• A young Syrian refugee waits as her family prepare to leave the Lebanese capital Beirut to return to their homes. AFP
    A young Syrian refugee waits as her family prepare to leave the Lebanese capital Beirut to return to their homes. AFP
  • A Syrian toddler refugee waves through the windows of a bus as it leaves Beirut. AFP
    A Syrian toddler refugee waves through the windows of a bus as it leaves Beirut. AFP
  • Syrian refugees wave through the windows of a bus as it leaves Beirut. AFP
    Syrian refugees wave through the windows of a bus as it leaves Beirut. AFP
  • A Syrian man carries luggage as refugees prepare to leave Beirut. AFP
    A Syrian man carries luggage as refugees prepare to leave Beirut. AFP
  • The tomb of Mehu in the Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during the inauguration for the visitors for the first time since its discovery in 1940 by Zaki Saad. AFP
    The tomb of Mehu in the Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during the inauguration for the visitors for the first time since its discovery in 1940 by Zaki Saad. AFP
  • Smoke billows following Syrian government forces' bombardment around the village of al-Muntar on the southern edges of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    Smoke billows following Syrian government forces' bombardment around the village of al-Muntar on the southern edges of the rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, mimes a photographer inside a soundproof glass dock during his trial in the capital Cairo. AFP
    Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, mimes a photographer inside a soundproof glass dock during his trial in the capital Cairo. AFP
  • A Palestinian relative mourns the death of a 17-year-old Palestinian boy Belal Khafaja, killed the day before by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border. AFP
    A Palestinian relative mourns the death of a 17-year-old Palestinian boy Belal Khafaja, killed the day before by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border. AFP
  • The courtroom and soundproof glass dock is seen during the trial of 700 defendants including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo. AFP
    The courtroom and soundproof glass dock is seen during the trial of 700 defendants including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo. AFP
  • Freshly picked grapes are dropped by workers into a machine where they will undergo the process that turns them into wine and Arak, a Lebanese traditional drink, in Chtoura town, east Lebanon. AP Photo
    Freshly picked grapes are dropped by workers into a machine where they will undergo the process that turns them into wine and Arak, a Lebanese traditional drink, in Chtoura town, east Lebanon. AP Photo
  • An Afghan refugee poses for a photograph as she waits to leave with her family at a UN registration centre in Azakhel area of Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
    An Afghan refugee poses for a photograph as she waits to leave with her family at a UN registration centre in Azakhel area of Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
  • An Afghan refugee shows his temporary registration card as he waits to return to his country at a UN registration centre in Azakhel area of Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
    An Afghan refugee shows his temporary registration card as he waits to return to his country at a UN registration centre in Azakhel area of Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
  • A Yemeni walks through debris of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a. EPA
    A Yemeni walks through debris of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a. EPA
  • Yemenis walk through debris of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a. EPA
    Yemenis walk through debris of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a. EPA
  • Iraqi security forces stand guard at a checkpoint in Basra.AP Photo
    Iraqi security forces stand guard at a checkpoint in Basra.AP Photo
  • Security forces patrol in Basra, Iraqy. AP Photo
    Security forces patrol in Basra, Iraqy. AP Photo

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The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 9, 2018

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