The Middle East Framed - regional photography for October 4, 2020

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

A woman holds a child as she watches the full moon over the southern Iraqi city of Basra. AFP

Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya signs the guest book during a visit at the Cervantes Institutes in Amman, Jordan. EPA

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper, left, meets with the new emir Sheikh Nawaf al Ahmad Al Sabah at the emiri terminal of Kuwait International Airport in the capital. AFP

A mask-clad young Palestinian watches the sunrise from his balcony amid the coronavirus pandemic crisis in Gaza City. AFP

A happiness blackboard sign is pictured outside a house in Umm Suqeim in Dubai, UAE. Reem Mohammed / The National

A sarcophagus that is around 2,500 years old is shown at the Saqqara archaeological site, in Egypt. AP Photo

Saudis and foreign residents pray by the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah. AFP

The Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah during the first day of Umrah. AFP

Residents play at Mudon’s community park water fountains in Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

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