Pictures of the Week: March 15 – March 22

Prince Charles And The Duchess Of Cornwall Visit Middle East - Day 8
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March 18, 2013. Young Omani children wait in the shade before greeting Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit Nizwa Fort on the eighth day of a tour of the Middle East in Nizwa, Oman. The Royal couple are on the fourth and final leg of a tour of the Middle East taking in Jordan, Qatar, Saudia Arabia and Oman.

From Obama’s first Presidential visit to Israel and the Pope’s inauguration to a series of suicide bombings in Pakistan, Iraq and Somalia and the colorful Lathmar Holi festival in India, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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