This Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo shows Mideast regional photo editor Maya Alleruzzo posing for a photograph in Cairo, Egypt. Alleruzzo, a photographer who has covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan during a 12-year stint in the region, has been named regional photo editor for the Middle East by The Associated Press. The appointment was announced on Tuesday by Ian Phillips, AP’s Middle East news director. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)