Photos of the week: Civilians evacuate Aleppo, Kuwait's new parliament, UK's Boris Johnson in Saudi

Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo and move towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of retaking rebel-held areas of the city. Photo credit: Getty Images

Egyptian clergymen and officials attend the funeral of victims who died after a bomb exploded during mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on December 11, 2016. At least 25 people were killed and another 49 were injured, mainly women and children. Photo credit: Getty Images

Kuwaiti parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim is congratulated by MPs after his election during the opening session of the new parliament in Kuwait City, on December 11, 2016. Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the new parliament by declaring that a reduction in public spending is ‘inevitable’ in the face of weak oil prices. Photo credit: Getty Images

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir and British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson arrive for a joint press conference on December 11, 2016 in Riyadh. Boris Johnson visited Saudi days after being censured by his own government over remarks that Britain’s Gulf ally was engaged in ‘proxy wars’. Photo credit: Getty Images

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