• epaselect epa12768872 Dubai police officers fire a salute from a 1940 British-made 25-pounder cannon to signal the end of the fasting day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in front of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 February 2026. Muslims around the world observe Ramadan by praying at night and abstaining from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the first verses of the Koran were revealed during its last 10 nights. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epaselect epa12768872 Dubai police officers fire a salute from a 1940 British-made 25-pounder cannon to signal the end of the fasting day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in front of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 February 2026. Muslims around the world observe Ramadan by praying at night and abstaining from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the first verses of the Koran were revealed during its last 10 nights. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Morning fog brings an eerie perspective to the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Morning fog brings an eerie perspective to the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A pickle seller serves customers at a market stall in the Old City of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during Ramadan. AFP
    A pickle seller serves customers at a market stall in the Old City of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during Ramadan. AFP
  • Vehicles merge onto expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station in Chuzhou, eastern China's Anhui Province at the end of the Spring Festival holiday marking the Year of the Horse. AFP
    Vehicles merge onto expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station in Chuzhou, eastern China's Anhui Province at the end of the Spring Festival holiday marking the Year of the Horse. AFP
  • Japanese-Italian actress Jun Ichikawa performs as Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Verona Arena in Verona, northern Italy. AFP
    Japanese-Italian actress Jun Ichikawa performs as Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Verona Arena in Verona, northern Italy. AFP
  • Braving heavy snowfall in Times Square, Manhattan, during a snowfall in New York City. A storm threatened to lay down 30cm of snow across the US East Coast beginning on Sunday, February 22. AFP
    Braving heavy snowfall in Times Square, Manhattan, during a snowfall in New York City. A storm threatened to lay down 30cm of snow across the US East Coast beginning on Sunday, February 22. AFP
  • A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
    A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
  • Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters
    Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters

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Best Photos of February 23: Cannon fire during Ramadan in Dubai to blossoming Tabebuia trees in Thailand

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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February 23, 2026

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Updated: February 23, 2026, 9:42 AM
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