• A Owl is exhibited during the Kuwait Tours and Safari Expo Kuwait City. EPA
    A Owl is exhibited during the Kuwait Tours and Safari Expo Kuwait City. EPA
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi. EPA
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi. EPA
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. AP
    Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. AP
  • Tunisia Head of Government Youssef Chahed speaks during the International Forum on Public Private Partnerships in Tunis. EPA
    Tunisia Head of Government Youssef Chahed speaks during the International Forum on Public Private Partnerships in Tunis. EPA
  • Married couple Heba Mahmoud and Samri Ragab, who are both visually impaired, sit with their children in the living room of their home in Cairo. Reuters
    Married couple Heba Mahmoud and Samri Ragab, who are both visually impaired, sit with their children in the living room of their home in Cairo. Reuters
  • A Syrian man and a child sell drinks in an empty street in Morek, a town in the northern countryside of Hama province. AFP
    A Syrian man and a child sell drinks in an empty street in Morek, a town in the northern countryside of Hama province. AFP
  • A Syrian motorist drives amidst ruins in Morek. AFP
    A Syrian motorist drives amidst ruins in Morek. AFP
  • Shiite pilgrims take part in the preparations of the Ashura ceremony in Karbala, about 80 kilometres southwest of Baghdad. AFP
    Shiite pilgrims take part in the preparations of the Ashura ceremony in Karbala, about 80 kilometres southwest of Baghdad. AFP
  • Shiite Muslim worshippers perform their rituals inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq. AP
    Shiite Muslim worshippers perform their rituals inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq. AP
  • Newly elected Iraqi parliament speaker Mohamed Al Halbusi speaks during a press conference in Basra. EPA
    Newly elected Iraqi parliament speaker Mohamed Al Halbusi speaks during a press conference in Basra. EPA
  • A Palestinian child uses a large touch screen during a class at the Ziad Abu Ein School in Ramallah, West Bank. AP
    A Palestinian child uses a large touch screen during a class at the Ziad Abu Ein School in Ramallah, West Bank. AP
  • Palestinian protesters carry away a wounded demonstrator at the Erez crossing with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian protesters carry away a wounded demonstrator at the Erez crossing with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Afghan security officials escort a group of suspected militants who are accused of planning attacks on government and security forces after their arrest in Jalalabad. EPA
    Afghan security officials escort a group of suspected militants who are accused of planning attacks on government and security forces after their arrest in Jalalabad. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 19, 2018


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