A tourist visits the inside of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, before a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Hagia Sophia's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque. AFP
A tourist visits the inside of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, before a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Hagia Sophia's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque. AFP
People, some wearing face masks, pray outside the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul as they gather to celebrate after a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Hagia Sophia's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque. AFP
People, some wearing face masks, pray outside the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul as they gather to celebrate after a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Hagia Sophia's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque. AFP
A Palestinian demonstrates his parkour skills on a beach in Gaza City Reuters
A Palestinian demonstrates his parkour skills on a beach in Gaza City Reuters
Protestors stage a sit-in outside the oil and gas plant in El Kamour, in Tunisia's southern state of Tatatouine, demanding for a share of the resources and employment in the sector. AFP
Protestors stage a sit-in outside the oil and gas plant in El Kamour, in Tunisia's southern state of Tatatouine, demanding for a share of the resources and employment in the sector. AFP
Palestinian high school students spray artificial snow from canisters while seated through the window of a moving vehicle as they celebrate the announcement of their general secondary education examination (Tawjihee) results in a car procession. AFP
Palestinian high school students spray artificial snow from canisters while seated through the window of a moving vehicle as they celebrate the announcement of their general secondary education examination (Tawjihee) results in a car procession. AFP
Palestinian high school students wave and spray artificial snow from a moving vehicle as they celebrate the announcement of their general secondary education examination (Tawjihee) results in a car procession. AFP
Palestinian high school students wave and spray artificial snow from a moving vehicle as they celebrate the announcement of their general secondary education examination (Tawjihee) results in a car procession. AFP
Protesters burn a US flag during a protest against the United States' interference in Lebanon's affairs, near the US embassy in Awkar area, Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Protesters burn a US flag during a protest against the United States' interference in Lebanon's affairs, near the US embassy in Awkar area, Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
International humanitarian aid trucks cross into Syria at Bab al-Hawa Turkey- Syria border crossing, Syria. EPA
International humanitarian aid trucks cross into Syria at Bab al-Hawa Turkey- Syria border crossing, Syria. EPA
Syrian Civil Defence rescue workers, also known as White Helmets, carry a body away from the debris of a building following a reported explosion in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib.. AFP
Syrian Civil Defence rescue workers, also known as White Helmets, carry a body away from the debris of a building following a reported explosion in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib.. AFP
Muhammad Saud, a 65-year-old Syrian silk farmer, handweaves silk threads on a loom at his home workshop in the village of Deir Mama, in west-central Syria. AFP
Muhammad Saud, a 65-year-old Syrian silk farmer, handweaves silk threads on a loom at his home workshop in the village of Deir Mama, in west-central Syria. AFP
Iraqis gather on a cliff to jump into the water to cool themselves in the Tigris river in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad suffers a heatwave as temperatures rose to more than 48C. EPA
Iraqis gather on a cliff to jump into the water to cool themselves in the Tigris river in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad suffers a heatwave as temperatures rose to more than 48C. EPA
A bride and groom celebrate their wedding party with family on a street, as celebration halls are shut down amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A bride and groom celebrate their wedding party with family on a street, as celebration halls are shut down amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Refuse creeps towards the shore at Stanley Beach in Alexandria, Egypt. AP
Refuse creeps towards the shore at Stanley Beach in Alexandria, Egypt. AP
The tops of Liberation, Al-Raya, NBK and Al-Hamra towers in Kuwait City at sunrise. AFP
The tops of Liberation, Al-Raya, NBK and Al-Hamra towers in Kuwait City at sunrise. AFP

The Middle East framed - regional photography for July 11, 2020

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