force stationed outside a town about 180km north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. AFP
  • Iran President Hassan Rouhani chairing a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani said mosques would reopen across large parts of the country. AFP
    Iran President Hassan Rouhani chairing a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani said mosques would reopen across large parts of the country. AFP
  • A Yemeni vendor displays dates, a popular appetiser for breaking the fast, for sale during the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a market in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni vendor displays dates, a popular appetiser for breaking the fast, for sale during the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a market in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 3, 2020

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May 03, 2020

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