Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Nepal Armed Police force dogs are honoured by their handlers on Dog Worship Day, part of the Tihar festival, in Kathmandu. EPA
    Nepal Armed Police force dogs are honoured by their handlers on Dog Worship Day, part of the Tihar festival, in Kathmandu. EPA
  • British F1 driver Lando Norris of McLaren is presented with his Pirelli Pole Position award by former footballer Alexandre Pato, after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. Getty Images
    British F1 driver Lando Norris of McLaren is presented with his Pirelli Pole Position award by former footballer Alexandre Pato, after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. Getty Images
  • A scene from the opening of the UAE’s first humanoid robot showroom, on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A scene from the opening of the UAE’s first humanoid robot showroom, on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A mass wedding ceremony is held for 250 Palestinian couples at the Marine Club on the Gaza city beachfront. The National
    A mass wedding ceremony is held for 250 Palestinian couples at the Marine Club on the Gaza city beachfront. The National
  • A Great Dane dog stands next to a pony in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
    A Great Dane dog stands next to a pony in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
  • Hortus Pictus by Geoffroy Pithon on display near the Giza pyramid complex during Forever Is Now, an exhibition featuring works by international artists, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Hortus Pictus by Geoffroy Pithon on display near the Giza pyramid complex during Forever Is Now, an exhibition featuring works by international artists, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A crane helps workers install a vast sculpture of Pope Leo XIV, which creator Rafael Gutierrez Quispe describes as the world's largest, at Gaelito Boy Square in Lima, Peru. Reuters
    A crane helps workers install a vast sculpture of Pope Leo XIV, which creator Rafael Gutierrez Quispe describes as the world's largest, at Gaelito Boy Square in Lima, Peru. Reuters
  • People attend this year's Sharjah International Book Fair. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    People attend this year's Sharjah International Book Fair. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A butterfly hovers above blooming flowers while searching for nectar in Kuwait City. AFP
    A butterfly hovers above blooming flowers while searching for nectar in Kuwait City. AFP
  • A Chinese honour guard draws a curtain before a welcoming ceremony for Oman's Sultan Haitham during his state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Reuters
    A Chinese honour guard draws a curtain before a welcoming ceremony for Oman's Sultan Haitham during his state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Reuters
  • A woman poses in the UAE Flag Garden at the beach in Umm Suqeim during annual celebrations to mark national Flag Day, in Dubai. AFP
    A woman poses in the UAE Flag Garden at the beach in Umm Suqeim during annual celebrations to mark national Flag Day, in Dubai. AFP
  • Autumn foliage near the London Eye on a foggy morning in the UK capital. Reuters
    Autumn foliage near the London Eye on a foggy morning in the UK capital. Reuters
  • People gather to mark the Abissa festival in Grand-Bassam, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Ivory Coast. AFP
    People gather to mark the Abissa festival in Grand-Bassam, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Ivory Coast. AFP
  • Diwali prayers at the Hindu Temple Dubai in Jebel Ali. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Diwali prayers at the Hindu Temple Dubai in Jebel Ali. Antonie Robertson / The National