• People fly kites during the Alfarisi international kite festival in Kuwait. EPA
    People fly kites during the Alfarisi international kite festival in Kuwait. EPA
  • Iranian Navy submarines sailing during an Iranian navy drill in the Gulf of Oman. AFP
    Iranian Navy submarines sailing during an Iranian navy drill in the Gulf of Oman. AFP
  • A couple rides a ski lift heading up a hill at the Faraya-Mzaar ski resort, in Faraya, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    A couple rides a ski lift heading up a hill at the Faraya-Mzaar ski resort, in Faraya, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • A view of the buildings destroyed by war, near the old popular market known as the Souk al-Jureid, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
    A view of the buildings destroyed by war, near the old popular market known as the Souk al-Jureid, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
  • Clashes broke out in the Algerian capital today between security forces and demonstrators opposed to a bid by ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term. AFP
    Clashes broke out in the Algerian capital today between security forces and demonstrators opposed to a bid by ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term. AFP
  • Workers repair a beach dock as the sun sets in the Red Sea at the Sharm El Sheikh coastline resorts area, Egypt. AP
    Workers repair a beach dock as the sun sets in the Red Sea at the Sharm El Sheikh coastline resorts area, Egypt. AP
  • Men suspected of being ISIS fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province. AFP
    Men suspected of being ISIS fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province. AFP
  • An amputated man looks on as men suspected of being ISIS fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province. AFP
    An amputated man looks on as men suspected of being ISIS fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province. AFP
  • A Palestinian Youth Against Settlements organisation volunteer stands in front of protesters demanding the reopeneing of Hebron's main al-Shuhada street, closed by troops earlier in February, during an annual demonstration in memory of the 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, in the divided West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian Youth Against Settlements organisation volunteer stands in front of protesters demanding the reopeneing of Hebron's main al-Shuhada street, closed by troops earlier in February, during an annual demonstration in memory of the 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, in the divided West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
  • A Palestinian protester wears a head band as he takes part in a demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian protester wears a head band as he takes part in a demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for February 23, 2019

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February 23, 2019

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