• Abdallah Al Areer walks between the rubble of his destroyed home in the east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Abdallah Al Areer walks between the rubble of his destroyed home in the east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • An Egyptian youth carries a lit flare as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood gather in the El-Mataria neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. Belal Darder / AP Photo
    An Egyptian youth carries a lit flare as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood gather in the El-Mataria neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. Belal Darder / AP Photo
  • Afghan men look at the window of a dental clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan. Allauddin khan / AP Photo
    Afghan men look at the window of a dental clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan. Allauddin khan / AP Photo
  • A child watches as people receive free food at the shrine of Bari Imam on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Caren Firouz / Reuters
    A child watches as people receive free food at the shrine of Bari Imam on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Caren Firouz / Reuters
  • Egyptian dancers in traditional costumes perform Sufi dance known as "Whirling dervish." in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
    Egyptian dancers in traditional costumes perform Sufi dance known as "Whirling dervish." in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
  • Afghan children pose for a photograph near their temporary shelter in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Sayed Mustafa / EPA
    Afghan children pose for a photograph near their temporary shelter in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Sayed Mustafa / EPA
  • A rebel fighter rides a motorbike along a road in Qarmeed camp, as smoke rises in the background, after Islamist rebel fighters took control of the area from forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. Abdalghne Karoof / Reuters
    A rebel fighter rides a motorbike along a road in Qarmeed camp, as smoke rises in the background, after Islamist rebel fighters took control of the area from forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. Abdalghne Karoof / Reuters
  • The sun sets behind sculptures of camels in Lahore, Pakistan. Omer Saleem / EPA
    The sun sets behind sculptures of camels in Lahore, Pakistan. Omer Saleem / EPA
  • A Palestinian woman uses her phone to film masked gunmen from the Al Mujahideen Brigades, during a rally to mark the 14th anniversary of their movement's foundation, in the east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian woman uses her phone to film masked gunmen from the Al Mujahideen Brigades, during a rally to mark the 14th anniversary of their movement's foundation, in the east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • A boy holds an umbrella as he crosses a road in heavy rain, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
    A boy holds an umbrella as he crosses a road in heavy rain, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
  • Boys supporting the Houthi group hold up rifles as they shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
    Boys supporting the Houthi group hold up rifles as they shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
  • A girl sits inside her house near Sanaa, Yemen. Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters
    A girl sits inside her house near Sanaa, Yemen. Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters

Region in focus: April 29, 2015


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