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Shiite faithful cut themselves with swords and knives to show their grief during a Muharram procession marking Ashoura inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian during a protest against expansion of Israeli settlements in the village of Shufa in the West Bank, Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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Local residents carry salvaged belongings as they wade through a flooded area during heavy monsoon rain in Yar Mohammad village near Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Pakistan's military said it will deploy rescue helicopters to Karachi to transport some 200 families to safety after canal waters flooded the city amid monsoon rains. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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Relatives and friends of Hassan Zaher Ghosn, 14, cover their ears as carry his coffin while one of the participants opens fire on the building, background, during his funeral procession, in Khaldeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Clashes broke out between rival groups at the southern entrance of the Lebanese capital leaving two people dead and three wounded, state-run National News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A fisherman holds a fish at the Mediterranean Sea on Tel Aviv's beach, Israel, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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An anti-government protester uses a slingshot to launch a stone towards Lebanese riot police, near Parliament Square, In Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. On a visit to Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning to Lebanon's political class Tuesday, urging them to commit to serious reforms within a few months or risk punitive action, including sanctions, if they fail to deliver. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Supporters of an Iran-backed militia hold posters of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, center, while burning the building of Dijala local TV channel accusing it of broadcasting songs and dance on the holy Shiite day of Ashoura in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Riot policemen beat anti-government protesters near Parliament Square, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. On a visit to Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning to Lebanon's political class Tuesday, urging them to commit to serious reforms within a few months or risk punitive action, including sanctions, if they fail to deliver. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A Shiite Muslim boy beats his chest with others during a Muharram procession, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

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A worker removes debris from inside a heritage house that was destroyed by an Aug. 4 explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, in Lebanon, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2020. In the streets of Beirut's historic neighborhoods, workers are erecting scaffolding to support buildings that have stood for more than a century - now at risk of collapse after the massive Aug. 4 explosion that tore through the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Shiite faithful cut themselves with swords and knives to show their grief during a Muharram procession marking Ashoura inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, commemorate thes Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

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An anti-government protester throws a stone towards riot police during a protest near Parliament Square, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. On a visit to Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning to Lebanon's political class, urging them to commit to serious reforms within a few months or risk punitive action, including sanctions, if they fail to deliver. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

AP Week in Pictures, Middle East

By Associated Press Lexington

PUBLISHED 8:20 AM ET Sep. 03, 2020

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2020.

This week’s selection includes scenes across the region, where Shiites marked Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed; flooding in Pakistan and clashes in Lebanon between security forces and anti-government protesters during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who issued a stern warning to Lebanon’s political class, urging them to commit to serious reforms within a few months or risk punitive action, including sanctions, if they fail to deliver.

The gallery was curated by AP Middle East Deputy News Director for Photography & Storytelling Dusan Vranic and photographer Maya Alleruzzo.

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