• Moroccan Fantasia (tbourida) horsemen ride their horses in the Atlantic ocean waters off a beach in leisure time during the annual Moussem festival of Moulay Abdellah Amghar near the city of El Jadida on August 8, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
    Moroccan Fantasia (tbourida) horsemen ride their horses in the Atlantic ocean waters off a beach in leisure time during the annual Moussem festival of Moulay Abdellah Amghar near the city of El Jadida on August 8, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
  • Kuwaiti youths as they set to sail aboard traditional dhows for a pearl diving expedition near Kuwait City. AFP
    Kuwaiti youths as they set to sail aboard traditional dhows for a pearl diving expedition near Kuwait City. AFP
  • Iraqi youths swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway at the end of a hot summer day in Basra. AFP
    Iraqi youths swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway at the end of a hot summer day in Basra. AFP
  • Syrians take advantage of the heat to dry sheep hides, during the tanning process in Azmarin town in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    Syrians take advantage of the heat to dry sheep hides, during the tanning process in Azmarin town in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • Locals dry hot red peppers to make paste and flakes in the heat. AFP
    Locals dry hot red peppers to make paste and flakes in the heat. AFP
  • Boys swim in the Nile amid a heatwave at El Qanater El Khairiyah. Reuters
    Boys swim in the Nile amid a heatwave at El Qanater El Khairiyah. Reuters
  • A man relaxes next to a water fountain outside Qatar's Souq Waqif bazar in Doha. AFP
    A man relaxes next to a water fountain outside Qatar's Souq Waqif bazar in Doha. AFP
  • A grey parrot drinks water amidst soaring temperatures at a zoo in Baghdad. AFP
    A grey parrot drinks water amidst soaring temperatures at a zoo in Baghdad. AFP
  • People gather in a restaurant at sunset in Gaza City. AFP
    People gather in a restaurant at sunset in Gaza City. AFP
  • A boy shelters in his tent at the Sahlat al-Banat makeshift camp on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqa. AFP
    A boy shelters in his tent at the Sahlat al-Banat makeshift camp on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqa. AFP
  • An Iraqi youth dives into a swimming pool to cool off, as temperature rises in Mosul. Reuters
    An Iraqi youth dives into a swimming pool to cool off, as temperature rises in Mosul. Reuters
  • A man cools himself with water, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters
    A man cools himself with water, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters
  • Women sit on the beach during a hot summer day in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
    Women sit on the beach during a hot summer day in Rabat, Morocco. EPA
  • People play at the Wadi El-Rayan waterfalls, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters
    People play at the Wadi El-Rayan waterfalls, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters
  • A deserted beach by Reem Central Park on a hot day in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A deserted beach by Reem Central Park on a hot day in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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Stunning images of the heatwave around the region - in pictures

From Moroccan youths bathing their horses to parched parrots drinking in Baghdad zoo

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August 13, 2023

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Updated: August 13, 2023, 12:12 PM
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