• An Iranian woman walks past murals of Iranian soldiers marching during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) on Palestine square in Tehran. Behrouz Mehri / AFP
    An Iranian woman walks past murals of Iranian soldiers marching during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) on Palestine square in Tehran. Behrouz Mehri / AFP
  • A rebel fighter rests along a trench at the frontline where the rebel fighters announced the start of an offensive to take control of Ariha town from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Idlib. Ammar Abdullah / Reuters
    A rebel fighter rests along a trench at the frontline where the rebel fighters announced the start of an offensive to take control of Ariha town from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Idlib. Ammar Abdullah / Reuters
  • An Afghan policeman stands in a window of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine, or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan policeman stands in a window of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine, or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • A Syrian man mourns over the body of his nephew at a make shift hospital in Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus. Abd Doumany / AFP
    A Syrian man mourns over the body of his nephew at a make shift hospital in Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus. Abd Doumany / AFP
  • Supporters of Pakistani religious parties rally to support the Saudi Arabian government in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareed Khan / AP Photo
    Supporters of Pakistani religious parties rally to support the Saudi Arabian government in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareed Khan / AP Photo
  • Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Mousa al-Kazim shrine during the preparations for the annual commemoration of the saint's death in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah in Baghdad, Iraq. Hadi Mizban / AP Photo
    Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Mousa al-Kazim shrine during the preparations for the annual commemoration of the saint's death in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah in Baghdad, Iraq. Hadi Mizban / AP Photo
  • A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Enjil district of Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Enjil district of Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • Palestinian girls, whose houses were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas-led militants in the summer of 2014, play amid ruins, in the Johar al-Deek neighbourhood close to the border with Israel, in central Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinian girls, whose houses were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas-led militants in the summer of 2014, play amid ruins, in the Johar al-Deek neighbourhood close to the border with Israel, in central Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • A rebel fighter from the Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement carries his weapon as he moves past an injured fellow fighter during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in al-Kafir area, Idlib province. Stringer / Reuters
    A rebel fighter from the Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement carries his weapon as he moves past an injured fellow fighter during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in al-Kafir area, Idlib province. Stringer / Reuters
  • Lebanese students dance during "The Big Dance" event which aims to develop connections between schools in Britain and Lebanon in downtown Beirut. Aziz Taher / Reuters
    Lebanese students dance during "The Big Dance" event which aims to develop connections between schools in Britain and Lebanon in downtown Beirut. Aziz Taher / Reuters
  • Residents inspect a damaged site after what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad in Maarat Al-Nouman, south of Idlib. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
    Residents inspect a damaged site after what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad in Maarat Al-Nouman, south of Idlib. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
  • Children suffering from Thalassemia undergo blood transfusions in Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
    Children suffering from Thalassemia undergo blood transfusions in Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy from the Khirbet Susiya community, south of the city of Hebron, plays with an old tire next to the tent village in the West Bank. Abed Al Haslahamoun / EPA
    A Palestinian boy from the Khirbet Susiya community, south of the city of Hebron, plays with an old tire next to the tent village in the West Bank. Abed Al Haslahamoun / EPA

Region in focus: May 13, 2015

Fatima Al Marzouqi

May 13, 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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