• A Syrian tombstone sculptor is seen at his workshop in Damascus. Joseph / AFP Photo
    A Syrian tombstone sculptor is seen at his workshop in Damascus. Joseph / AFP Photo
  • Palestinians seen during a protest calling for justice for Rachel Corrie in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Palestinians seen during a protest calling for justice for Rachel Corrie in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Egyptians protest against the International Monetary Fund loan in Cairo. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
    Egyptians protest against the International Monetary Fund loan in Cairo. Amr Nabil / AP Photo
  • A Yemeni youth cools off in a swimming hole on the outskirts of Sanaa. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
    A Yemeni youth cools off in a swimming hole on the outskirts of Sanaa. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
  • A Kuwaiti diver takes part in a pearl diving festival in the port of Khairan. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP Photo
    A Kuwaiti diver takes part in a pearl diving festival in the port of Khairan. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP Photo
  • A driver makes his way along a street flooded by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan. Mohammad Sajjad / AP Photo
    A driver makes his way along a street flooded by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan. Mohammad Sajjad / AP Photo
  • Pakistani firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle. It was set on fire by protesters angry at killings in their district of Karachi. Asif Hassan / AFP Photo
    Pakistani firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle. It was set on fire by protesters angry at killings in their district of Karachi. Asif Hassan / AFP Photo
  • A Palestinian man cleans a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Abbas Momani / AFP Photo
    A Palestinian man cleans a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Abbas Momani / AFP Photo
  • Palestinian youths sit on the 'The Key of Return', which was exhibited at the seventh Berlin Biennale, upon its return to the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem. Musa Al Shaer / AFP Photo
    Palestinian youths sit on the 'The Key of Return', which was exhibited at the seventh Berlin Biennale, upon its return to the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem. Musa Al Shaer / AFP Photo
  • A Syrian boy rides a bicycle as smoke rises over Aleppo after missiles fired from a fighter jet hit petrol tankers. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
    A Syrian boy rides a bicycle as smoke rises over Aleppo after missiles fired from a fighter jet hit petrol tankers. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
  • Afghan children sit on a tomb in a cemetery outside the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul. Jose Cabezas / AFP Photo
    Afghan children sit on a tomb in a cemetery outside the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul. Jose Cabezas / AFP Photo

The best photography from around the region this week: August 30, 2012


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