• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, greets King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, at Irqah Palace. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, greets King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, at Irqah Palace. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • A US Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit lands before offloading Marines and Sailors as part of embassy reinforcement training during an exercise at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. Reuters
    A US Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit lands before offloading Marines and Sailors as part of embassy reinforcement training during an exercise at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. Reuters
  • A displaced Libyan family, that fled their house because of the fighting between the Eastern forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government, is seen at the industrial complex, which is used as a shelter in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
    A displaced Libyan family, that fled their house because of the fighting between the Eastern forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government, is seen at the industrial complex, which is used as a shelter in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
  • A view of the wooden coffin of King Ramses II on display during the opening of the temporary exhibition 'Tuna el-Gebel - Between Creation Myths and animals cults. 100 years of discoveries by the Egyptian-German mission' in the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The exhibition, starting on 17 April, presents artifacts that are new discoveries from the Tuna el-Gebel region. EPA
    A view of the wooden coffin of King Ramses II on display during the opening of the temporary exhibition 'Tuna el-Gebel - Between Creation Myths and animals cults. 100 years of discoveries by the Egyptian-German mission' in the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The exhibition, starting on 17 April, presents artifacts that are new discoveries from the Tuna el-Gebel region. EPA
  • Students carry banners and chant slogans during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria. President of the Algerian Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz resigned on Tuesday amid mass protests in the country demanding for his departure. AP
    Students carry banners and chant slogans during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria. President of the Algerian Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz resigned on Tuesday amid mass protests in the country demanding for his departure. AP
  • A view of ancient sculputres on display during the opening of the temporary exhibition 'Tuna el-Gebel - Between Creation Myths and animals cults, in Cairo, Egypt, 16 April 2019. EPA
    A view of ancient sculputres on display during the opening of the temporary exhibition 'Tuna el-Gebel - Between Creation Myths and animals cults, in Cairo, Egypt, 16 April 2019. EPA
  • Ala' Mashharawi, a Jordanian fan of Princess Meghan, poses in front of a screen showing a Facebook fan page dedicated to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at his office in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Ala' Mashharawi, a Jordanian fan of Princess Meghan, poses in front of a screen showing a Facebook fan page dedicated to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at his office in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • Syrians attend Al-Shaam International Arabian Horse Festival at the Old Damascus International Fair Ground in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Syrians attend Al-Shaam International Arabian Horse Festival at the Old Damascus International Fair Ground in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Yazidi women light candles on the occasion of Red Wednesday, the Yazidi New Year at Lalish Temple, the holiest shrine of the Yazidis, in Lalish village, Kurdistan region, northern Iraq. EPA
    Yazidi women light candles on the occasion of Red Wednesday, the Yazidi New Year at Lalish Temple, the holiest shrine of the Yazidis, in Lalish village, Kurdistan region, northern Iraq. EPA
  • A man walks inside the house of Palestinian assailant Saleh Al-Barghouti after it was partially demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Kobar near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A man walks inside the house of Palestinian assailant Saleh Al-Barghouti after it was partially demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Kobar near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • People listen to Ekrem Imamoglu, the main opposition Republican People's Party mayoral candidate for Istanbul, as he addresses his supporters in Istanbul. AP
    People listen to Ekrem Imamoglu, the main opposition Republican People's Party mayoral candidate for Istanbul, as he addresses his supporters in Istanbul. AP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 17, 2019

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April 17, 2019

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