The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 5, 2020

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

A small group of worshippers pray at the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Palestinian girls take part in an open-air boxing training near the beach in Gaza City. AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade firework in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Israeli forces officers prevent a Palestinian labourer from crossing the Israeli fence near the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA

Palestinian workers from the West Bank city of Hebron carry belongings as they cross the checkpoint of Mitar on their way to work in Israel. EPA

A man checks a bicycle at a shop in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency, shows President Hassan Rouhani, centre, speaking at a televised videoconference meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in the capital Tehran.. AFP

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad meets with the government committee that oversees measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS

Yemenis gather to get free food rations from a charity group in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

Yemeni girls gather under an umbrella to shelter from the rain in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

This picture shows a view of a reopened shopping mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP

A woman wearing a face mask takes shelter under an umbrella in Istanbul. EPA

A vendor selling bird seed waits for customers in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS

Egyptian workers wear protective face masks as they assemble an infant incubator at Arab Organisation for Industrialisation in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordanian King Abdullah II and his son Crown Prince Hussein attend the Coronavirus Global Response international pledging event, organised by the European Union. AFP

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