• A general view of some rebel-held areas in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Karam Al-Masri /AFP
    A general view of some rebel-held areas in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Karam Al-Masri /AFP
  • Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units, part of the Zahraa Brigade, take part in a training exercise in the central Iraqi city of Kufa. Haidar Hamdani / AFP
    Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units, part of the Zahraa Brigade, take part in a training exercise in the central Iraqi city of Kufa. Haidar Hamdani / AFP
  • A rebel fighter rests in an orchard near the frontline of Idlib city in northern Syria. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
    A rebel fighter rests in an orchard near the frontline of Idlib city in northern Syria. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
  • A masked supporter of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan jumps over a fire during the Nowruz celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey. Emrah Gurel / AP Photo
    A masked supporter of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan jumps over a fire during the Nowruz celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey. Emrah Gurel / AP Photo
  • Palestinian children attend a football training session given by Spanish club Real Madrid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas Momani / AFP
    Palestinian children attend a football training session given by Spanish club Real Madrid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas Momani / AFP
  • Smoke rises from a fire burning as people wave Kurdish flags and pictures of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Ilyas Akengin / AFP
    Smoke rises from a fire burning as people wave Kurdish flags and pictures of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Ilyas Akengin / AFP
  • Rebel fighters work on a computer to determine their target points, ahead of an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, at the frontline of Idlib city in northern Syria. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
    Rebel fighters work on a computer to determine their target points, ahead of an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, at the frontline of Idlib city in northern Syria. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
  • People gather near a shrine to celebrate the Afghan New Year in Kabul . Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    People gather near a shrine to celebrate the Afghan New Year in Kabul . Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • A woman stands at Sakhi shrine during celebrations for Afghan New Year in Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A woman stands at Sakhi shrine during celebrations for Afghan New Year in Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

Region in focus - March 25, 2015

James O’Hara

March 25, 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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