Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week


  • Rhythm and dance at day two of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Rhythm and dance at day two of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A military jet flies during an airshow marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, in Ho Chi Minh City. AFP
    A military jet flies during an airshow marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, in Ho Chi Minh City. AFP
  • A potter at his workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
    A potter at his workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
  • Cars ready for export are stored at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
    Cars ready for export are stored at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Icelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    Icelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • A wafer is magnified through the lens of a microscope in a lab at Seoul National University, South Korea, AFP
    A wafer is magnified through the lens of a microscope in a lab at Seoul National University, South Korea, AFP
  • A family enjoys a moment under the shade of a large tree in Muscat, Oman. AP
    A family enjoys a moment under the shade of a large tree in Muscat, Oman. AP
  • One of two female Iberian lynx runs wild after the animals' release from a breeding centre in Astudillo, northern Spain. AFP
    One of two female Iberian lynx runs wild after the animals' release from a breeding centre in Astudillo, northern Spain. AFP
  • Kicking a ball around Columbus Park, New York. AP
    Kicking a ball around Columbus Park, New York. AP
  • Traditional dance during an Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage, in Olaimutiai, Kenya. AP
    Traditional dance during an Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage, in Olaimutiai, Kenya. AP
  • A Starbucks built by 3D printing in Brownsville, Texas. AP
    A Starbucks built by 3D printing in Brownsville, Texas. AP
  • A caravan of camels grazing near Tunisia's southern village of Douz, known as the 'Gateway to the Sahara'. AFP
    A caravan of camels grazing near Tunisia's southern village of Douz, known as the 'Gateway to the Sahara'. AFP
  • The Moon rises over the Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc region of Chamonix, France. Reuters
    The Moon rises over the Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc region of Chamonix, France. Reuters