The Middle East framed - regional photography for September 19, 2020

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

Iraqis wearing face masks check books at a book stall on al-Mutanabi Street in Baghdad. Iraq has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the Middle East by Covid-19, with more than 280,000 infections and nearly 8,000 deaths. AFP

Lebanese woman Afaf Adulhamid, the mother of Mohammed Khaldoun, 27, who is still missing at sea while he was trying with other migrants to reach Cyprus on a boat, cries and prays her son's safe return, as she stands on the coast of Tripoli city, north Lebanon. AP Photo

Khaldoun Mohammed, 58, shows a portrait of his son Mohammed, 27, who is still missing at sea while he was trying with other migrants to reach Cyprus on a boat, as he sits at his house in Tripoli, north Lebanon. AP Photo

A handout picture released by the Media Office of the Libyan National Army General Command shows Libyan General Khalifa Haftar writing on a paper at his desk in Benghazi. Haftar announced a conditional lifting of a months-long blockade on oilfields and ports by his forces. AFP

Members of the Turkish military block Syrian demonstrators protesting the fall of several cities into Syrian governmental control, in front of the Turkish check point at the al-Mastumah base, about 7km south of the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria. AFP

A Palestinian woman wears a face mask as she sits on the beach of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City. AP Photo

An Israeli man crosses the empty street during the first hours of a the three weeks lockdown amid the Jewish holiday season as the country faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Israeli cabinet approved a full three-week lockdown aimed to prevent the spread of the outbreak. EPA

People look at art pieces displayed during the exhibition "Pharaon, Osiris and mummy" at the museum Granet in Aix-en-Provence, southeastern France. AFP

A person visits the exhibition "Pharaon, Osiris and mummy" at the museum Granet in Aix-en-Provence, southeastern France. AFP

A street dancer performs along with her band in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo

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