A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition for Tabourida, salon du cheval d'el jadida, in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition for Tabourida, salon du cheval d'el jadida, in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
Shiite Muslim pilgrims perform mourning rituals at the shrine of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival. AFP
Shiite Muslim pilgrims perform mourning rituals at the shrine of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival. AFP
King Salman meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. AFP
King Salman meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. AFP
The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah (right) waving for officials as he arrives at Kuwait international Airport. AFP
The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah (right) waving for officials as he arrives at Kuwait international Airport. AFP
Queen Silvia of Sweden shakes hands with a student of Rene Moawad Secondary school as she arrives with Lebanese Minister of Education Akram Chehayeb at a school in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Queen Silvia of Sweden shakes hands with a student of Rene Moawad Secondary school as she arrives with Lebanese Minister of Education Akram Chehayeb at a school in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Demonstrators shout slogans and gesture during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting a December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
Demonstrators shout slogans and gesture during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting a December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
Recently discovered ancient coloured coffins with inscriptions and paintings, in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt. AP
Recently discovered ancient coloured coffins with inscriptions and paintings, in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt. AP
A Palestinian farmer walks through a field on the border with Israel, east of Gaza city with the Israeli border control tower seen in the background. AFP
A Palestinian farmer walks through a field on the border with Israel, east of Gaza city with the Israeli border control tower seen in the background. AFP
A Kurdish protester gestures in front of a Kurdish flag during a demonstration next to the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan. EPA
A Kurdish protester gestures in front of a Kurdish flag during a demonstration next to the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan. EPA
Palestinian children watch the World Cup 2022 Asian qualifying match between Palestine and Saudi Arabia in the northern Israeli occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The game, taking place in the Palestinian West Bank town of Al Ram, would mark a change in policy for Saudi Arabia, which has previously played matches against Palestine in third countries. Arab clubs and national teams have historically refused to play in the West Bank, where the Palestinian national team plays, as it required them to apply for Israeli entry permits. AFP
Palestinian children watch the World Cup 2022 Asian qualifying match between Palestine and Saudi Arabia in the northern Israeli occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The game, taking place in the Palestinian West Bank town of Al Ram, would mark a change in policy for Saudi Arabia, which has previously played matches against Palestine in third countries. Arab clubs and national teams have historically refused to play in the West Bank, where the Palestinian national team plays, as it required them to apply for Israeli entry permits. AFP
A farmer plants onion seedlings at a field ahead of World Food Day on the outskirts of the southeast city of Seiyun, Yemen. EPA
A farmer plants onion seedlings at a field ahead of World Food Day on the outskirts of the southeast city of Seiyun, Yemen. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for October 16, 2019

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October 16, 2019

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