• A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims gather between two holy places during the commemoration of Arbaeen in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
    Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims gather between two holy places during the commemoration of Arbaeen in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
  • Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims beat their chests as they commemorate the Arbaeen in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
    Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims beat their chests as they commemorate the Arbaeen in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
  • A woman attends the funeral of a commander from the Syrian Democratic Forces, killed a day earlier in the town of Hajin during battles against the Islamic State group, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishly in northeastern Syria. AFP
    A woman attends the funeral of a commander from the Syrian Democratic Forces, killed a day earlier in the town of Hajin during battles against the Islamic State group, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishly in northeastern Syria. AFP
  • The Sphnix is lit up in front of the Great Pyramids during the Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids plateau, in Giza, Egypt. EPA
    The Sphnix is lit up in front of the Great Pyramids during the Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids plateau, in Giza, Egypt. EPA
  • The Sphnix is lit up in front of the Great Pyramids during the Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids plateau, in Giza, Egypt. EPA
    The Sphnix is lit up in front of the Great Pyramids during the Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids plateau, in Giza, Egypt. EPA
  • A bodyguard hastens to grab the coat that Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi takes off as he is welcomed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier before a meeting at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. AFP
    A bodyguard hastens to grab the coat that Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi takes off as he is welcomed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier before a meeting at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. AFP
  • Israeli warplanes fly behind the Statue of Martyrs in Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Israeli warplanes fly behind the Statue of Martyrs in Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Kuwaiti lawmakers attend the opening session of the new parliament in Kuwait City. AFP
    Kuwaiti lawmakers attend the opening session of the new parliament in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Yemenis pass a sewage swamp covered with waste, creating a high-risk environment for cholera, amid a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis pass a sewage swamp covered with waste, creating a high-risk environment for cholera, amid a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak, in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Two cholera-infected women receive treatment inside a makeshift tent at a facility in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Two cholera-infected women receive treatment inside a makeshift tent at a facility in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA

The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 30

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October 30, 2018

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