Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A performance of a traditional dance at a mass wedding reception at Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi. Eissa Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
    A performance of a traditional dance at a mass wedding reception at Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi. Eissa Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
  • A tourist experiences 'ice floating' at minus 40C in the Jirbugan River, near Ergun city, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. AFP
    A tourist experiences 'ice floating' at minus 40C in the Jirbugan River, near Ergun city, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. AFP
  • Judges at the men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10Km event, at the Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein, in Austria. AP Photo
    Judges at the men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10Km event, at the Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein, in Austria. AP Photo
  • Yachts at the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race at Sydney Harbour, on December 26. AFP
    Yachts at the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race at Sydney Harbour, on December 26. AFP
  • Students who have completed a 10-year Islamic studies programme gather with family and friends for their graduation ceremony in Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
    Students who have completed a 10-year Islamic studies programme gather with family and friends for their graduation ceremony in Chaman, Pakistan. EPA
  • A passenger makes a heart-shaped sign on a tram decorated with fairy lights on Christmas Day in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of the country. AFP
    A passenger makes a heart-shaped sign on a tram decorated with fairy lights on Christmas Day in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of the country. AFP
  • Worshippers light candles at a Christmas Day mass at Bethany Church in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia. AFP
    Worshippers light candles at a Christmas Day mass at Bethany Church in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia. AFP
  • St Peter's Basilica is reflected in the brass instrument of a member of the Vatican Gendarmerie band, on Christmas Day at the Vatican. Reuters
    St Peter's Basilica is reflected in the brass instrument of a member of the Vatican Gendarmerie band, on Christmas Day at the Vatican. Reuters
  • A swimmer leaps into Lake Geneva at the Christmas Coupe de Noel in the Swiss city. EPA
    A swimmer leaps into Lake Geneva at the Christmas Coupe de Noel in the Swiss city. EPA
  • Dancers perform at the salsodromo, opening the Cali Fair in Cali, western Colombia. EPA
    Dancers perform at the salsodromo, opening the Cali Fair in Cali, western Colombia. EPA
  • Spectators arrive for the first day of the fourth Ashes test between Australia and England at the MCG in Melbourne. England won the fourth test, but had lost the first three of the five-test series. EPA
    Spectators arrive for the first day of the fourth Ashes test between Australia and England at the MCG in Melbourne. England won the fourth test, but had lost the first three of the five-test series. EPA
  • Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce enters the stadium before game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Reuters
    Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce enters the stadium before game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Reuters
  • A motocross rider makes a jump during training at sunset in Paralimni, eastern Cyprus. AP Photo
    A motocross rider makes a jump during training at sunset in Paralimni, eastern Cyprus. AP Photo
  • Girls film their dance at a Christmas fair in St Petersburg, with a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in the background. AP Photo
    Girls film their dance at a Christmas fair in St Petersburg, with a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in the background. AP Photo