• A supermoon rises in the sky in Amman, Jordan. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
    A supermoon rises in the sky in Amman, Jordan. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
  • Palestinian women wait at a blocked alleyway leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, on the first day of the Jewish holiday Sukkot, after they were prevented from entering the compound for prayers. Atef Safadi / EPA
    Palestinian women wait at a blocked alleyway leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, on the first day of the Jewish holiday Sukkot, after they were prevented from entering the compound for prayers. Atef Safadi / EPA
  • People hang out in a rocky coastal area as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
    People hang out in a rocky coastal area as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
  • A Palestinian youth sets tires on fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP Photo
    A Palestinian youth sets tires on fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP Photo
  • Israeli security forces take position during clashes with Palestinian youths over the Al-Aqsa mosque compound at the main entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The compound has been the scene of repeated clashes in recent weeks, provoking international calls for calm at the highly sensitive site which is the third holiest in Islam but is also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, the most sacred in Judaism. Musa Al-Shaer / AFP
    Israeli security forces take position during clashes with Palestinian youths over the Al-Aqsa mosque compound at the main entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The compound has been the scene of repeated clashes in recent weeks, provoking international calls for calm at the highly sensitive site which is the third holiest in Islam but is also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, the most sacred in Judaism. Musa Al-Shaer / AFP
  • Carvings are seen on a wall at the Horemheb tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
    Carvings are seen on a wall at the Horemheb tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
  • Palestinian demonstrators take cover during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank. Majdi Mohammed / AP Photo
    Palestinian demonstrators take cover during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank. Majdi Mohammed / AP Photo
  • A protester throws a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP Photo
    A protester throws a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP Photo
  • An Iranian pilgrim (C) walks with his family upon returning from Saudi Arabia after performing the annual haj pilgrimage, at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. Raheb Homavandi/ Reuters
    An Iranian pilgrim (C) walks with his family upon returning from Saudi Arabia after performing the annual haj pilgrimage, at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. Raheb Homavandi/ Reuters

Region in focus - September 30, 2015

James O’Hara

September 30, 2015

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

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