The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 18, 2020

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

A Palestinian farmer tosses olives into the wind to rid them of leaves in a grove on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Der Estya. EPA

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City. AFP

A Palestinian sculpts cooking stoves from clay and wheat straw in the garden of his house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of the Hatab Square in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City. AFP

A supporter of an Iran-backed militia holds a poster of General Qassem Soleimani during a protest to condemn the comments by a senior Kurdish government official calling for the ouster of militias from the heavily fortified Green Zonein Basra, Iraq. AP Photo

Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, wave the Hashed flag in Basra, Iraq. AFP

A member of the Iraqi security forces intervenes as demonstrators burn down the Kurdish Democratic Party's headquarters in the capital Baghdad. AFP

People hold Lebanese flags and lit candles to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images

People walk past a "Hope" graffiti painted on a fenced off entrance of a hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images

Yemeni pupils attend class on the first day of the new academic year in the capital Sanaa. AFP

Yemeni pupils attend class on the first day of the new academic year in the capital Sanaa. AFP

The counter of El Al at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv is shown, shortly before Israel sends delegates to Bahrain to formalise relations and broaden Gulf co-operation. Reuters

A member of a football training academy is seen near a picture of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Arabic characters reading "Long live Egypt" in Cairo. Reuters

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