Journey to Mecca: colours at fajr brighten the dawn

Daraya, a town haunted by the price of defiance

Hollywood ending for Iranian hostage drama

Take This Waltz

New blow for shamed Lance Armstrong as sponsors desert him over doping scandal

End of Watch

UAE's non-oil exports rise 40%

Manchester City sign in-demand youngster John Guidetti to new deal

Video: Retrieving Felix's space capsule

Libya militias 'executed' Qaddafi loyalists

Afghan girl beheaded for refusing prostitution: police

Ajman Ruler pardons 101 prisoners in Eid gesture

Hilary Mantel scores her second Booker Prize

The best photography from around the region this week: October 18, 2012