The week in pictures

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A diver collects abandoned fishing nets known as “ghost nets” in the Bosphorus as part of the Abandoned Fishing Gear Removal Project of Turkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

SANAA, YEMEN: Yemeni men ride through flooded streets after heavy rain in the Al-Jaraf district of the country’s capital.

ALEPPO, SYRIA: Syrians donate blood in the old city of Aleppo. A report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) claims that 1.5 million people have been left disabled in the airstrikes that have been carried out by Syria regime forces since the start of the conflict.

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: Palestinian youths take a “selfie” during the Festival of Colour.

OUARZAZATE, MOROCCO: Amazigh dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the National Festival of Arts on Wednesday. The dances are considered one of the oldest forms of artistic expression known by various Amazigh tribes that settled in the region, and were the subject of competitions between the various tribes.

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP: Inside Gaza’s sports club dozens of children are split into groups ready for karate training. Instructor Imad Hammad believes there is an urgent need for the sport in Gaza to allow children an avenue to through which to deal with the effects of the occupation, the Israeli siege, and the deteriorating economic and humanitarian conditions in which they live.