Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week


  • Sharjah Mosque is lit up for the 15th annual Sharjah Light Festival. AFP
    Sharjah Mosque is lit up for the 15th annual Sharjah Light Festival. AFP
  • A vintage American car drives past a huge wave at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. AFP
    A vintage American car drives past a huge wave at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. AFP
  • An aerial view of the Kuwait Towers and the Ras Al Ard Cape of Kuwait City, overlooking the Arabian Gulf. AFP
    An aerial view of the Kuwait Towers and the Ras Al Ard Cape of Kuwait City, overlooking the Arabian Gulf. AFP
  • A man wears an Olympic Games-themed costume in St Mark's Square during the Venice Carnival. Italy is hosting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. AFP
    A man wears an Olympic Games-themed costume in St Mark's Square during the Venice Carnival. Italy is hosting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. AFP
  • French artist and puppeteer Elise Vigneron performs at the Carthage International Puppet Arts Festival in Tunisia. EPA
    French artist and puppeteer Elise Vigneron performs at the Carthage International Puppet Arts Festival in Tunisia. EPA
  • People walk on the frozen Baltic Sea near Mikoszewo in northern Poland. AFP
    People walk on the frozen Baltic Sea near Mikoszewo in northern Poland. AFP
  • The guitars of Jerry Garcia, Prince, Kurt Cobain, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and The Edge are displayed at Christie’s Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
    The guitars of Jerry Garcia, Prince, Kurt Cobain, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and The Edge are displayed at Christie’s Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
  • A Colossal Biosciences exhibition, in partnership with Museum Of The Future, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A Colossal Biosciences exhibition, in partnership with Museum Of The Future, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Wenlong Yang of China in action during the Men's Snowboard Big Air qualification, at the Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy. EPA
    Wenlong Yang of China in action during the Men's Snowboard Big Air qualification, at the Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy. EPA
  • Robots perform a dance for the Spring Culture Festival at the Ancient Observatory building in Beijing. AFP
    Robots perform a dance for the Spring Culture Festival at the Ancient Observatory building in Beijing. AFP
  • Camels at a livestock export market in Al Obeid, Sudan. Reuters
    Camels at a livestock export market in Al Obeid, Sudan. Reuters
  • A partially frozen boardwalk tourist attraction near the American Falls is seen from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Reuters
    A partially frozen boardwalk tourist attraction near the American Falls is seen from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Reuters
  • A man feeds birds on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Reuters
    A man feeds birds on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Reuters
  • Women play cricket in Jinja, eastern Uganda. AFP
    Women play cricket in Jinja, eastern Uganda. AFP