The best photography from around the region this week: May 2, 2013

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Lebanese leftist activists wave Lebanese and communist flags as they march during a demonstration to mark Labour Day along a street in Beirut. Sharif Karim / Reuters

Protesters burn a sign that reads, 'Gaddafi supporters' during a demonstration calling for the passing of a legislation barring former aides to deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi from senior government posts in Benghazi. Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters

A local resident asks Rangers for help after armed clashes between two rival groups in restive Karachi, Pakistan. Shahzaib Akber ?/ EPA

Free Syrian Army fighters run to avoid snipers in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighbourhood. Aref Hretani / Reuters

A photograph released by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows injured people receiving treatment at Mujtahed hospital after an explosion in al-Marjeh area in the heart of Damascus SANA handout / EPA

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks on television as a barber shaves a customer at a men's hairdresser shop in Beirut. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

Palestinian friends apply mud to each other at the Dead Sea at the Biankini beach located along the northern shore near the city of Jericho. Hazem Bader / AFP

Palestinian Orthodox Christian girls attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Orthodox Saint Porfirios Church in the Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA

An Afghan girl carries kitchen equipment on her head in Bamiyan province. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

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