A fighter from Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), the foremost rebel group in Damascus province who fiercely oppose to both the regime and the Islamic State group, walks through a hole in the wall in Harasta Qantara, near Marj al-Sultan on the eastern outskirts of Damascus during clashes with government forces.
A Libyan fireman stands in front of flames rising from an oil storage tank at an oil facility in northern Libya's Ras Lanouf region after it was set ablaze earlier in the week following attacks launched by the Islamic State. Firefighters battled the blaze at the oil facility for a third day, an official said, after an assault by jihadists aiming to seize export terminals.
Secretary of State John Kerry greets the audience as he meets employees at the U.S. embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Kerry, on a visit to Saudi Arabia, sought to reassure Gulf allies concerned about a perceived warming of ties between Washington and Iran.
A Moldovan army general watches demonstrators during a large protest in Chisinau, Moldova. More than 15,000 people gathered to protest against the government, demanding early elections in the impoverished East European nation, an action that comes after demonstrators stormed Parliament last week as lawmakers approved a new pro-European government.