• Fighters under the UN backed government shooting on the front lines during clashes in southern Tripoli. Authorities say the death toll from fighting between rival groups in the capital of Tripoli has climbed to about 100 including civilians. AP
    Fighters under the UN backed government shooting on the front lines during clashes in southern Tripoli. Authorities say the death toll from fighting between rival groups in the capital of Tripoli has climbed to about 100 including civilians. AP
  • Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C) shake hands with the FBI Director Christopher Wray (L) with the presence of US ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard (R) at Baabda presidential palace east of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C) shake hands with the FBI Director Christopher Wray (L) with the presence of US ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard (R) at Baabda presidential palace east of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Supporters of the Lebanese communist party along with activists from the Civil society carry placards shouts slogans during a protest against the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut , Lebanon. EPA
    Supporters of the Lebanese communist party along with activists from the Civil society carry placards shouts slogans during a protest against the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut , Lebanon. EPA
  • Egyptian actress Arwa Gouda talks to the press on the red carpet stairs during the second edition of El-Gouna Film Festival at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of El-Gouna on September. AFP
    Egyptian actress Arwa Gouda talks to the press on the red carpet stairs during the second edition of El-Gouna Film Festival at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of El-Gouna on September. AFP
  • Syrians chant slogans as they wave flags of the opposition and of Turkey during a demonstration against the Syrian government in the rebel-held town of Hazzanu, about 20 kilometres northwest of the city of Idlib. AFP
    Syrians chant slogans as they wave flags of the opposition and of Turkey during a demonstration against the Syrian government in the rebel-held town of Hazzanu, about 20 kilometres northwest of the city of Idlib. AFP
  • Thousands of Syrians participate in the Syrian Peace Marathon in Damascus, Syria. According to media reports, the event was held under the auspices of the Syrian Private SyriaTel Company and the General Sports Federation. EPA
    Thousands of Syrians participate in the Syrian Peace Marathon in Damascus, Syria. According to media reports, the event was held under the auspices of the Syrian Private SyriaTel Company and the General Sports Federation. EPA
  • Volunteers from the Jaffra Foundation of the General Authority for Palestine Refugees clean the entrance of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. Armed groups were cleared out of the camp and volunteers are helping to rehabilitate the reconstruction and return of the people to the camp. EPA
    Volunteers from the Jaffra Foundation of the General Authority for Palestine Refugees clean the entrance of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. Armed groups were cleared out of the camp and volunteers are helping to rehabilitate the reconstruction and return of the people to the camp. EPA
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) speaks to media after his meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron (unseen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. President Abbas is in Paris to discuss efforts to resume peace talks. EPA
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) speaks to media after his meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron (unseen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. President Abbas is in Paris to discuss efforts to resume peace talks. EPA
  • Israeli soldiers take aim at Palestinian protesters following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian lands in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Israeli soldiers take aim at Palestinian protesters following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian lands in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Protesters cover their faces while running to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops, while others burn tires near fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel during a protest east of Gaza City. Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire at a border protest. AP
    Protesters cover their faces while running to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops, while others burn tires near fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel during a protest east of Gaza City. Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire at a border protest. AP
  • Palestinians run from tear gas during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza and demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinians run from tear gas during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza and demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 22, 2018

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September 22, 2018

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