The best images of the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.
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Fun run: Syrian children in a refugee camp near Atma, Idlib province, gleefully chase a lorry which is loaded with presents for Eid Al Adha. Manu Brabo / AP Photo -
Devoted sisters: Afghan refugee Parveen Bashir, 6, tenderly holds her one-year-old sister Shaheen, who is dressed in her new clothes to celebrate Eid Al Adha. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo -
War games: children play with toy guns during Eid Al Adha in Sanaa, Yemen. Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters -
Keeping watch: as mortars explode and guns are fired in Aleppo, a Syrian rebel keeps an eye open for enemy positions. Narciso Contreras / AP Photo -
Funeral for a friend; Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas militant Suleiman Al Qarra in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Hatem Moussa / AP Photo -
Rocket men: Free Syrian Army fighters fire a rocket towards a castle in Haram town, Idlib, where pro-government forces were thought to be based. Asmaa Waguih / AP Photo -
Road to safety: a US soldier searches for IED bombs near residents of a village in Zharay district, in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Erik De Castro / Reuters -
Cat nap: even the threat of battle cannot stop a local cat grabbing some well-earned sleep during a Hamas security checkpoint in Gaza City. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo -
Human nap: pilgrims rest before casting stones while performing Haj in Mina, Saudi Arabia. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters -
Child's play: dust and grime are no barriers for these Afghan refugee children who play on the last day of Eid Al Adha on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo -
Holding on for peace: Syrian children play in a refugee camp near Atma, Idlib province. Manu Brabo / AP Photo
The best photography from around the region this week: November 1, 2012
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