The Middle East Framed - regional photography for September 8, 2020

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

People play basketball in the evening on Al Shat Road in Tripoli, Libya. Getty Images

Palestinian athlete Ahmed Abu Hasira demonstrates his parkour skills during lockdown in Gaza City. REUTERS

Mahmoud Ghoneim, of Egypt Ice Hockey team "Pharaohs" is seen in action with Ryan El-Farnawani of Egypt Ice Hockey team "Anubis" in a training session at Ice Skating Mall in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

A man holds a child outside his home as Palestinian Hamas militants are deployed during lockdown in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses sailors aboard Italian Navy's ship 'San Giusto' during his visit in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria. Reuters

A handout picture released by the Turkish Armed Forces shows soldiers getting off a helicopter during a military exercise in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP

A Yemeni man and his child play in water to cool off during a hot summer day in the province of Hajjah, Yemen. EPA

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