The best images of the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.
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An Iraqi shepherd looks after his sheeps in al-Hamdaniyah, west of the Kurdish autonomous region’s capital Arbil. Karim Sahib / AFP -
Player compete during the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2014 at Dubai Chess and Culture Club on June 19, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Francois Nel / Getty Images -
A young Palestinian poses for a photograph after participating in a military-style graduation ceremony at Fajer Al-Entesar (dawn of victory) summer camp, organised by the Hamas movement, in Gaza City. Mohammed Salem / Reuters -
Syrian and Palestinian refugee children climb up a goalpost before the start of a soccer match in the Al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters -
Members of the Islamist movement Hamas stand behind a barrier erected to seal off the site of an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP -
A resident of an illegal building is seen inside a poorly-structured rooms at the Qalubiya town of Kaha, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Cairo. Asmaa Waguih / Reuters -
A Palestinian woman prays at the entrance of her house in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP -
A Palestinian boy peers from behind a shrapnel riddled metal piece following an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip’s northern Beit Lahia town. Mohammed Abed / AFP -
Region in focus - June 20, 2014
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