Best photos of December 24: Christmas ballet in Nairobi to prayers in Bethlehem

  • Young dancers warm up for an annual Christmas ballet in a settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP
    Young dancers warm up for an annual Christmas ballet in a settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP
  • King Khufu’s second solar boat in the process of being restored at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
    King Khufu’s second solar boat in the process of being restored at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
  • A mother and daughter outside their obliterated home in Jabalia, northern Gaza. The toddler was injured when a neighbouring house was targeted by Israeli bombers. AFP
    A mother and daughter outside their obliterated home in Jabalia, northern Gaza. The toddler was injured when a neighbouring house was targeted by Israeli bombers. AFP
  • Turkish soldiers and rescuers search for the remains of a private jet carrying Libya's military chief and seven others that crashed after taking off, killing all on board, in Ankara, Turkey. AP
    Turkish soldiers and rescuers search for the remains of a private jet carrying Libya's military chief and seven others that crashed after taking off, killing all on board, in Ankara, Turkey. AP
  • A cloudy winter sky reflected in the World Trade Centre towers in Abu Dhabi. The National
    A cloudy winter sky reflected in the World Trade Centre towers in Abu Dhabi. The National
  • Security is beefed up at Christian sites in and around Damascus ahead of Christmas. AFP
    Security is beefed up at Christian sites in and around Damascus ahead of Christmas. AFP
  • A couple on the shores of the Caspian Sea outside the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran. AP
    A couple on the shores of the Caspian Sea outside the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran. AP
  • Prayers in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Prayers in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters