• An Afghan woman holds her child as she waits to receive winter supplies in Kabul. Shah Marai / AFP Photo
    An Afghan woman holds her child as she waits to receive winter supplies in Kabul. Shah Marai / AFP Photo
  • Palestinian protesters throw stones near burning tyres during clashes with Israeli security officers in the West Bank village of Tamoun. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    Palestinian protesters throw stones near burning tyres during clashes with Israeli security officers in the West Bank village of Tamoun. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo. Andoni Lubacki / AP Photo
    A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo. Andoni Lubacki / AP Photo
  • A Bahraini Shiite Muslim boy watches the road during a protest at a park in the suburb of Manama. Mohammed Al-Shaikh / AFP Photo
    A Bahraini Shiite Muslim boy watches the road during a protest at a park in the suburb of Manama. Mohammed Al-Shaikh / AFP Photo
  • A French gunner sits in a military helicopter flying above Kabul. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP Photo
    A French gunner sits in a military helicopter flying above Kabul. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP Photo
  • A Bahraini Shiite Muslim sheikh leads prayer following a protest at a park in the suburb of Manama. Mohammed Al-Shaikh / AFP Photo
    A Bahraini Shiite Muslim sheikh leads prayer following a protest at a park in the suburb of Manama. Mohammed Al-Shaikh / AFP Photo
  • A Pakistani man rides a horse along the beach of Karachi, Pakistan as the sun sets. Shakil Adil / AP Photo
    A Pakistani man rides a horse along the beach of Karachi, Pakistan as the sun sets. Shakil Adil / AP Photo
  • A Palestinian man and girl stand at a doorway and watch as stone-throwing Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security officers in the West Bank village of Tamoun. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    A Palestinian man and girl stand at a doorway and watch as stone-throwing Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security officers in the West Bank village of Tamoun. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy pulls a fishing net as the sun sets on a beach in Gaza City, on the last day of the year. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
    A Palestinian boy pulls a fishing net as the sun sets on a beach in Gaza City, on the last day of the year. Suhaib Salem / Reuters

The best photography from around the region this week: January 3, 2012


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

Photo edit and sequencing by photo editor James O’Hara