The Week in Pictures

SANAA, YEMEN : A man carries books on his head in the Old City of Sanaa.

BEIRUT, LEBANON: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), launched a photo exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Lebanon.

QALYUBIA, EGYPT: An Egyptian boy jumps into the river Nile near the El-Qanater El-Khayreyya region. Egyptians enjoyed a national holiday to mark the beginning of spring.

MELILLA, SPAIN: Clowns in action along the Spanish-Moroccan border.

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA: Palestinians participate in an exhibition of handicrafts made with recycled waste.