• The Ganzhou Chinese Troupe performs at a dance festival at the Algiers Opera House in Algeria. EPA
    The Ganzhou Chinese Troupe performs at a dance festival at the Algiers Opera House in Algeria. EPA
  • The Indian Border Security Force's camel-mounted contingent takes part in the 77th Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP
    The Indian Border Security Force's camel-mounted contingent takes part in the 77th Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP
  • Marah Al Za’anin, 18, works on a painting in her tent, which she has transformed into a small art gallery, at the UNRWA Al Rimal school shelter for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza. AFP
    Marah Al Za’anin, 18, works on a painting in her tent, which she has transformed into a small art gallery, at the UNRWA Al Rimal school shelter for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza. AFP
  • A model presents a creation from Celia Kritharioti's spring/summer collection at Paris Haute Couture Week. AFP
    A model presents a creation from Celia Kritharioti's spring/summer collection at Paris Haute Couture Week. AFP
  • Members of Qatar's Pakistani community play cricket in a car park in Doha. AFP
    Members of Qatar's Pakistani community play cricket in a car park in Doha. AFP
  • A guard of honour prepares to welcome European Council President Antonio Costa at Vietnam's Presidential Palace in Hanoi. AFP
    A guard of honour prepares to welcome European Council President Antonio Costa at Vietnam's Presidential Palace in Hanoi. AFP
  • A steam train powers along the tracks at sunrise in Diaobingshan, in China’s north-east Liaoning province. AFP
    A steam train powers along the tracks at sunrise in Diaobingshan, in China’s north-east Liaoning province. AFP
  • The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, illuminate the sky above houses in Kapisillit, Greenland. Reuters
    The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, illuminate the sky above houses in Kapisillit, Greenland. Reuters
  • Afghans watch from a hilltop as horsemen take part in the traditional Central Asian sport of Buzkashi, in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province. AFP
    Afghans watch from a hilltop as horsemen take part in the traditional Central Asian sport of Buzkashi, in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province. AFP
  • The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is eight metres in diameter – of a diver in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian-Canadian artist who grew up in UAE. Victor Besa / The National
    The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is eight metres in diameter – of a diver in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian-Canadian artist who grew up in UAE. Victor Besa / The National
  • A restorer works on an ancient book at a laboratory at the Rami Library in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    A restorer works on an ancient book at a laboratory at the Rami Library in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • People in costumes themed around the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic Games and the Italian flag pose in St Mark’s Square during the Venice Carnival, which runs until February 17. AFP
    People in costumes themed around the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic Games and the Italian flag pose in St Mark’s Square during the Venice Carnival, which runs until February 17. AFP
  • Girls play football on a pitch at the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, next a mural on the barrier separating the territory from Israel. AFP
    Girls play football on a pitch at the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, next a mural on the barrier separating the territory from Israel. AFP
  • A candy floss seller waits for customers on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, northern India. AFP
    A candy floss seller waits for customers on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, northern India. AFP

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Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

From Chinese dancers performing in Algiers to a candy floss seller in Varanasi

The National

February 02, 2026

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Updated: February 02, 2026, 7:29 AM
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