1 of 7 BBC News Online reader Ramzy Haddad from Doha in Qatar sent in this picture of locals relaxing on a hot, dusty day in the country's Khor al-Udeid, or Inland Sea.
2 of 7 In Iran's Bagh-e-Eram, or Gardens of Paradise, reader Mustafa Hadi captured this man and two women enjoying the shade under the trees.
3 of 7 Also in Iran, Nader Panahi took this remarkable picture of Armenian Orthodox Christians posing after celebrating mass in St Thaddeus Church (commonly known as the Ghara Kelisa or black church) in the West Azerbaijan region of Iran.
4 of 7 In the West Bank, a young boy provides a cheeky smile for the camera as his family prepares dinner in reader Faye Law's picture.
5 of 7 Meanwhile in Damascus, Syria, Michael Roekaerts from Belgium captured this roadside foodseller taking a well-earned rest...
6 of 7 UK reader Patrick Peron - who sent this photo from the historic mosque in Aleppo, Syria - says: "This boy was running off to get some water when he spotted me and stopped like a deer in headlights. I had no choice but to take his picture."
7 of 7 These boys, playing football against a sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, were captured on camera by Omar Kanafani.