• A model displays a dress by Kuwaiti designer Abdullah Al-Saleh at a gallery in Kuwait City. AFP
    A model displays a dress by Kuwaiti designer Abdullah Al-Saleh at a gallery in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Residents sit at a popular cafe in the old quarter of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Residents sit at a popular cafe in the old quarter of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Alessio Romagnoli of AC Milan speaks to the media during a press conference. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty
    Alessio Romagnoli of AC Milan speaks to the media during a press conference. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty
  • Flags of member countries are displayed ahead of an Arab Economic and Social Development Summit meeting in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Flags of member countries are displayed ahead of an Arab Economic and Social Development Summit meeting in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • A couple take a selfie as a high wave hits the Corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A couple take a selfie as a high wave hits the Corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Spain's King Felipe VI welcomes Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui during an audience at the Royal Palace in Madrid. EPA
    Spain's King Felipe VI welcomes Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui during an audience at the Royal Palace in Madrid. EPA
  • A bookseller reads at Cairo's historic Al-Azbakeya market in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A bookseller reads at Cairo's historic Al-Azbakeya market in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters gather in a sandbagged barricade near the village of Hamran, near Manbij. AFP
    Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters gather in a sandbagged barricade near the village of Hamran, near Manbij. AFP
  • Protesters burn tyres outside the provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, Iraq. AP
    Protesters burn tyres outside the provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, Iraq. AP
  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during a meeting of the UN Group of 77 and China in New York. AFP
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during a meeting of the UN Group of 77 and China in New York. AFP
  • Protesters hold placards and chant anti-government slogans during a general strike in response to the Palestinian Social Security Law in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AP
    Protesters hold placards and chant anti-government slogans during a general strike in response to the Palestinian Social Security Law in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AP
  • A Palestinian woman carries wooden trays filled with strawberries, at a farm, in the town of Beit Lahiya, Northern Gaza Strip. AP
    A Palestinian woman carries wooden trays filled with strawberries, at a farm, in the town of Beit Lahiya, Northern Gaza Strip. AP
  • People take part in a live broadcast at Woman TV in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    People take part in a live broadcast at Woman TV in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • A fighter from Faylaq al-Sham is seen holding a Kalashnikov rifle as he stands in front of the flags at a position in the village of Kiridiyah. AFP
    A fighter from Faylaq al-Sham is seen holding a Kalashnikov rifle as he stands in front of the flags at a position in the village of Kiridiyah. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for January 16, 2019

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January 16, 2019

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