Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week


  • The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Victor Besa / The National
    The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Victor Besa / The National
  • A meerkat sits on a deckchair at Peak Wildlife Park in Leek, England. AP
    A meerkat sits on a deckchair at Peak Wildlife Park in Leek, England. AP
  • A mechanic repairs a car on a road in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP
    A mechanic repairs a car on a road in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Catholics in white sheets light candles during the Terno das Almas procession in Igatu, Bahia. AFP
    Catholics in white sheets light candles during the Terno das Almas procession in Igatu, Bahia. AFP
  • teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, a digital art museum in the Saadiyat Cultural District. Antonie Robertson/The National
    teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, a digital art museum in the Saadiyat Cultural District. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • A pigeon flies over a rainbow in Nantes, western France. AFP
    A pigeon flies over a rainbow in Nantes, western France. AFP
  • A mechanical face in a boutique store in Hong Kong . AFP
    A mechanical face in a boutique store in Hong Kong . AFP
  • Spanish flamenco dancer Anabel Veloso performs at the Iraqi National Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Spanish flamenco dancer Anabel Veloso performs at the Iraqi National Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • A siskin feeds on birch catkins in a city park in Tallinn, Estonia. AP
    A siskin feeds on birch catkins in a city park in Tallinn, Estonia. AP
  • Visitors attend Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Visitors attend Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Fish swim in a fountain of a public garden in Lisbon. AP
    Fish swim in a fountain of a public garden in Lisbon. AP
  • A dervish spins in the Darb Shughlan popular district of Cairo. AP
    A dervish spins in the Darb Shughlan popular district of Cairo. AP
  • A Jewish worshipper covers himself in a prayer shawl on the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    A Jewish worshipper covers himself in a prayer shawl on the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Fishermen bring their catch to shore along a beach in Fujairah, UAE. AFP
    Fishermen bring their catch to shore along a beach in Fujairah, UAE. AFP
  • Members of the 'Borriquita' brotherhood take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain. Reuters
    Members of the 'Borriquita' brotherhood take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain. Reuters
  • Amanda Nguyen, a bioastronautics scientist and activist, exits Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket after a flight from Texas. EPA
    Amanda Nguyen, a bioastronautics scientist and activist, exits Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket after a flight from Texas. EPA