The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 29, 2019

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

A tourist stands in the midst of the massive white inselbergs that are characteristic of Egypt's White Desert, which is located 500km southwest of Cairo. The White Desert (Sahara el Beyda) is a protected area of 1,800 sq km and was once an ancient extension of the Mediterranean Sea and the unique geological features were carved by wind erosion since the Upper Cretaceous Era. EPA

Lebanese citizens gather along a giant Lebanese flag 300 meters in length and 3 metres width in Beirut, Lebanon. A festival was organized by the 'Beirut Alive Association' to receive the certificate from Guinness World Records as they broke the world record for flags raised, and to mark 44th anniversary of the end of the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war. EPA

Supporters hold a picture of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al Sadr and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA

Competitors climb a sand dune during the Stage 1 of the 14th edition of Titan Desert 2019 mountain biking race around Merzouga in Morocco. AFP

Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Antonio Vitorino (left) and Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (right), Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrive to attend the ceremony of marking the 25th anniversary of the humanitarian partnership between Kuwait and IOM at United Nations House in Kuwait City. EPA

Fighters loyal to the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) hold a position on the frontline facing forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, south of the capital Tripoli's suburb of Ain Zara. AFP

Palestinian beekeepers collect honey at a farm in Gaza City. Reuters

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

Palestinian police officers loyal to Hamas march during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City. Reuters

Luis Monreal (centre), the General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, speaks during a ceremony held at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria. The ceremony was held to unveil two archeological doors made of basalt dating back to the Byzantine era. They were smuggled to Italy and returned as a gift to the museum by the Syrian expatriate Ridwan Khawatmi. EPA

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