• Afghan children walk through the old section of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
    Afghan children walk through the old section of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
  • Grandsons of Salman Hamaida, a 75-year-old Palestinian man who was driven out of the town of Ramla during the 1948 war over Israel's creation, play in the rubble of his house. Said Khatib / AFP
    Grandsons of Salman Hamaida, a 75-year-old Palestinian man who was driven out of the town of Ramla during the 1948 war over Israel's creation, play in the rubble of his house. Said Khatib / AFP
  • Shi'ite pilgrims carry a mock coffin during a symbolic funeral marking the anniversary passing of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq. Stringer / Reuters
    Shi'ite pilgrims carry a mock coffin during a symbolic funeral marking the anniversary passing of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq. Stringer / Reuters
  • A woman holds a picture of Mohamed Morsi during a protest against an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death sentence for deposed former Egyptian President in Istanbul, Turkey. Ulas Yunus Tosun / EPA
    A woman holds a picture of Mohamed Morsi during a protest against an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death sentence for deposed former Egyptian President in Istanbul, Turkey. Ulas Yunus Tosun / EPA
  • Palestinians walk on a suspension bridge, overlooking Israeli settlements during a protest marking the 67th anniversary of Nakba at Iran park in the southern Lebanese-Israeli border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon. Mohammed Zaatari / AP Photo
    Palestinians walk on a suspension bridge, overlooking Israeli settlements during a protest marking the 67th anniversary of Nakba at Iran park in the southern Lebanese-Israeli border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon. Mohammed Zaatari / AP Photo
  • Children play under a bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
    Children play under a bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
  • A man walks past a giant sculpture of a dinosaur displayed along the roadside near the Pakistan Museum of natural history in Islamabad. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
    A man walks past a giant sculpture of a dinosaur displayed along the roadside near the Pakistan Museum of natural history in Islamabad. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
  • An Afghan woman stands outside her temporary shelter in an internally displaced person's (IDP) camp on the outskirts of Balkh province, Afghanistan. Sayed Mustafa / EPA
    An Afghan woman stands outside her temporary shelter in an internally displaced person's (IDP) camp on the outskirts of Balkh province, Afghanistan. Sayed Mustafa / EPA
  • An Israeli soldier walks past a section of Israel's controversial barrier during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a rally ahead of Nakba day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    An Israeli soldier walks past a section of Israel's controversial barrier during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a rally ahead of Nakba day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A disabled Palestinian passes by an artificial limb before the start of a local wheelchair basketball championship in Gaza City. Suhaib Salem / Reuters TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    A disabled Palestinian passes by an artificial limb before the start of a local wheelchair basketball championship in Gaza City. Suhaib Salem / Reuters TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Smoke billows following the detonation of explosives placed by Syrian government forces inside a tunnel that was reportedly used by rebels in the government-controlled section of Aleppo. George Ourfalian / AFP
    Smoke billows following the detonation of explosives placed by Syrian government forces inside a tunnel that was reportedly used by rebels in the government-controlled section of Aleppo. George Ourfalian / AFP
  • An Iraqi displaced woman, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi carries her child on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Stringer / Reuters
    An Iraqi displaced woman, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi carries her child on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Stringer / Reuters
  • A young Palestinian boy get ready to throw a stone at Israeli soldiers during clashes near the the West Bank city of Nablus. Alaa Badarneh / EPA
    A young Palestinian boy get ready to throw a stone at Israeli soldiers during clashes near the the West Bank city of Nablus. Alaa Badarneh / EPA
  • Karim Wasfi, former director for the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra, plays on his cello next to debris in Baghdad's Sunni Adhamiya district, in a symbolic act of protest against violence. Sabah Arar / AFP
    Karim Wasfi, former director for the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra, plays on his cello next to debris in Baghdad's Sunni Adhamiya district, in a symbolic act of protest against violence. Sabah Arar / AFP
  • A girl stands behind a hole in a wall of her house in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    A girl stands behind a hole in a wall of her house in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP

Region in focus: May 20, 2015


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