• A Syrian takes a selfie by an unexploded bomb buried in the tarmac of a road in the rebel-held area of Douma, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
    A Syrian takes a selfie by an unexploded bomb buried in the tarmac of a road in the rebel-held area of Douma, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
  • Afghan Taliban fighters look on as they listen to Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund (unseen), the newly appointed leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, at Bakwah in the western province of Farah. Javed Tanveer / AFP
    Afghan Taliban fighters look on as they listen to Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund (unseen), the newly appointed leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, at Bakwah in the western province of Farah. Javed Tanveer / AFP
  • An Afghan woman and her children carry bags on their heads as they walk along a path on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan woman and her children carry bags on their heads as they walk along a path on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • Sheikh Mirza, 84, prays at the entrance to the temple of Lalis, the most holy site of the Yazidi religion in Nineveh Province, Lalish, Iraq. John Moore / Getty Images
    Sheikh Mirza, 84, prays at the entrance to the temple of Lalis, the most holy site of the Yazidi religion in Nineveh Province, Lalish, Iraq. John Moore / Getty Images
  • Saudi officials wait to receive leaders attending the Summit of South American-Arab Countries in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
    Saudi officials wait to receive leaders attending the Summit of South American-Arab Countries in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
  • Ayham al-Ahmed, a resident of Damascus' Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, plays the piano in the middle of the street near destroyed buildings in southern Damascus, Syria. Rami Al Sayed / AFP
    Ayham al-Ahmed, a resident of Damascus' Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, plays the piano in the middle of the street near destroyed buildings in southern Damascus, Syria. Rami Al Sayed / AFP
  • A Palestinian man sells balloons as people enjoy the sunset next to the beach of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian man sells balloons as people enjoy the sunset next to the beach of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • A mannequin holding a knife and wearing a jacket that reads: "Stab!" (L) is seen outside a clothes shop in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    A mannequin holding a knife and wearing a jacket that reads: "Stab!" (L) is seen outside a clothes shop in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • Runners compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut Marathon in Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
    Runners compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut Marathon in Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
  • Spanish rescuers approach a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Libya. Spanish Ministry of Defense via AFP
    Spanish rescuers approach a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Libya. Spanish Ministry of Defense via AFP

Region in focus - November 11, 2015


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