Middle East Images of the Week
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Former Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi, left, receives a high medal from Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012.
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Egyptians perform Taraweh prayers during the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo's Tahrir Square August 16, 2012.
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Men carry the coffin of a victim, killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad, August 17, 2012.
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Residents shop for fruits and vegetables at a market in Baghdad's Karrada district August 14, 2012. Iraq relies on imports from neighbours like Syria, Turkey and Iran for 95 percent of its consumer goods.