• Cloud busters: a Palestinian family sit on a hill and watch the sun set in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Cloud busters: a Palestinian family sit on a hill and watch the sun set in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • The onion man: a worker sorts through onions at a wholesale vegetable shop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
    The onion man: a worker sorts through onions at a wholesale vegetable shop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
  • On the look out: a Syrian rebel keeps a close eye out during clashes with government forces in the Saif al-Dawla district of the northern city of Aleppo. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
    On the look out: a Syrian rebel keeps a close eye out during clashes with government forces in the Saif al-Dawla district of the northern city of Aleppo. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
  • Mat finish: as the funeral of militant Abdallah Mekkawi passes by, a Palestinian man watches from his doorway in Al Brazil refugee camp, Rafah, southern Gaza. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Mat finish: as the funeral of militant Abdallah Mekkawi passes by, a Palestinian man watches from his doorway in Al Brazil refugee camp, Rafah, southern Gaza. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • A walk of bravery: a three-year-old Afghan child who lost a leg in a suicide attack in Kandahar walks with the aid of a stroller at the International Red Cross Centre in Kabul. Jawad Jalali / AFP
    A walk of bravery: a three-year-old Afghan child who lost a leg in a suicide attack in Kandahar walks with the aid of a stroller at the International Red Cross Centre in Kabul. Jawad Jalali / AFP
  • Quiet as a lamb: villagers in the province of Badakhshan in Afghanistan lead a large flock of sheep under the silence of the Payan Shahr valley mountains. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
    Quiet as a lamb: villagers in the province of Badakhshan in Afghanistan lead a large flock of sheep under the silence of the Payan Shahr valley mountains. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
  • Tears of fear: a Palestinian protester runs from tear gas during a weekly protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah. Majdi Mohammed / AP Photo
    Tears of fear: a Palestinian protester runs from tear gas during a weekly protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah. Majdi Mohammed / AP Photo
  • The glassmaker: Ghulam Sahkhi, an artisan working in a small workshop spins hot glass into the shape of a vase in Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
    The glassmaker: Ghulam Sahkhi, an artisan working in a small workshop spins hot glass into the shape of a vase in Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
  • Summer sale: devotees pass a shop selling strings of prayer beads, caps and traditional shawls at the shrine of Sufi Saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan, Pakistan. Mian Khursheed / Reuters
    Summer sale: devotees pass a shop selling strings of prayer beads, caps and traditional shawls at the shrine of Sufi Saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan, Pakistan. Mian Khursheed / Reuters
  • Class divide: Afghan children line up to go to their school near a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. S. Sabawoon / EPA
    Class divide: Afghan children line up to go to their school near a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. S. Sabawoon / EPA
  • Pink reminder: Lebanese activists light the Rocks of Raouche in pink to raise awareness on breast cancer, in Beirut, Lebanon. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    Pink reminder: Lebanese activists light the Rocks of Raouche in pink to raise awareness on breast cancer, in Beirut, Lebanon. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • Child in time: medics carry a Syrian youngster injured in government shelling on rebels’ controlled areas of Aleppo, Syria. Carlos Palma / EPA
    Child in time: medics carry a Syrian youngster injured in government shelling on rebels’ controlled areas of Aleppo, Syria. Carlos Palma / EPA
  • Flying the flag: supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami, hold up the party's flag during a rally against a film insulting the Prophet Mohammed, in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareed Khan / AP Photo
    Flying the flag: supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami, hold up the party's flag during a rally against a film insulting the Prophet Mohammed, in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareed Khan / AP Photo
  • Room with a view: a Palestinian family look from their window at the funeral of Mohammed Makawi in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ahmed Zakot / Reuters
    Room with a view: a Palestinian family look from their window at the funeral of Mohammed Makawi in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ahmed Zakot / Reuters
  • Harvest time: olives are sorted out by a Palestinian woman during the harvest in the West Bank village of Kabatyeh, near Jenin. Mohammed Ballas / AP Photo
    Harvest time: olives are sorted out by a Palestinian woman during the harvest in the West Bank village of Kabatyeh, near Jenin. Mohammed Ballas / AP Photo

The best photography from around the region this week: October 11, 2012

James O'Hara

October 11, 2012

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

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