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The Week in Pictures

June 5, 2015 at 5:12 pm

NABLUS, WEST BANK: Palestinian fruit vendor Abu Haloom from Balata refugee camp balances large watermelons on his head to attract customers along the road between Nablus and Ramallah.

BEIRUT, LEBANON: Joseph, a restaurant east of the capital, has been awarded the prize of Best Shawarma in the World by online food site Foodie Hub.

GAZA CITY, GAZA: A Palestinian boy takes part in a heritage event during the summer holiday.

KONYA, TURKEY: Officials carry sacks containing ballot papers for Turkey’s upcoming general election at Konya Courthouse before handing them in to election presiding officers. Approximately 56 million Turkish citizens will be eligible to vote in the country’s 25th parliamentary election to choose 550 lawmakers on Sunday.

JERUSALEM: An audiovisual light show is projected over the walls of Damascus Gate during the Festival of Lights in the Old City.