The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 13, 2020

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

Displaced Syrians rest on a pile of wood logs destined to be sold to compatriots, who fled conflict zones, to use as a less expensive alternative to fuel for heating during the winter season, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Idlib. AFP

Ethiopian refugee children who fled the Tigray conflict run towards a food distribution by Muslim Aid at the Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state. AFP

Al Ahli player Motaz Hawsawi (R) in action during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli at King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA/STR

A dog wearing a Santa Clause outfit rides with his owner on a scooter during a parade along Gouraud street in the Lebanese capital Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, one of the hardest hit by a massive explosion that shook the city on August 4, causing extensive damage to buildings and leaving scores of people dead or injured. AFP

A member of the Kuwaiti knights team takes part in a performance with horses on the seaside, 70 kilometres west of the Gulf emirate's capital, Kuwait City. AFP

Libyans take part in a 4x4 tourism trip in a desert area near al-Shuwayrif town, some 400 kilometres southwest of the capital. In 2010, 110,000 foreign tourists visited Libya, generating $40 million, a figure that has dropped to zero since 2011 due to the political chaos and insecurity following the fall of the Kadhafi regime in 2011. AFP

Turkey's Ferhat Arican performs in the floor competition during the Men's senior team final at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Mersin, Turkey. EPA

A Yemeni boy plays with a soccer ball as he holds on to the back of a box truck at a street in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen continues to face a humanitarian and economic crisis as its economic conditions are deteriorating rapidly due to the armed conflict which escalated since late 2014 between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government. EPA

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