• Palestinian refugees sit around a fire during a power outage in Al Shateaa refugee camp next the beach in the west of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    Palestinian refugees sit around a fire during a power outage in Al Shateaa refugee camp next the beach in the west of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • A Palestinian child poses for a photo in a poverty-stricken area of Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian child poses for a photo in a poverty-stricken area of Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • Free Syrian Army fighters react as they launch a shell towards forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in what they said was a battle to restore ground that was lost two days ago, west of Sheikh Meskeen near Deraa, Syria. Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters
    Free Syrian Army fighters react as they launch a shell towards forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in what they said was a battle to restore ground that was lost two days ago, west of Sheikh Meskeen near Deraa, Syria. Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters
  • Iraqi soldiers inspect a house during a military operation to disarm local militias caught up in inter-communal clashes, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Haidar Mohammed Ali /AFP
    Iraqi soldiers inspect a house during a military operation to disarm local militias caught up in inter-communal clashes, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Haidar Mohammed Ali /AFP
  • A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle at the beach at sunset in the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle at the beach at sunset in the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Syrian children play in the snow in Aley, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
    Syrian children play in the snow in Aley, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
  • The sun rises at a camp in Newiba, South Sinai, Egypt. The mountains in the background show Saudi Arabia. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
    The sun rises at a camp in Newiba, South Sinai, Egypt. The mountains in the background show Saudi Arabia. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
  • A Palestinian boy plays with a chicken in Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian boy plays with a chicken in Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • A rainbow is seen over the former Gaza International airport destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    A rainbow is seen over the former Gaza International airport destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • A Palestinian girl is seen from behind clothes in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo
    A Palestinian girl is seen from behind clothes in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. Khalil Hamra / AP Photo

Region in focus - January 6, 2016


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