• The supermoon rises over the Dubai skyline next to the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    The supermoon rises over the Dubai skyline next to the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • The supermoon hangs over the residential buildings in Dubai Sports City. Pawan Singh / The National
    The supermoon hangs over the residential buildings in Dubai Sports City. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The supermoon rises above the Bahwan mosque in the Omani capital Muscat. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP
    The supermoon rises above the Bahwan mosque in the Omani capital Muscat. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP
  • A woman takes a picture of the supermoon as it rises over the desert near Tabuk, some 1,500 kilometers northwest of the Saudi capital Riyad. Mohammed Albuhaisi / AFP
    A woman takes a picture of the supermoon as it rises over the desert near Tabuk, some 1,500 kilometers northwest of the Saudi capital Riyad. Mohammed Albuhaisi / AFP
  • The supermoon shines over the Old city of Jerusalem. Jim Hollander / EPA
    The supermoon shines over the Old city of Jerusalem. Jim Hollander / EPA
  • The supermoon rises over a mosque’s minaret in Kuwait city, Kuwait. Raed Qutena / EPA
    The supermoon rises over a mosque’s minaret in Kuwait city, Kuwait. Raed Qutena / EPA
  • The supermoon rises over the city skyline in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    The supermoon rises over the city skyline in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • A tower crane is silhouetted against the supermoon in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    A tower crane is silhouetted against the supermoon in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • The supermoon rises over the Dubai skyline. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    The supermoon rises over the Dubai skyline. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • The supermoon rises behind the Milad telecommunications tower in the Iranian capital Tehran. Atta Kenare / AFP
    The supermoon rises behind the Milad telecommunications tower in the Iranian capital Tehran. Atta Kenare / AFP
  • The largest moon ince 1948 hangs in the Damascus sky in Syria. Youssef Badawi / EPA
    The largest moon ince 1948 hangs in the Damascus sky in Syria. Youssef Badawi / EPA
  • The supermoon sits among the clouds over the Beirut skyline in Lebanon. Nabil Mounzer / EPA
    The supermoon sits among the clouds over the Beirut skyline in Lebanon. Nabil Mounzer / EPA

Supermoon rises over the UAE and across the Middle East - in pictures


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ABU DHABI // The brightest moon in almost 69 years has lit up the sky across the globe.

Here is a collection of some of the best photos from across the UAE and Middle East.

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