• Palestinan bladesmith Saif Abu Adira works on one of his creations in his workshop on the roof of his house in Khan Younis on southern Gaza Strip. Abu Adira studied Electronics Engineering and opened a small workshop to help his family financially. AFP
    Palestinan bladesmith Saif Abu Adira works on one of his creations in his workshop on the roof of his house in Khan Younis on southern Gaza Strip. Abu Adira studied Electronics Engineering and opened a small workshop to help his family financially. AFP
  • A visitor uses her phone while sitting in a bench at the Women's Garden, in Kabul. AFP
    A visitor uses her phone while sitting in a bench at the Women's Garden, in Kabul. AFP
  • A demonstrator arranges the keffiyeh of a fellow demonstrator as they stand on an unfinished floor of the "Egg", an abandoned cinema building in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    A demonstrator arranges the keffiyeh of a fellow demonstrator as they stand on an unfinished floor of the "Egg", an abandoned cinema building in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • A fisherman works on his fishing nets in the Moroccan city of M'diq. With fish stocks declining in the Mediterranean, struggling Moroccan fisherman are hoping to turn to aquaculture as a way to secure their future. Figures from Morocco's department of maritime fishing confirm the decline. Catches in the eastern Oriental region dropped from 14.7 tonnes to 7.4 between 2013 and 2017. AFP
    A fisherman works on his fishing nets in the Moroccan city of M'diq. With fish stocks declining in the Mediterranean, struggling Moroccan fisherman are hoping to turn to aquaculture as a way to secure their future. Figures from Morocco's department of maritime fishing confirm the decline. Catches in the eastern Oriental region dropped from 14.7 tonnes to 7.4 between 2013 and 2017. AFP
  • Construction workers are seen at new houses on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Construction workers are seen at new houses on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A resident of the the northeastern Syrian city of Tal Tamr holds a child as she and her family flee their home amid renewed clashes between Turkish-backed opposition fighers and Syrian regime forces. AFP
    A resident of the the northeastern Syrian city of Tal Tamr holds a child as she and her family flee their home amid renewed clashes between Turkish-backed opposition fighers and Syrian regime forces. AFP
  • Iraqi students and professors take part in ongoing anti-government protests in the central city of Diwaniyah. AFP
    Iraqi students and professors take part in ongoing anti-government protests in the central city of Diwaniyah. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for October 31, 2019


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