• Children run past a gun-mounted truck manned by Turkey-backed Syrian fighters near the rebel-controlled town of Tal Abyad in northern Syria's Raqa province, along the frontline with Syrian Kurdish forces controlling the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani. AFP
    Children run past a gun-mounted truck manned by Turkey-backed Syrian fighters near the rebel-controlled town of Tal Abyad in northern Syria's Raqa province, along the frontline with Syrian Kurdish forces controlling the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani. AFP
  • A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the Turkish Cypriots election for a new leader in the Turkish occupied area in the north part of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
    A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the Turkish Cypriots election for a new leader in the Turkish occupied area in the north part of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus. AP Photo
  • A Lebanese artist works on a painting during an exhibition of paintings and sculptures at the Al-Sanayeh Park in Beirut, Lebanon. The proceeds of the exhibition will be used to help families affected by the Beirut port blasts. EPA
    A Lebanese artist works on a painting during an exhibition of paintings and sculptures at the Al-Sanayeh Park in Beirut, Lebanon. The proceeds of the exhibition will be used to help families affected by the Beirut port blasts. EPA
  • A boat travels along in front of the hotels, banks and office buildings on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A boat travels along in front of the hotels, banks and office buildings on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Students, wearing protective face masks, sit in class in Gaza City, after the partial reopening of schools. AFP
    Students, wearing protective face masks, sit in class in Gaza City, after the partial reopening of schools. AFP
  • A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a forest fire near the Israeli military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. AFP
    A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a forest fire near the Israeli military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. AFP
  • Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers perform the dusk prayers at the Murad Agha mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, following the easing of restrictions by the authorities. AFP
    Mask-clad Libyan Muslim worshippers perform the dusk prayers at the Murad Agha mosque in the city of Tajura, southeast of the capital Tripoli, following the easing of restrictions by the authorities. AFP
  • Palestinian Ruqaya Rajab, 84, empties a bag of freshly picked green olives at her farm in the Palestinian village Kafr Al-Labad, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. EPA
    Palestinian Ruqaya Rajab, 84, empties a bag of freshly picked green olives at her farm in the Palestinian village Kafr Al-Labad, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. EPA

The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 11, 2020

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October 11, 2020

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