Updated: May 16, 2014, 12:00 AM
Region in focus - May 16, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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