• Members of Palestinian militant groups take part in their first-ever joint exercise, in Gaza City. Reuters
    Members of Palestinian militant groups take part in their first-ever joint exercise, in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A Palestinian smokes a water pipe (shisha or hookah) as he sits with another person on a raft in the Mediterranean sea off Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian smokes a water pipe (shisha or hookah) as he sits with another person on a raft in the Mediterranean sea off Gaza City. AFP
  • A Yemeni actor rehearses on the eve of the premiere of a play entitled 'Yemeni Film', a comedic production that touches on the current struggles of local artists, in the capital Sanaa. AFP
    A Yemeni actor rehearses on the eve of the premiere of a play entitled 'Yemeni Film', a comedic production that touches on the current struggles of local artists, in the capital Sanaa. AFP
  • People watch as rockets are fired during a military drill by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and other Palestinian armed factions near Gaza City. AFP
    People watch as rockets are fired during a military drill by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and other Palestinian armed factions near Gaza City. AFP
  • An Iraqi volunteer dressed as Santa Claus delivers gifts and sweets to children living with their families by the water's edge in the marshes (Ahwar) area of the Chibayish district, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
    An Iraqi volunteer dressed as Santa Claus delivers gifts and sweets to children living with their families by the water's edge in the marshes (Ahwar) area of the Chibayish district, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
  • Al-Ahly player Mahmoud Kahraba (R) celebrates a goal during the Egyptian Premier League football match between Al-Ahly and Al Ittihad at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Al-Ahly player Mahmoud Kahraba (R) celebrates a goal during the Egyptian Premier League football match between Al-Ahly and Al Ittihad at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A displaced Syrian, who gave his first name as Mahmud, sits outside his makeshift tyre repair shop, which he covered with a Lebanese flag following Beirut's massive port blast last August, in the village of Kafr Uruq in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
    A displaced Syrian, who gave his first name as Mahmud, sits outside his makeshift tyre repair shop, which he covered with a Lebanese flag following Beirut's massive port blast last August, in the village of Kafr Uruq in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. AFP
  • A little girl runs along a salt lake during sunset in the southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. AP Photo
    A little girl runs along a salt lake during sunset in the southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. AP Photo

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 29, 2020

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December 29, 2020

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