• A volunteer disinfects a shop in Baghdad's Bayaa neighbourhood as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
    A volunteer disinfects a shop in Baghdad's Bayaa neighbourhood as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
  • A girl wearing a protective mask sweeps outside her home in Gaza City. AFP
    A girl wearing a protective mask sweeps outside her home in Gaza City. AFP
  • A man sits as people spray disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise a whole village to help stop the spread of coronavirus at Al Barageel rural area in Giza, Egypt. EPA
    A man sits as people spray disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise a whole village to help stop the spread of coronavirus at Al Barageel rural area in Giza, Egypt. EPA
  • A man wears a tissue paper to protect his face on a street in Manama, Bahrain. EPA
    A man wears a tissue paper to protect his face on a street in Manama, Bahrain. EPA
  • A member of a medical team is seen beside a banner for the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as he sprays disinfectant as a precautionary move amid concerns over the coronavirus at an underground station in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    A member of a medical team is seen beside a banner for the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as he sprays disinfectant as a precautionary move amid concerns over the coronavirus at an underground station in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A member of the Syrian Civil Defence known as the "White Helmets" disinfects the interior of a mosque in the town of Dana. AFP
    A member of the Syrian Civil Defence known as the "White Helmets" disinfects the interior of a mosque in the town of Dana. AFP
  • Children play table football in their home in Baghdad, as Iraq extends its country-wide lockdown until March 28. AFP
    Children play table football in their home in Baghdad, as Iraq extends its country-wide lockdown until March 28. AFP
  • Lebanese police officers write tickets for people swimming at the beach n Sidon. Reuters
    Lebanese police officers write tickets for people swimming at the beach n Sidon. Reuters
  • A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant in Houla village near the border with Israel, in Lebanon. Reuters
    A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant in Houla village near the border with Israel, in Lebanon. Reuters
  • Boys wearing masks play with a football outside their homes in Gaza City. AFP
    Boys wearing masks play with a football outside their homes in Gaza City. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for March 23, 2020

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March 23, 2020

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