From the Bahrain Grand Prix to seized Kuwaiti archives - the best pictures from around the Gulf

Take a look at some of the region's most eye-catching images

Mercedes's British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. AP

A Gulf Air plane flies over the grid before the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty

An employee of the Kuwaiti Information Ministry inspects boxes containing Kuwaiti archives seized during the Iraqi invasion of the Gulf emirate in 1990, after their restitution by Iraqi authorities in Kuwait City. AFP

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting in Abu Dhabi. Reuters

Italian Valentino Rossi, of Petronas Yamaha SR, prepares to start during the MotoGP race at Losail Circuit in the Qatari capital of Doha. Getty

An Egyptian military delegation visits Royal Command, Staff and National Defence College in Bahrain. Bahrain News Agency

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