• A US military vehicle patrols the oil fields in the town of Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border. AFP
    A US military vehicle patrols the oil fields in the town of Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border. AFP
  • A Palestinian youth flies a handmade kite before Iftar during Ramadan, in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian youth flies a handmade kite before Iftar during Ramadan, in Gaza City. AFP
  • A Palestinian boy with a bicycle looks at a burnt part of the exterior of the Cairo Amman Bank, in Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Palestinian boy with a bicycle looks at a burnt part of the exterior of the Cairo Amman Bank, in Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • A view of Istanbul's skyline with the iconic Galata Tower, reflected on the Golden Horn. AP
    A view of Istanbul's skyline with the iconic Galata Tower, reflected on the Golden Horn. AP
  • Smoke fumes rise above buildings in the Libyan capital Tripoli, during reported shelling by Khalifa Haftar's forces. AFP
    Smoke fumes rise above buildings in the Libyan capital Tripoli, during reported shelling by Khalifa Haftar's forces. AFP
  • Two men smoke a water pipe as they sit on the rooftop of their building, during a lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus near Beirut. AFP
    Two men smoke a water pipe as they sit on the rooftop of their building, during a lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus near Beirut. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 9, 2020

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