Best photos of January 13: ADSW opens in Abu Dhabi to firefighting robots in Dubai

  • Children at the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which was attended by President Sheikh Mohammed. The keynote speech was delivered by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc. Victor Besa / The National
    Children at the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which was attended by President Sheikh Mohammed. The keynote speech was delivered by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc. Victor Besa / The National
  • A section of a decommissioned Boeing 737 jet is installed at a Hajj pilgrimage centre, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It will be used to help familiarise pilgrims to Makkah who have never flown before. AFP
    A section of a decommissioned Boeing 737 jet is installed at a Hajj pilgrimage centre, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It will be used to help familiarise pilgrims to Makkah who have never flown before. AFP
  • A woman helps Flor Zambrano, mother of detainee Rene Jesus Chourio, put on a bandana while they wait outside a detention centre in Caracas as Venezuela's government begins releasing political prisoners. Reuters
    A woman helps Flor Zambrano, mother of detainee Rene Jesus Chourio, put on a bandana while they wait outside a detention centre in Caracas as Venezuela's government begins releasing political prisoners. Reuters
  • US Border Patrol agents deploy tear gas as they clash with residents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
    US Border Patrol agents deploy tear gas as they clash with residents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
  • Portable shrines are carried into the ocean in Numazu, Japan, during a new year purification festival. Getty Images
    Portable shrines are carried into the ocean in Numazu, Japan, during a new year purification festival. Getty Images
  • Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses the crowd at his campaign rally in Kampala. Reuters
    Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses the crowd at his campaign rally in Kampala. Reuters
  • Tractors line up as French farmers protest against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and their government's agricultural policy, in Paris. Reuters
    Tractors line up as French farmers protest against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and their government's agricultural policy, in Paris. Reuters
  • Firefighting robots on show at the Intersec security conference in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Firefighting robots on show at the Intersec security conference in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National