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The Week in Pictures

April 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA: Disabled Palestinians participate in a race during a UN event aimed at raising awareness of the impact of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW).

MANAMA, BAHRAIN: Bahrainis stage an anti-government demonstration demanding the release of Ali Salman, secretary-general of the Al-Wefaq political society, and the cancellation of the Manama F1 race.

IBB, YEMEN: Unemployed men wait on the streets in the hope of finding casual work. The Saudi-led strikes on Yemen have put a greater strain on the country’s economy.

CAIRO, EGYPT: Egyptian men work at a charcoal plant in Cairo. Staff work approximately 10 hours a day and earn $9.

EAST JERUSALEM, PALESTINE: Orthodox Christians carry crosses as they enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during the Good Friday processions.