MEV photo gallery 1-8 December

A wounded protester reacts during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, December 5.

A protester chants anti-Morsi slogans in front of the presidential palace in Cairo December 4.

A Palestinian man cheers near a placard depicting President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally marking the U.N. General Assembly's upgrading of the Palestinians' status from "observer entity" to "non-member state", in the West Bank city of Ramallah December 2.

A girl looks out from a car decorated with national flags during a parade celebrating the 41st National Day of the United Arab Emirates, in downtown Dubai December 2.

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (L) waves as he stands next to senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh upon Meshaal's arrival at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip December 7.

Lexi Thompson from U.S. eyes her ball on the 9th hole during the second round of Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, December 6.

Supporters of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi pray outside the presidential palace in Cairo December 5.

People gather to pay respects to the body of Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East Ignatius Hazim IV as the body lies in state at Saint Nicolas Church in Ashrafieh district, East Beirut December 5.

Fatah movement activists wave upon arriving at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip December 3.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the NATO headquarters in Brussels December 4.