A visitor of the new Jeddah Corniche walks behind an object with the name of the city, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
A visitor of the new Jeddah Corniche walks behind an object with the name of the city, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
A security personnel stands guard as Independent Election Commission (IEC) workers unload ballot boxes from a truck to be taken to a counting centre the day after Afghanistan held presidential elections, in Kabul. AFP
A security personnel stands guard as Independent Election Commission (IEC) workers unload ballot boxes from a truck to be taken to a counting centre the day after Afghanistan held presidential elections, in Kabul. AFP
An Iraqi woman looks on while rummaging through trash at a landfill in Diwaniyah, around 160km south of the capital Baghdad. AFP
An Iraqi woman looks on while rummaging through trash at a landfill in Diwaniyah, around 160km south of the capital Baghdad. AFP
Young Moroccans take part in the Boujloud festival, a popular celebration also known as the 'Moroccan Halloween' in the Sidi Moussa district of Sale near the capital Rabat. AFP
Young Moroccans take part in the Boujloud festival, a popular celebration also known as the 'Moroccan Halloween' in the Sidi Moussa district of Sale near the capital Rabat. AFP
Jaber Karawan rides a motorcycle with his wife Walaa and their children at a camp for displaced Syrians in Atme in the northwestern Idlib province, near the border with Turkey. AFP
Jaber Karawan rides a motorcycle with his wife Walaa and their children at a camp for displaced Syrians in Atme in the northwestern Idlib province, near the border with Turkey. AFP
Supporters of jailed media magnate Nabil Karoui chant for his freedom and carry posters which were provided to them by his campaign officials, in Nabeul, west of Tunis, Tunisia. AP Photo
Supporters of jailed media magnate Nabil Karoui chant for his freedom and carry posters which were provided to them by his campaign officials, in Nabeul, west of Tunis, Tunisia. AP Photo
Tourists visit the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Sabbas, also known as Mar Saba, overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank south of the biblical town of Bethlehem. AFP
Tourists visit the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Sabbas, also known as Mar Saba, overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank south of the biblical town of Bethlehem. AFP
People sitting near Tigris (Dicle) river in Hasankeyf, an ancient city with roots going back 10,000 years and located along the Tigris (Dicle) River in south-east Turkey's Batman province. EPA
People sitting near Tigris (Dicle) river in Hasankeyf, an ancient city with roots going back 10,000 years and located along the Tigris (Dicle) River in south-east Turkey's Batman province. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 29, 2019

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September 29, 2019

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The rules on fostering in the UAE

A foster couple or family must:

  • be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
  • not be younger than 25 years old
  • not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
  • be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
  • have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
  • undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
  • A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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