• Yemenis walk through the main gate of the old city of Sana’a, Yemen. Yahya Arhab / EPA
    Yemenis walk through the main gate of the old city of Sana’a, Yemen. Yahya Arhab / EPA
  • Masked Palestinian gunmen from the Al Mujahideen Brigades jump and run on an obstacle course during a military exercise in their camp in the region of Johr Al-Deak, near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber/ EPA
    Masked Palestinian gunmen from the Al Mujahideen Brigades jump and run on an obstacle course during a military exercise in their camp in the region of Johr Al-Deak, near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber/ EPA
  • A farmer collects wheat in Bleeda, Lebanon. Ali Hashisho / Reuters
    A farmer collects wheat in Bleeda, Lebanon. Ali Hashisho / Reuters
  • Troops and vehicles from the national army in Kufra, are seen taking part in a “Operation Dignity” mission, at the Libyan-Egyptian border, near Kufra. Reuters
    Troops and vehicles from the national army in Kufra, are seen taking part in a “Operation Dignity” mission, at the Libyan-Egyptian border, near Kufra. Reuters
  • A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi looks on as fireworks illuminate the area during celebrations outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt Amr Nabil / AP Photo
    A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi looks on as fireworks illuminate the area during celebrations outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt Amr Nabil / AP Photo
  • A Kurdish visitor looks at carpets displayed at the ninth Exhibition of Production and Export Capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Safin Hamed / AFP
    A Kurdish visitor looks at carpets displayed at the ninth Exhibition of Production and Export Capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Safin Hamed / AFP
  • Palestinian workers collect wood as they make charcoal for sale, in the West Bank village of Yabad near Jenin. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    Palestinian workers collect wood as they make charcoal for sale, in the West Bank village of Yabad near Jenin. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A soldier wears a machine gun bullet belt as he secures the gate of a prison near the northwestern Yemeni city of Omran. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
    A soldier wears a machine gun bullet belt as he secures the gate of a prison near the northwestern Yemeni city of Omran. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
  • Palestinian boys play in a barrel outside their home in Beit Lahia, in the northern of Gaza Strip. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinian boys play in a barrel outside their home in Beit Lahia, in the northern of Gaza Strip. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners during a demonstration in support of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
    Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners during a demonstration in support of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
  • A girl wearing a mask looks out a car window as rain drops are seen in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Alhwaity / Reuters
    A girl wearing a mask looks out a car window as rain drops are seen in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Alhwaity / Reuters

Region in focus - June 13, 2014


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The best images of the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.