• Palestinians place Palestinian flags on road signs during a protest against the confiscation of their land and annexed it for the nearby Jewish settlements of Ma'on. Abed Al Haslhamoun / EPA
    Palestinians place Palestinian flags on road signs during a protest against the confiscation of their land and annexed it for the nearby Jewish settlements of Ma'on. Abed Al Haslhamoun / EPA
  • A laundryman folds up cloth after drying them in an open area on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
    A laundryman folds up cloth after drying them in an open area on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
  • An Afghan black smith works on water pipes in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    An Afghan black smith works on water pipes in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • Palestinian farmers work on their land in the area around Al-Jeftlik in the northern Jordan Valley, east of Nablus, West Bank. ALAA BADARNEH / EPA
    Palestinian farmers work on their land in the area around Al-Jeftlik in the northern Jordan Valley, east of Nablus, West Bank. ALAA BADARNEH / EPA
  • A member of militias known as Hashid Shaabi walk with his weapon in the town of al-Alam, Iraq. Thaier Al Sudani / Reuters
    A member of militias known as Hashid Shaabi walk with his weapon in the town of al-Alam, Iraq. Thaier Al Sudani / Reuters
  • Five years old Palestinian boy Ahmad Tubasi cries after he and his family arrive to inspect the remains of their demolished agricultural storehouses in the are around Al-Jeftlik in the northern Jordan Valley, east of Nablus, West Bank. Alaa Badarneh / EPA
    Five years old Palestinian boy Ahmad Tubasi cries after he and his family arrive to inspect the remains of their demolished agricultural storehouses in the are around Al-Jeftlik in the northern Jordan Valley, east of Nablus, West Bank. Alaa Badarneh / EPA
  • Israeli border guards detain a Palestinian protester during clashes following a demonstration by students from Birzeit University near Ramallah against the incarceration in Israeli jails of Palestinian university students in the West Bank village of Betunia. Abbas Momani / AFP
    Israeli border guards detain a Palestinian protester during clashes following a demonstration by students from Birzeit University near Ramallah against the incarceration in Israeli jails of Palestinian university students in the West Bank village of Betunia. Abbas Momani / AFP
  • Syrian girls, carrying school bags provided by UNICEF, walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings on their way home from school in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Zein Al Rifai / AFP
    Syrian girls, carrying school bags provided by UNICEF, walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings on their way home from school in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Zein Al Rifai / AFP
  • Pakistani vendors eat food at the roadside during a rain shower in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP
    Pakistani vendors eat food at the roadside during a rain shower in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP
  • A boy who was displaced with his family from a Pakistani tribal area where security forces are fighting against militants, drags his donkey to drink water, in a slum of Islamabad, Pakistan. B.K. Bangash / AP Photo
    A boy who was displaced with his family from a Pakistani tribal area where security forces are fighting against militants, drags his donkey to drink water, in a slum of Islamabad, Pakistan. B.K. Bangash / AP Photo
  • Palestinian girls play at their family's house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    Palestinian girls play at their family's house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, gather at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
    Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, gather at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
  • Shi'ite fighters cover their ears as a rocket is launched during a clash with Islamic State militants in the town of al-Alam, Iraq. Thaier Al Sudani / Reuters
    Shi'ite fighters cover their ears as a rocket is launched during a clash with Islamic State militants in the town of al-Alam, Iraq. Thaier Al Sudani / Reuters

Region in focus: March 11, 2015

Fatima Al Marzouqi

March 11, 2015

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

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