• Adrienne Pinho leads a yoga session at the Dubai Fitness Challenge village in the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Adrienne Pinho leads a yoga session at the Dubai Fitness Challenge village in the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Men perform the noon prayers at the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque in the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
    Men perform the noon prayers at the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque in the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
  • Wooden sarcophagi are on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact coffins at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. AFP
    Wooden sarcophagi are on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact coffins at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. AFP
  • Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, sits next to a Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq. Reuters
    Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, sits next to a Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq. Reuters
  • Rawah al-Saeid competes in the high jump during Kuwait's first women's athletics tournament, in the capital Kuwait City. AFP
    Rawah al-Saeid competes in the high jump during Kuwait's first women's athletics tournament, in the capital Kuwait City. AFP
  • Visitors walk through a gateway at the archaeological site of ancient Babylon, Iraq. AFP
    Visitors walk through a gateway at the archaeological site of ancient Babylon, Iraq. AFP
  • A view of the recently restored fortress of Shali and its surroundings, in the Egyptian desert oasis of Siwa. AFP
    A view of the recently restored fortress of Shali and its surroundings, in the Egyptian desert oasis of Siwa. AFP
  • Lightning flashes over buildings during a thunderstorm in Gaza City. AFP
    Lightning flashes over buildings during a thunderstorm in Gaza City. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for November 15, 2020


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