• A Saudi woman holds a falcon during Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. the event is held between 11 and 15 October 2019. EPA
    A Saudi woman holds a falcon during Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. the event is held between 11 and 15 October 2019. EPA
  • Saudi men inspect falcons during the Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Saudi men inspect falcons during the Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • Riders lead camels ahead of a race early in Kabad area, 50 kilometres southwest of Kuwait City. AFP
    Riders lead camels ahead of a race early in Kabad area, 50 kilometres southwest of Kuwait City. AFP
  • People collect water from a charity tap amid a shortage of drinking water supplies in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    People collect water from a charity tap amid a shortage of drinking water supplies in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
  • Turkish-backed Syrian rebels patrolling the town of Yabisah, west of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey. AFP
    Turkish-backed Syrian rebels patrolling the town of Yabisah, west of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey. AFP
  • Iraqi Kurds protest the Turkish offensive against Syria during a demonstration outside the United Nations building in Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi Kurds protest the Turkish offensive against Syria during a demonstration outside the United Nations building in Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
  • Iraqi Kurds tear the Turkish flag during a demonstration outside the United Nations building, against Turkey's incursion in Syria, in Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi Kurds tear the Turkish flag during a demonstration outside the United Nations building, against Turkey's incursion in Syria, in Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
  • A young girl carries a placard of US President Donald Trump as they march in the Cypriot capital Nicosia to protest against the Turkish offensive on Kurdish-held towns in Northern Syria. AFP
    A young girl carries a placard of US President Donald Trump as they march in the Cypriot capital Nicosia to protest against the Turkish offensive on Kurdish-held towns in Northern Syria. AFP
  • Demonstrators carry a national flag during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting a December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
    Demonstrators carry a national flag during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting a December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
  • This picture from Rwanda's Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) taken on October 10, 2019, shows the arrival of 123 African refugees and asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, from Libya supported by Rwanda's UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, at the Kigali international airport in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda has recently agreed with UNHCR and the African Union (AU) to host hundreds of African refugees and asylum-seekers held in detention centres in Libya. AFP
    This picture from Rwanda's Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) taken on October 10, 2019, shows the arrival of 123 African refugees and asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, from Libya supported by Rwanda's UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, at the Kigali international airport in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda has recently agreed with UNHCR and the African Union (AU) to host hundreds of African refugees and asylum-seekers held in detention centres in Libya. AFP
  • Members of the military are pictured in their vehicle as they escort the closed ballot boxes and election papers during their delivery to poling station in Tunis' Ariana district, a day before the second round of the Presidential election. AFP
    Members of the military are pictured in their vehicle as they escort the closed ballot boxes and election papers during their delivery to poling station in Tunis' Ariana district, a day before the second round of the Presidential election. AFP
  • Men from Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) and members of the military deliver ballot boxes and election papers to a polling station in Tunis' Ariana district a day before the second round of the Presidential election. AFP
    Men from Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) and members of the military deliver ballot boxes and election papers to a polling station in Tunis' Ariana district a day before the second round of the Presidential election. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for October 12, 2019

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