A boy holds buttercup flowers he picked in a field near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel, just outside the Gaza Strip. Reuters
A boy holds buttercup flowers he picked in a field near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel, just outside the Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man and his wife make lanterns for sale in preparation for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man and his wife make lanterns for sale in preparation for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent checks a "health capsule" developed by a Palestinian entrepreneur to be used by the paramedical organisation and local hospitals to help isolate and transport people infected with the coronavirus in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent checks a "health capsule" developed by a Palestinian entrepreneur to be used by the paramedical organisation and local hospitals to help isolate and transport people infected with the coronavirus in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
A Palestinian man puts final touches on a cake shaped like an emoji with a microscopic view of the coronavirus, amid concerns about the spread of the disease, in a bakery in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man puts final touches on a cake shaped like an emoji with a microscopic view of the coronavirus, amid concerns about the spread of the disease, in a bakery in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
People crowd a street a few hours ahead of curfew in Cairo, Egypt. AP
People crowd a street a few hours ahead of curfew in Cairo, Egypt. AP
A Libyan man stands at the site of shelling on the residential area of Arada in the capital Tripoli. AFP
A Libyan man stands at the site of shelling on the residential area of Arada in the capital Tripoli. AFP
A US military vehicle, part of a convoy, advances in the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province, by the border with Turkey. AFP
A US military vehicle, part of a convoy, advances in the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province, by the border with Turkey. AFP
A man gestures as he stands under a halo seen around the sun following heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
A man gestures as he stands under a halo seen around the sun following heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
People wear face masks as they walk down the Istiklal avenue in Istanbul a day after Turkish President ordered a fresh lockdown next weekend. AFP
People wear face masks as they walk down the Istiklal avenue in Istanbul a day after Turkish President ordered a fresh lockdown next weekend. AFP
Flamingo birds stand at the deserted Al Zawraa park closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
Flamingo birds stand at the deserted Al Zawraa park closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
A zoo keeper walks at the deserted Al Zawraa park closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
A zoo keeper walks at the deserted Al Zawraa park closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
A staff member works on data from patients for possible coronavirus infection at the National Institute of Hygiene, in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
A staff member works on data from patients for possible coronavirus infection at the National Institute of Hygiene, in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
Employees from a disinfection service company wearing protective face masks and gloves sanitise the corridors of Benghazi Medical Centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
Employees from a disinfection service company wearing protective face masks and gloves sanitise the corridors of Benghazi Medical Centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
Cars cross under a road sign calling people to stay at home to contain the spread of the coronavirus on the Beirut-Damascus international highway, east of Beirut. AFP
Cars cross under a road sign calling people to stay at home to contain the spread of the coronavirus on the Beirut-Damascus international highway, east of Beirut. AFP
Sudanese medical laboratory students prepare sterilisers to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Khartoum. AFP
Sudanese medical laboratory students prepare sterilisers to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Khartoum. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for April 15, 2020

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