• Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Thomas Coex / AFP
    Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Thomas Coex / AFP
  • A Palestinian man chants angry slogans during the funeral of three children who were killed in a fire caused by a candle in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
    A Palestinian man chants angry slogans during the funeral of three children who were killed in a fire caused by a candle in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
  • A boy looks out of his family home, that was damaged during 2014 war, as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders speaks during a news conference, eastern Gaza City. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    A boy looks out of his family home, that was damaged during 2014 war, as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders speaks during a news conference, eastern Gaza City. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
  • Saudi King Salman waves before his trip to Jeddah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Saudi King Salman waves before his trip to Jeddah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • A Palestinian family sit next to their luggage as they wait for their turn to enter the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
    A Palestinian family sit next to their luggage as they wait for their turn to enter the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
  • A Palestinian mother (L) of three children from Abu Hindi family mourns during their funeral, in Al Shateaa refugee camp in the west of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian mother (L) of three children from Abu Hindi family mourns during their funeral, in Al Shateaa refugee camp in the west of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the city of Khan Yunis. Thomas Coex / AFP
    Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the city of Khan Yunis. Thomas Coex / AFP
  • Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, films Palestinians using his mobile phone, as they wait to travel through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
    Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, films Palestinians using his mobile phone, as they wait to travel through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
  • Supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority, wave Lebanese flags and chant pro-slogans for the list that Hariri's group support, which is called Beirutis' list, during a rally for the Municipality elections, in Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
    Supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority, wave Lebanese flags and chant pro-slogans for the list that Hariri's group support, which is called Beirutis' list, during a rally for the Municipality elections, in Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
  • People look on as war-planes carry out bombings nearby in Kilis, Turkey. Ilyas Akengin / AFP
    People look on as war-planes carry out bombings nearby in Kilis, Turkey. Ilyas Akengin / AFP

Region in focus: May 11, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

May 11, 2016

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

Living in...

This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.

While you're here
SAUDI RESULTS

Team Team Pederson (-40), Team Kyriacou (-39), Team De Roey (-39), Team Mehmet (-37), Team Pace (-36), Team Dimmock (-33)

Individual E. Pederson (-14), S. Kyriacou (-12), A van Dam (-12), L. Galmes (-12), C. Hull (-9), E. Givens (-8),

G. Hall (-8), Ursula Wikstrom (-7), Johanna Gustavsson (-7)

 

 

FA CUP FINAL

Chelsea 1
Hazard (22' pen)

Manchester United 0

Man of the match: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Kareem Shaheen on Canada
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

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