The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 17, 2020

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

Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. AFP

A view of the Christmas tree at the Manger Square while its empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA

A Palestinian man dressed in a Santa Claus costume spreads happiness among the camp children amid the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Al Shatea refugee camp in Gaza City. EPA

Palestinian refugee children play during a rainy day at Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza Strip. EPA

A Palestinian vendor sells coffee, at the Manger Square, while it's empty from visitors, next to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. EPA

Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company walk at the scene after putting out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field. AFP

Mourners attend the funeral of a person who died from COVID-19 at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Ghaemshahr, in northern Iran. AP Photo

A man browses his phone as he controls a donkey pulling a cart on the side of the road during heavy rain in el-Ayyat, south of the Egyptian capital. AFP

Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS

Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, rest at dawn within Hamdayet village on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan. REUTERS

An elderly woman walk at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA

A general view of damaged buildings at Al Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria. EPA

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