• The new Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Najib Michaeel Moussa, centre, takes a "selfie" with a woman at St Paul's Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq. AFP
    The new Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Najib Michaeel Moussa, centre, takes a "selfie" with a woman at St Paul's Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq. AFP
  • Animal trainer Mohamed Sayed El Helwe performs with a lion at the Egypt National Circus in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Animal trainer Mohamed Sayed El Helwe performs with a lion at the Egypt National Circus in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A young boy rides a donkey in Thala in the western Tunisian Kasserine governorate. AFP
    A young boy rides a donkey in Thala in the western Tunisian Kasserine governorate. AFP
  • A cat sits outside a butcher's shop in Beirut, Lebanon. AFP
    A cat sits outside a butcher's shop in Beirut, Lebanon. AFP
  • Spectators watch as roosters clash during a cockfight in Najaf, Iraq. AFP
    Spectators watch as roosters clash during a cockfight in Najaf, Iraq. AFP
  • Tourists take a look at a panoramic view of the city from the viewing sphere of Kuwait Towers. AFP
    Tourists take a look at a panoramic view of the city from the viewing sphere of Kuwait Towers. AFP
  • A demonstrator uses a sling to hurl back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops in al-Mughayyir village, West Bank. Reuters
    A demonstrator uses a sling to hurl back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops in al-Mughayyir village, West Bank. Reuters
  • A protester, wearing a mask bearing a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, holds a stone to be thrown in West Bank. AFP
    A protester, wearing a mask bearing a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, holds a stone to be thrown in West Bank. AFP
  • Israeli soldiers detain a local Palestinian cameraman during clashes in Tuqu near Bethlehem. Reuters
    Israeli soldiers detain a local Palestinian cameraman during clashes in Tuqu near Bethlehem. Reuters
  • Women and children with luggage are seen at the back of a truck near the Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor, Syria. AFP
    Women and children with luggage are seen at the back of a truck near the Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor, Syria. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for January 26, 2019

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January 26, 2019

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