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Goats are pictured as their prices are being negotiated by vendors and buyers at a livestock market where people buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters -
People buy chocolate and candies at al-Hamidiyeh market in the old city of Damascus, Syria two days ahead of Eid al-Adha. EPA -
Afghan men make sweets at a small traditional factory ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters -
Muslim Hajj pilgrims touch Kaaba's wall and pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. EPA -
Muslim Hajj pilgrims touch Kaaba's wall and pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. EPA -
A Kuwaiti man enters the Kuwait Olympic Committee and Sports Federation building in Kuwait City. The International Olympic Committee lifted a ban on Kuwait, allowing the Gulf state to take part in the Asian Games in Jakarta. AFP -
US singer-songwriter, Ben Harper (C), performs on stage at the last night of the annual Baalbeck International Festival (BIF) in Baalbeck, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. EPA -
Fireworks light up the sky as the Iraqi capital Baghdad's al-Wassiq square reopens under the auspices of the private sector and supervised by musician Naseer Shamma. AFP -
A Palestinian bride applies makeup during a mass wedding in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian grooms and brides participated in a mass wedding ceremony in the city of Ramallah, the West Bank. Reuters -
Palestinian grooms and brides participate in a mass wedding ceremony in the city of Ramallah, the West Bank. About 252 Palestinian couples got married during a mass wedding ceremony which was presided by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. EPA -
Relatives of Karim Abu Fatayer, a 30-year-old member of the Islamist movement Hamas' military wing Al-Qassam Brigades who was shot the day before while demonstrating near the border with Israel, mourn during his funeral. AFP -
Palestinians ride boats during a protest against the Israeli blockade on Gaza, at the sea in Gaza. Reuters -
Afghan people, some in wheelchairs, reach Kandahar province on a journey by foot from Herat province to Kabul to cover a distance of about 1,800km, calling an end to decades old war, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA -
Sacrificial animals for sale are displayed at a market ahead of the holy festival of Eid al-Adha, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. EPA
The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 19, 2018
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