Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week
An Emirati group play at the new Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi. AFP
A couple pose for photographs in a heart-shaped arrangement of ginkgo leaves at Omiya Hachiman Shrine in Tokyo. AP
People buy oranges at a wholesale fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
An aerial view of the Colosseum in Rome. AP
A street vendor who sells corn to feed pigeons waits for clients at Emoninu commercial area, in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
A Kashmiri boatman rows on Dal Lake on a foggy morning in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
Festive fireworks in Mansfield, Texas. AP
Models pose on a pirogue wearing clothes by designer Service Almakhtoum before the final show of Dakar Fashion Week, in Ngor Bay, Senegal. AFP
Star Wars costumes at the second Ashes Test match between Australia and England at The Gabba in Brisbane. AFP
A picturesque Yellow Sea forest park in Yancheng, eastern China. AFP
A full Moon behind a murmuration of starlings in Rome. AFP
Elyanna takes to the Etihad Park stage only months after supporting Coldplay during their record-breaking four-night run at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City Stadium. Victor Besa / The National
A Christmas lighting-up ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
A space-themed children's exhibition on the solar system, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
Driver Max Verstappen has his picture taken with the Red Bull team at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at Yas Marina Circuit. Chris Whiteoak / The National