The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 12, 2020

We bring you the best images from the Middle East and North Africa

Despite a curfew imposed by the government to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, anti-government protesters play football in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo

Volunteers from 'Violet Organisation', a local non government organisation, wear personal protective equipment during a disinfection operation in Idlib, Syria. EPA

Iranians, some wearing personal protective equipment, walk past shops in the southeastern city of Kerman, Iran. AFP

Anti-government protesters stand in Tahrir Square, Baghdad during anti-government protests. AP Photo

A man sprays disinfectant at the Central Health Laboratory in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP

An Egyptian woman wearing a face mask walks at Bolaq district in Giza, Egypt. EPA

Egyptians at a local market in the Bolaq district in Giza, Egypt. EPA

Palestinian children play football at a refugee camp in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Palestinian childen play in an impoverished neighbourhood in Gaza city. AFP

Factory workers package disposable protective masks along a production line in Morocco's Casablanca, as the North African country increases mask production due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP

Sultanahmet Square and the surrounding gardens are empty during a two-day lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty

Crucial supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical staff are delivered from Turkey into a Royal Air Force base for distribution around the country, in Carterton, Britain. Reuters

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