• The shadow of history: a Palestinian worker walks behind a poster advertising the forthcoming visit to Gaza City.of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, who will meet with Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Adel Hana / AP Photo
    The shadow of history: a Palestinian worker walks behind a poster advertising the forthcoming visit to Gaza City.of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, who will meet with Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Adel Hana / AP Photo
  • Journey to Mecca: Muslim pilgrims wait for the start of prayers at the Grand Mosque. Fayez Nureldine / AFP
    Journey to Mecca: Muslim pilgrims wait for the start of prayers at the Grand Mosque. Fayez Nureldine / AFP
  • A light stroll: Afghan children walk in Bamiyan, 200 kilometres northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AFP
    A light stroll: Afghan children walk in Bamiyan, 200 kilometres northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AFP
  • A woman's right; Palestinian women wait to cast their vote at a polling station in the West Bank town of Kabatyeh, near Jenin. Mohammed Ballas / AP Photo
    A woman's right; Palestinian women wait to cast their vote at a polling station in the West Bank town of Kabatyeh, near Jenin. Mohammed Ballas / AP Photo
  • Root of astonishment: People visit the Tree of Life in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 400-year-old mesquite tree stands alone in the desert with no apparent source of water. Hasan Jamali / AP Photo
    Root of astonishment: People visit the Tree of Life in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 400-year-old mesquite tree stands alone in the desert with no apparent source of water. Hasan Jamali / AP Photo
  • Prayers for our friend: Students attend special prayers for the recovery of Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Lahore. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
    Prayers for our friend: Students attend special prayers for the recovery of Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Lahore. Mohsin Raza / Reuters
  • Lift of life 1: a wounded woman is carried from the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh, Beirut. where at least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street. Hasan Shaaban / Reuters
    Lift of life 1: a wounded woman is carried from the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh, Beirut. where at least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street. Hasan Shaaban / Reuters
  • Arresting image: Kuwait riot policemen arrest a man during a demonstration in Kuwait City. Gustavo Ferrari / AP Photo
    Arresting image: Kuwait riot policemen arrest a man during a demonstration in Kuwait City. Gustavo Ferrari / AP Photo
  • Tour of duty: a US soldier prepares for a mission near machinegun bullets on an armoured vehicle at Combat Outpost Terra Nova in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Erik De Castro / Reuters
    Tour of duty: a US soldier prepares for a mission near machinegun bullets on an armoured vehicle at Combat Outpost Terra Nova in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Erik De Castro / Reuters
  • Lift of life 2: Free Syrian Army fighters carry a civilian away from the line-of-fire after he was shot twice, in his stomach and back, by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. Narciso Contreras / AP Photo
    Lift of life 2: Free Syrian Army fighters carry a civilian away from the line-of-fire after he was shot twice, in his stomach and back, by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. Narciso Contreras / AP Photo
  • A gentle kiss: the mother and wife of assassinated intelligence officer Wissam Al Hassan mourn during a memorial for Al Hassan and his bodyguard Ahmed Sahyouni, at the Internal Security Force headquarters in Ashrafiyeh, Beirut. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
    A gentle kiss: the mother and wife of assassinated intelligence officer Wissam Al Hassan mourn during a memorial for Al Hassan and his bodyguard Ahmed Sahyouni, at the Internal Security Force headquarters in Ashrafiyeh, Beirut. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
  • Lighting up time: a policeman lights a cigarette for one of the Indian fishermen held in a Karachi police station, after being detained in Pakistan waters. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    Lighting up time: a policeman lights a cigarette for one of the Indian fishermen held in a Karachi police station, after being detained in Pakistan waters. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • What a goal: fans of the Afghan Toofan-e Hariroud football team cheer as they watch an Afghanistan premier league match being played in Kabul. Aref Karimi / AFP
    What a goal: fans of the Afghan Toofan-e Hariroud football team cheer as they watch an Afghanistan premier league match being played in Kabul. Aref Karimi / AFP

The best photography from around the region this week: October 25, 2012

James O'Hara

October 25, 2012

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

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