The best photography from around the region this week: October 18, 2012

Gone fishing: Sayed Hashem Sayed Mohamed, 62, right, prepares his nets ready for a day's hard fishing in Malkiya, Bahrain.  Hasan Jamali / AP Photo

Who will buy: an Afghan refugee girl and her brother try to earn some much-needed money by selling corn in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.  Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo

Son of my father: as Salafi Islamist Hisham Al Saedni is laid to rest in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip his son cannot hold his grief. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo

Still no peace 2: protesters throw stones after scuffles broke out between groups of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square when chants against the new Islamist president caused anger.  Khalil Hamra / AP Photo

Out on a date: it's date picking season in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, so it's time for Palestinians to be hard at work.  Ali Ali / EPA

Fan of the outdoors; an Afghan man extracts and prepares pinenuts in an outdoor traditional factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad.  Noorullah Shirzada / AFP

Life savers: Afghan women wait with their children to receive a polio vaccination during a vaccination campaign in Herat.  Aref Karimi / AFP

Still no peace 3: the civil war continues in Syria and smoke rises from a damaged building in Aleppo.  Manu Brabo / AP Photo

Vigil for a brave young girl: children in Hyderabad, Pakistan, pray for the recovery of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women,.  Perves Masih / AP Photo

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