The Week in Pictures

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A Muslim Yemeni boy with the world "Allah" in Arabic painted on his face attends a rally in the capital Sanaa on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammed's birthday on 30 November, 2017 [MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images]

Egyptian actress Passant Shawky pose during a photo shoot at the El Gouna film festival on the Red Sea in Egypt on 25 September, 2018 [PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images]

Kuwaitis attend the 43rd international book fair in Kuwait City on 15 November, 2018 [YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images]

A Palestinian youth waves a sparkler next a mosque in Gaza City on 16 May, 2018, as the faithful prepare to start the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images]

A Muslim Yemeni boy with the world “Allah” in Arabic painted on his face attends a rally in the capital Sanaa on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday on 30 November, 2017 [MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images]

Doctor treats a child at Hope hospital in the rebel-held village of Al-Ghandura, northeast of Aleppo, on 1 August, 2018 [NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images]

An Emirati falconer releases a falcon while on a hunting trip by Al-Marzoom Hunting Association at Al-Marzoom Falconry Reserve, about 100 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi, on 8 December, 2018 [KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images]

An Iranian model presents a creation by two Iranian female fashion designers during a show at a shopping mall in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on 17 January, 2019 [AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images][