• Munir Shindi (R), 36, drives a self-made replica of a 1927 Mercedes Gazelle on a street in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Munir Shindi (R), 36, drives a self-made replica of a 1927 Mercedes Gazelle on a street in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • Kuwaiti divers search for mollusk shells containing pearls during the annual pearl diving season off the coast of the port city of Khairan, south of Kuwait City. Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP
    Kuwaiti divers search for mollusk shells containing pearls during the annual pearl diving season off the coast of the port city of Khairan, south of Kuwait City. Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP
  • Damaged vehicles are seen piled on a collapsed roof of car mechanic service center southwest of Aleppo, Syria. Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters
    Damaged vehicles are seen piled on a collapsed roof of car mechanic service center southwest of Aleppo, Syria. Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters
  • An Afghan boy is silhouetted against the sky as he plays near his temporary shelter, in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    An Afghan boy is silhouetted against the sky as he plays near his temporary shelter, in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • An Afghan security force member patrols inside a school that was used by Islamic State (IS) militants against Afghan forces in Kot District in eastern Nangarhar province. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
    An Afghan security force member patrols inside a school that was used by Islamic State (IS) militants against Afghan forces in Kot District in eastern Nangarhar province. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
  • A man swims in flood waters on a street following a heavy day of rain in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
    A man swims in flood waters on a street following a heavy day of rain in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
  • An Afghan farmer harvests fresh wheat grains in a field on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Areef Karimi / AFP
    An Afghan farmer harvests fresh wheat grains in a field on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Areef Karimi / AFP
  • An Iraqi shepherd takes care of his sheep on the outskirts of the holy city of Najaf. Haidar Hamdani / AFP
    An Iraqi shepherd takes care of his sheep on the outskirts of the holy city of Najaf. Haidar Hamdani / AFP
  • Palestinian youths take part in Islamic Jihad military summer camp during the youngsters' summer school vocation in the north of Rafah town, in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Palestinian youths take part in Islamic Jihad military summer camp during the youngsters' summer school vocation in the north of Rafah town, in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • A police officer keeps guard near the site of a truck bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A police officer keeps guard near the site of a truck bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

Region in focus: August 3, 2016


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