• A newborn baby is carried onto the Ocean Viking humanitarian rescue ship after a rescue operation some 53 nautical miles (98 kilometers) from the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea. The humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking pulled 48 people from a small and overcrowded wooden boat including a newborn and a pregnant woman. AP Photo
    A newborn baby is carried onto the Ocean Viking humanitarian rescue ship after a rescue operation some 53 nautical miles (98 kilometers) from the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea. The humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking pulled 48 people from a small and overcrowded wooden boat including a newborn and a pregnant woman. AP Photo
  • French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, and Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center, arrive for a joint press conference in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, and Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center, arrive for a joint press conference in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
  • Algerian protesters carrying national flags chant slogans during a students' demonstration against postponing the presidential elections in Algiers, Algeria. According to reports, Algeria will hold elections on 12 December, after the July vote was postponed, amid political vacuum since president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. EPA
    Algerian protesters carrying national flags chant slogans during a students' demonstration against postponing the presidential elections in Algiers, Algeria. According to reports, Algeria will hold elections on 12 December, after the July vote was postponed, amid political vacuum since president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. EPA
  • A bobcat works to remove the cement barrier to re-open a part of the street in front of the United Nations Building (ESCWA) in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Roads around a United Nations Building (ESCWA) in Beirut were closed on 11 October 2011 as part of measures to protect the building following a series of attacks on the United Nations. EPA
    A bobcat works to remove the cement barrier to re-open a part of the street in front of the United Nations Building (ESCWA) in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Roads around a United Nations Building (ESCWA) in Beirut were closed on 11 October 2011 as part of measures to protect the building following a series of attacks on the United Nations. EPA
  • A group of artists, who call themselves "The Art Revolution Team" paint a mural inside the alleys of old Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS
    A group of artists, who call themselves "The Art Revolution Team" paint a mural inside the alleys of old Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS
  • Palestinians play a board game and cards as television screen displays news about the results of the Israel's parliamentary election, in a coffee shop in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS
    Palestinians play a board game and cards as television screen displays news about the results of the Israel's parliamentary election, in a coffee shop in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS
  • Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, reacts as attendees take photographs during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The weekend attacks on the kingdom eliminated about 5% of global oil supply -- and raised the risk of more conflict in the region -- propelling Brent crude to a record surge on Monday. Bloomberg
    Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, reacts as attendees take photographs during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The weekend attacks on the kingdom eliminated about 5% of global oil supply -- and raised the risk of more conflict in the region -- propelling Brent crude to a record surge on Monday. Bloomberg
  • Presidential candidate Kais Saied speaks as he attends a news conference after the announcement of the results in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia. REUTERS
    Presidential candidate Kais Saied speaks as he attends a news conference after the announcement of the results in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia. REUTERS

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 18, 2019


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