Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week


  • A hibernating dormouse rescued by Kildare Wildlife Rescue, which rehabilitates wildlife, in Kildare, Ireland. Reuters
    A hibernating dormouse rescued by Kildare Wildlife Rescue, which rehabilitates wildlife, in Kildare, Ireland. Reuters
  • Female giraffe cub Kianga, born on March 10, runs at the zoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt. AP
    Female giraffe cub Kianga, born on March 10, runs at the zoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt. AP
  • Chicago Cubs' Ben Brown signs autographs for fans before an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game in Tokyo, Japan. AP
    Chicago Cubs' Ben Brown signs autographs for fans before an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game in Tokyo, Japan. AP
  • An Egyptian 'musaharati' beats a drum and makes calls for observant Muslims to wake up for the 'suhur' meal in the old quarter of Cairo during Ramadan. AFP
    An Egyptian 'musaharati' beats a drum and makes calls for observant Muslims to wake up for the 'suhur' meal in the old quarter of Cairo during Ramadan. AFP
  • Patrick Victorson carries his son Chase in his jacket during the 264th annual St Patrick's Day parade on 5th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. Reuters
    Patrick Victorson carries his son Chase in his jacket during the 264th annual St Patrick's Day parade on 5th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. Reuters
  • Blood Moon in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Blood Moon in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Monkeys in an enclosure outside the Mihintale temple at Mihintale village, in Anuradhapura. AFP
    Monkeys in an enclosure outside the Mihintale temple at Mihintale village, in Anuradhapura. AFP
  • A New Zealand fur seal in Katiki Point, the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula, about 80km north of Dunedin. AFP
    A New Zealand fur seal in Katiki Point, the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula, about 80km north of Dunedin. AFP
  • Kate, Princess of Wales, at the Wales versus England Six Nations match at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Reuters
    Kate, Princess of Wales, at the Wales versus England Six Nations match at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Reuters
  • The Helios sculpture of the sun by Luke Jerram at the National Trust's Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. PA
    The Helios sculpture of the sun by Luke Jerram at the National Trust's Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. PA
  • Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after it landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. AFP
    Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after it landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. AFP
  • European Hares, also known as Brown Hares in a field on the South Downs, near Arundel, southern England. AFP
    European Hares, also known as Brown Hares in a field on the South Downs, near Arundel, southern England. AFP
  • Houston guard Mercy Miller (25), Houston forward Joseph Tugler (11), Colorado forward Andrej Jakimovski (23) and Colorado guard RJ Smith, bottom, during a NCAA college basketball game in Kansas City. AP
    Houston guard Mercy Miller (25), Houston forward Joseph Tugler (11), Colorado forward Andrej Jakimovski (23) and Colorado guard RJ Smith, bottom, during a NCAA college basketball game in Kansas City. AP
  • Volunteers from Birmingham in Britain with the Sikh charitable organisation Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha clean the gold plating of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
    Volunteers from Birmingham in Britain with the Sikh charitable organisation Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha clean the gold plating of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
  • A worker collects sea salt at a salt farm in Chachoengsao province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A worker collects sea salt at a salt farm in Chachoengsao province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Mount Kenya's main peaks from the foothills, inside Mount Kenya National Park. AFP
    Mount Kenya's main peaks from the foothills, inside Mount Kenya National Park. AFP
  • A dervish spins during a religious performance during Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt. AP
    A dervish spins during a religious performance during Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt. AP
  • A honey bee flies in to collect pollen on a recently bloomed cherry blossom in Washington, DC. AFP
    A honey bee flies in to collect pollen on a recently bloomed cherry blossom in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Three women farmers from the village return from the fields in Kididiwe, North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    Three women farmers from the village return from the fields in Kididiwe, North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
  • Hindu women watch the procession as they celebrate Holy in Tharparkar district of the desert town of Mithi, south-eastern Pakistan. AFP
    Hindu women watch the procession as they celebrate Holy in Tharparkar district of the desert town of Mithi, south-eastern Pakistan. AFP
  • Egyptian geese walk on a sunny day at a park in London. AP
    Egyptian geese walk on a sunny day at a park in London. AP