Best photos of May 19: Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes to a Libyan housing project
A fisherman with his catch in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes, in the south-eastern province of Missan. There are plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes, of which the Hawizeh Marches are part. AFP
Directors Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser attend the photocall for their film Once Upon a Time in Gaza, at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. EPA
Palestinian children injured in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Reuters
A demonstration of a cognitively controlled robotic hand at the Make it in The Emirates 2025 event at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National
A Chelsea Pensioner examines a punk's head display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. AP
Shoppers take a nap on massage chairs in a supermarket in Beijing. According to National Bureau of Statistics data, China's unemployment rate was down to 5.1 percent in April 2025. EPA
Pope Leo XIV meets US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican. Reuters
The construction site of 20,000 housing units in the Libyan coastal city of Benghazi. The project is part of a national strategy for modern housing in several cities. AFP
