• A Palestinian art student paints as she takes part in a festival marking the World Mental Health Day in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    A Palestinian art student paints as she takes part in a festival marking the World Mental Health Day in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • People walk as the sun sets over the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. Emrah Gurel / AP Photo
    People walk as the sun sets over the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. Emrah Gurel / AP Photo
  • Afghan farmers harvest fresh wheat grains in a field on the outskirts of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
    Afghan farmers harvest fresh wheat grains in a field on the outskirts of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
  • A Palestinian man sells coffee and tea along a street by the beach during a power outage in the northern Gaza. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian man sells coffee and tea along a street by the beach during a power outage in the northern Gaza. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • An Egyptian vendor carries a bread tray in the neighborhood of El-Gamaliah, in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
    An Egyptian vendor carries a bread tray in the neighborhood of El-Gamaliah, in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
  • Fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a vehicle during fighting against the Islamic State (IS) in the northern Syrian village of Yahmoul in the Marj Dabiq area north of Aleppo. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP
    Fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a vehicle during fighting against the Islamic State (IS) in the northern Syrian village of Yahmoul in the Marj Dabiq area north of Aleppo. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP
  • Models walk the runway at the Derya Acikgoz show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul at Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images
    Models walk the runway at the Derya Acikgoz show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul at Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images
  • Tourists pose for a picture in the ruins of the ancient city of Byblos as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea, north of Beirut, Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
    Tourists pose for a picture in the ruins of the ancient city of Byblos as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea, north of Beirut, Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
  • A man fishes during a sunny day at the corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    A man fishes during a sunny day at the corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • A boy from a financially strapped family walks down the stairs in his home in Ezbet Khairallah in Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
    A boy from a financially strapped family walks down the stairs in his home in Ezbet Khairallah in Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

Region in Focus: October 12, 2016


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