The best images of the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.
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A Yemeni demonstrator, center, waves a Yemeni flag as others hold pictures of President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi during a rally in support of him and against Shiite Houthi rebels in Sana’a, Yemen. Yahya Arhab / EPA -
A fighter from the Islamic State group, armed with a knife and an automatic weapon, next to captured Syrian army soldiers and officers, following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. AP Photo -
Relatives mourn during the funeral of two brothers 16-year-old Omar and 12-year-old Mohammed Breem, who were killed by an Israeli airstrike yesterday ahead of long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Said Khatib / AFP -
Birds fly in the sky over Gaza City on the eve of the 50 Day War truce agreed upon by both Isralei and Palestian officials. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo -
A Palestinian family walks past the collapsed remains of a building that was destroyed in fighting between Hamas militants and Israel during 50 days of fighting in Shejaiya.Roberto Schmidt / AFP -
6000 fans of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish Republic’s founder, gather to form a giant Ataturk portrait at Ataturk’s mausoleum during the week of Turkish Victory Day in Ankara. AFP -
Iraqi firefighters hose down burning cars after an attack involving three bombs took place in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad. AP Photo -
A Palestinian family enjoys a ride on a horse cart near a park in downtown Gaza City one day after an unconditional ceasefire was signed between Hamas and Israel. Roberto Schmidt / AFP -
Palestinian youths sit on the beach in Gaza City during sunset after a long-term truce took hold following a deal hailed by Israel and Hamas as ‘victory’ in the 50-day war. Mohammed Abed / AFP -
Region in focus - August 29, 2014
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