A pile of shoes covered by blood from wounded or dead residents lies at the entrance of the emergency ward at a hospital in the Tarik Al-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. November 1

A Bahraini anti-government protester stands in clouds of tear gas in Malkiya, Bahrain, where clashes erupted between youths with petrol bombs and riot police firing tear gas. Oct. 28

A priest of the ancient Samaritan community holds up a Torah scroll during the pilgrimage for the holy day of the Tabernacles or Sukkot at the religion's holiest site on the top of Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, Oct 29

Egyptian shoppers roam a commercial mall in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 31. The government is facing a backlash from businesses and the public as it vows to impose new nationwide rules closing stores and restaurants early

Black smoke rises up from bombing by a Syrian forces warplane in Taftanaz village, Idlib province, northern Syria, November 1

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the second free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 2

A man is seen in a cave that is used as a shelter, under his house, in Kafruma, an area in the Syrian province of Idlib October 26

Saudi General Monitor policeman Khaled Al Amri talks about the monitor screens showing the footage from cameras set up around the holy places, on the second day of Eid al-Adha, in the holy city of Mecca October 27

Syrian children light sparklers during sunset on the second day to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Beirut, October 27

Egyptian Coptic priests line up to vote in an election for a new pope at the Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo October 29

A man walks on the shore of the Sea of Galilee during sunset near the northern city of Tiberias October 29

Models rehearse during Lebanese designer Tony Yaacoub's fashion show for his Fall/Winter 2012-2013 collection in Beirut, October 29

A boy stands next to Free Syrian Army fighters atop a tank after they defeated government troops at Salqin city near Idlib October 29

A member of Egyptian circus group al-Nobi performs in Gaza City October 29

The burnt interior of Kevork Church after clashes between Free Syrian Army fighters and forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, at the al-Midan area in Aleppo October 30