• An Iraqi doctor gives a polio vaccine to a young girl in Baghdad, Iraq. Khalid Mohammed / AP Photo
    An Iraqi doctor gives a polio vaccine to a young girl in Baghdad, Iraq. Khalid Mohammed / AP Photo
  • Rays of light shine through holes in the roof of the Maskuf covered market as Syrians stroll through the alleyways in the Old City of Homs, Syria. Joseph Eid / AFP
    Rays of light shine through holes in the roof of the Maskuf covered market as Syrians stroll through the alleyways in the Old City of Homs, Syria. Joseph Eid / AFP
  • Palestinian children stand behind a fence near the beach during ‘Nakba’ day in Gaza City, Palestine. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinian children stand behind a fence near the beach during ‘Nakba’ day in Gaza City, Palestine. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • A woman reacts among illegal emigrants who were detained after Libyan coast guards caught them attempting to flee the coast to Europe, in Zawia, Libya. Ismail Zitouny / Reuters
    A woman reacts among illegal emigrants who were detained after Libyan coast guards caught them attempting to flee the coast to Europe, in Zawia, Libya. Ismail Zitouny / Reuters
  • Young Syrian men carry mannequins in a destroyed neighbourhood in the Old City of Homs, Syria. Joseph Eid / AFP
    Young Syrian men carry mannequins in a destroyed neighbourhood in the Old City of Homs, Syria. Joseph Eid / AFP
  • Pakistani men ride on their bicycles on a rainy day in Lahore, Pakistan. Arif Ali / AFP
    Pakistani men ride on their bicycles on a rainy day in Lahore, Pakistan. Arif Ali / AFP
  • Palestinians wave their flags during a rally in Gaza to commemorate the displacement of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes after the 1948 war and creation of Israel. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Palestinians wave their flags during a rally in Gaza to commemorate the displacement of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes after the 1948 war and creation of Israel. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • Internally displaced Afghan children sit with an elderly man outside a tent on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Aref Karimi / AFP
    Internally displaced Afghan children sit with an elderly man outside a tent on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan. Aref Karimi / AFP
  • Plain clothed riot policemen detain a student supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsi, after clashes broke out during a demonstration outside Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
    Plain clothed riot policemen detain a student supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsi, after clashes broke out during a demonstration outside Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
  • A man sells corn on the cob at his stall along the sea front in Gaza City, Palestine. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    A man sells corn on the cob at his stall along the sea front in Gaza City, Palestine. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • Lebanese pro-Syrian government protesters chant slogans to show their solidarity during a demonstration in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. Mohammed Zaatari / AP Photo
    Lebanese pro-Syrian government protesters chant slogans to show their solidarity during a demonstration in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. Mohammed Zaatari / AP Photo

Region in focus - May 16, 2014


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