• Vehicles and structures of the US-backed coalition forces are seen on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij. AFP
    Vehicles and structures of the US-backed coalition forces are seen on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. AFP
    US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. AFP
  • Local security forces gather in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council building in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Local security forces gather in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council building in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A local resident walks in a bazaar in Manbij, controlled by Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces. AFP
    A local resident walks in a bazaar in Manbij, controlled by Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces. AFP
  • Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted following a popular uprisal in 2011, is escorted by his two sons Alaa and Gamal as he testifies during a session in the retrial of members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood over charges of plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising, at a make-shift courthouse in southern Cairo. AFP
    Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted following a popular uprisal in 2011, is escorted by his two sons Alaa and Gamal as he testifies during a session in the retrial of members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood over charges of plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising, at a make-shift courthouse in southern Cairo. AFP
  • A son of a Muslim Brotherhood member waves during a court case accusing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi of breaking out of prison in 2011, in Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
    A son of a Muslim Brotherhood member waves during a court case accusing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi of breaking out of prison in 2011, in Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
  • Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui escorts his visiting Japanese counterpart Taro Kono as they walk in the foreign ministry headquarters in the capital Tunis. AFP
    Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui escorts his visiting Japanese counterpart Taro Kono as they walk in the foreign ministry headquarters in the capital Tunis. AFP
  • Cristobal Lopez Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, and a surrounding grop hold photos depicting the murdered Scandinavian tourists as they gather to pay tribute to the victims, in front the St Peter's Cathedral in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
    Cristobal Lopez Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, and a surrounding grop hold photos depicting the murdered Scandinavian tourists as they gather to pay tribute to the victims, in front the St Peter's Cathedral in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
  • Placards and candles are placed outside the St Peter's Cathedral in Rabat, Morocco in memory of two murdered tourists. EPA
    Placards and candles are placed outside the St Peter's Cathedral in Rabat, Morocco in memory of two murdered tourists. EPA
  • Members of the Israeli military, along with excavators, trailers, and other vehicles operating on the other side of the border, gather in the Lebanese village of Adayseh. AFP
    Members of the Israeli military, along with excavators, trailers, and other vehicles operating on the other side of the border, gather in the Lebanese village of Adayseh. AFP
  • An Israeli soldier kneels behind a rock at Kfar Kila, near the border fence separating his country from Lebanon. AFP
    An Israeli soldier kneels behind a rock at Kfar Kila, near the border fence separating his country from Lebanon. AFP
  • Prince Mishal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah, honours prominent participants at the opening of the fourth edition of the city's book fair, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Prince Mishal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah, honours prominent participants at the opening of the fourth edition of the city's book fair, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • Yemenis walk through a gate leading to a market in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis walk through a gate leading to a market in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

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The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 27, 2018

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