• Afghan children pose with a man for a photograph near their temporary shelter at an internally displaced person's camp on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    Afghan children pose with a man for a photograph near their temporary shelter at an internally displaced person's camp on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • A Palestinian child throws a stone towards Israeli forces during clashes between Palestinian protestors and security forces in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus, West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP
    A Palestinian child throws a stone towards Israeli forces during clashes between Palestinian protestors and security forces in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus, West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP
  • Young refugees practice their parkour skills at Al-Namssawi neighborhood, south of Khan Younis town, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Young refugees practice their parkour skills at Al-Namssawi neighborhood, south of Khan Younis town, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Wearing ghilli suits, Iranian army troops march in a parade marking National Army Day in Tehran, Iran. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP Photo
    Wearing ghilli suits, Iranian army troops march in a parade marking National Army Day in Tehran, Iran. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP Photo
  • Palestinian children pose for a picture on a makeshift boat made of plastic bottles at the port of Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinian children pose for a picture on a makeshift boat made of plastic bottles at the port of Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • An Afghan boy rides his bicycle overlooking Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    An Afghan boy rides his bicycle overlooking Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • Pakistani Lala Akbar takes a break while cutting logs, in Islamabad, Pakistan. B.K. Bangash / AP Photo
    Pakistani Lala Akbar takes a break while cutting logs, in Islamabad, Pakistan. B.K. Bangash / AP Photo
  • A man rides a horse in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A man rides a horse in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • A homeless Egyptian boy sleeps under a bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
    A homeless Egyptian boy sleeps under a bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
  • A child stands amid rubble after his family's building partially collapsed following an airstrike by government forces in Aleppo, Syria. Karam Al Masri / AFP
    A child stands amid rubble after his family's building partially collapsed following an airstrike by government forces in Aleppo, Syria. Karam Al Masri / AFP
  • An entertainer dressed a genie performs in the fun zone ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    An entertainer dressed a genie performs in the fun zone ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Region in focus: April 22, 2015


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A selection of the best images from around the Gulf and across the Middle East this past week.