Best photos of March 3: The Quran in braille to an air strike in Beirut

A visually impaired Muslim reads verses from the Koran in Braille at a mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan in Sana'a, Yemen, 02 March 2026. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA / YAHYA ARHAB
A taxi driver working on a street in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
People arrive at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. Their flight from Abu Dhabi was one of the first to leave the UAE since the onset of Israeli-US attacks on Iran. AFP
A boat sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. It is feared Iran will close the waterway that is vital for oil delivery. Reuters
An Egyptian 'musaharati', or Ramadan drummer, wakes the Hadayek El Maadi district of southern Cairo for suhoor. AFP
A Palestinian grieves the death of his two brothers, killed by Israeli settlers in Qaryut in the occupied West Bank, at a hospital in Nablus. AFP
Riot police keep watch as demonstrators burn a US flag at a protest against US-Israeli intervention in Iran, outside the American embassy in Manila, the Philippines. Getty Images
The aftermath of an Israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. AFP

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March 03, 2026

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