• A Syrian man rides his motorcycle in a makeshift camp occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, close to the border with Syria in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
    A Syrian man rides his motorcycle in a makeshift camp occupied by Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, close to the border with Syria in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
  • Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter who was wounded during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad near Aleppo International airport in Syria. Molhem Barakat / Reuters
    Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter who was wounded during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad near Aleppo International airport in Syria. Molhem Barakat / Reuters
  • Egyptian football fans gather prior to a football match in Cairo, Egypt. Khaled Desouki / AFP
    Egyptian football fans gather prior to a football match in Cairo, Egypt. Khaled Desouki / AFP
  • Supporters of the Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami hold placards during a protest against a US drone attack in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arshad Arbab / EPA
    Supporters of the Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami hold placards during a protest against a US drone attack in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arshad Arbab / EPA
  • A Shi'ite Muslim prepares hot coals, while others prepare themselves to walk on them, during a ceremony ahead of the coming Ashura, at a mosque in central Yangon. Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters
    A Shi'ite Muslim prepares hot coals, while others prepare themselves to walk on them, during a ceremony ahead of the coming Ashura, at a mosque in central Yangon. Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy holds a candle next to a poster depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the ninth anniversary of Arafat's death, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    A Palestinian boy holds a candle next to a poster depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the ninth anniversary of Arafat's death, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • Pakistani women beg on a railway bridge in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Farooq Naeem / AFP
    Pakistani women beg on a railway bridge in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Farooq Naeem / AFP
  • The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team performs in Manama, Bahrain. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
    The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team performs in Manama, Bahrain. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
  • A Pakistani blacksmith sharpens the blades of knives used for the flagellation rituals during the Shiite Muslims' mourning month of Muharram in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arshad Arbab / EPA
    A Pakistani blacksmith sharpens the blades of knives used for the flagellation rituals during the Shiite Muslims' mourning month of Muharram in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arshad Arbab / EPA
  • Shiite faithful worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas during 'Muharram', an important period of mourning for Shiites in Karbala, Iraq. Hadi Mizban / AP Photo
    Shiite faithful worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas during 'Muharram', an important period of mourning for Shiites in Karbala, Iraq. Hadi Mizban / AP Photo
  • Young Palestinian boys play with old trash containers located next to a flea market in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    Young Palestinian boys play with old trash containers located next to a flea market in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • A Palestinian boy lights a candle during a power outage in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian boy lights a candle during a power outage in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • A Pakistani worker takes a shower under a leaking water supply pipe before heading to a mosque to attend Friday prayers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo
    A Pakistani worker takes a shower under a leaking water supply pipe before heading to a mosque to attend Friday prayers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo
  • A Syrian rebel carries an improvised explosive device (IED) in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. Karam Al-Masri / AFP
    A Syrian rebel carries an improvised explosive device (IED) in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. Karam Al-Masri / AFP

The best photography from around the region this week: November 14, 2013

James O'Hara

November 14, 2013

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

Photo edit and sequencing by photo editor, James O'Hara

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