The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 27, 2020

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

Iraqi farmers inspect palm trees in Iraq's southern port city of Al Faw, 90km south of Basra near the Shatt Al Arab and the Gulf. AFP

An Iraqi farmer checks on his crops in Iraq's southern port city of Al Faw, 90km south of Basra near the Shatt Al Arab and the Gulf. AFP

An aerial view shows imported vehicles damaged at the port of Beirut in the August 4 explosion. AFP

Egyptian farmer Makhluf Abu Kassem, centre, sits with farmers under shade of a dried up palm tree surrounded by barren wasteland that was once fertile and green, in Second Village, Qouta town, Fayoum, Egypt. AP Photo

Al-Ahly player Marawan Mohsen celebrates after scoring the winning goal during the Egyptian Premier League match between Al Ahly and El Gouna, in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

A Palestinian man wears a face mask as he rides a bicycle next to a closed mosque during a lockdown imposed following the discovery of coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip. AP Photo

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (left) receiving US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Al Barakah Palace in the capital Muscat. AFP

Sudanese boys make their way through a flooded street at the Alqamayir area in the capital's twin city of Omdurman. AFP

Palestinian parrot breeder Nash'at Etmeizi feeds one of his birds a seed held between his teeth at his farm in the village of Idna, near the West Bank town of Hebron. AFP

A Palestinian man uses his keffiyeh to cover his face in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA

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