Pictures of the Week: From Hezbollah supporters at Raouche Rock to a tannery in Kano

  • Supporters of Hezbollah sail near Raouche Rock to mark the first anniversary of the deaths of leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine in Beirut. EPA
    Supporters of Hezbollah sail near Raouche Rock to mark the first anniversary of the deaths of leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine in Beirut. EPA
  • Tin Soldiers by Ala Younis is part of the Past of a Temporal Universe exhibition at New York University in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Tin Soldiers by Ala Younis is part of the Past of a Temporal Universe exhibition at New York University in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Cristiana de Marchi's untitled work, a hand embroidery on canvas, is part of the tatreez exhibition at Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Cristiana de Marchi's untitled work, a hand embroidery on canvas, is part of the tatreez exhibition at Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Shoppers at the new Apple Store in Al Jimi Mall, Al Ain. The UAE’s fifth Apple Store opened on Thursday. Photo: Ahmed Ramzan / The National
    Shoppers at the new Apple Store in Al Jimi Mall, Al Ain. The UAE’s fifth Apple Store opened on Thursday. Photo: Ahmed Ramzan / The National
  • A self driving vehicle on display at the Dubai World Congress. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A self driving vehicle on display at the Dubai World Congress. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the presence of Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel in the Oval Office. EPA
    US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the presence of Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel in the Oval Office. EPA
  • Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video. AP
    Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video. AP
  • A woman confesses at Archbishop Marchel's Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova. Rueters
    A woman confesses at Archbishop Marchel's Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova. Rueters
  • A motorcyclist drives past barricades set up by protesters as they demonstrate against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AFP
    A motorcyclist drives past barricades set up by protesters as they demonstrate against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AFP
  • An uprooted tree blocks a path in the Ho Man Tin area, as super typhoon Ragasa approaches in Hong Kong. AP
    An uprooted tree blocks a path in the Ho Man Tin area, as super typhoon Ragasa approaches in Hong Kong. AP
  • Street photographers work outside Missoni collection show at Milan's Fashion Week. AFP
    Street photographers work outside Missoni collection show at Milan's Fashion Week. AFP
  • Jimmy Kimmel being embraced by Guillermo Rodriguez on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles. AP
    Jimmy Kimmel being embraced by Guillermo Rodriguez on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles. AP
  • Police and other security teams block traffic around the United Nations (UN) as world leaders arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. Getty images
    Police and other security teams block traffic around the United Nations (UN) as world leaders arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. Getty images
  • Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at their home in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
    Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at their home in Giza, Egypt. Reuters
  • Solar panels on hilltops at the Yinchuan Fourth Photovoltaic Power Station in Yinchuan, China. AFP
    Solar panels on hilltops at the Yinchuan Fourth Photovoltaic Power Station in Yinchuan, China. AFP
  • A massive sinkhole opens on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A massive sinkhole opens on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Stilt walkers wait to compete in the Golden Stilt tournament, organised as part of the Wallonia Festival, in Namur, Belgium. AFP
    Stilt walkers wait to compete in the Golden Stilt tournament, organised as part of the Wallonia Festival, in Namur, Belgium. AFP
  • A woman climbs back into her apartment in Hong Kong after taping the windows as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches. AFP
    A woman climbs back into her apartment in Hong Kong after taping the windows as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches. AFP
  • Druids perform a ceremony to celebrate the autumn equinox on Primrose Hill in London, Britain. AP
    Druids perform a ceremony to celebrate the autumn equinox on Primrose Hill in London, Britain. AP
  • A riot police officer is hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Lima, Peru. AFP
    A riot police officer is hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Lima, Peru. AFP
  • Models present Italian designer Antonio Marras's spring/summer 2026 women's collection at Milan Fashion Week. EPA
    Models present Italian designer Antonio Marras's spring/summer 2026 women's collection at Milan Fashion Week. EPA
  • A child holds a Syrian flag as people gather in Umayyad Square, Damascus, to watch a broadcast of President Ahmad Al Shara speaking at the UN in New York. Reuters
    A child holds a Syrian flag as people gather in Umayyad Square, Damascus, to watch a broadcast of President Ahmad Al Shara speaking at the UN in New York. Reuters
  • Saif Al Ali of the UAE performs during the Intervision Song Contest at the Live Arena concert hall in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    Saif Al Ali of the UAE performs during the Intervision Song Contest at the Live Arena concert hall in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • People march next to the Palestinian flag made of photographs of people killed, displayed on a street during a protest in support of Palestinians in Hadzici, suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia. AP
    People march next to the Palestinian flag made of photographs of people killed, displayed on a street during a protest in support of Palestinians in Hadzici, suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia. AP
  • A young man rides a cart pulled by two bulls during the Karapan Sapi bull racing competition in Bangkalan on Madura island, East Java province. AFP
    A young man rides a cart pulled by two bulls during the Karapan Sapi bull racing competition in Bangkalan on Madura island, East Java province. AFP
  • Migrants try to board a smuggler's boat to cross the English Channel in the sea off Gravelines, northern France. AFP
    Migrants try to board a smuggler's boat to cross the English Channel in the sea off Gravelines, northern France. AFP
  • A woman walks past a make-up advertisement in Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru, India. AFP
    A woman walks past a make-up advertisement in Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru, India. AFP
  • People watch the Queen Mary II leaving Liverpool after the Cunard Line flagship visited the British city as part of its 185th anniversary celebrations. EPA
    People watch the Queen Mary II leaving Liverpool after the Cunard Line flagship visited the British city as part of its 185th anniversary celebrations. EPA
  • A woman's red burqa contrasts with white kans grass flowers as she walks through a field in the Sarighat area near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    A woman's red burqa contrasts with white kans grass flowers as she walks through a field in the Sarighat area near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • A tanner shakes a dyed skin before putting it to dry on ropes at the Majema traditional tannery in Kofar Wambai neighbourhood in Kano, Nigeria. AFP
    A tanner shakes a dyed skin before putting it to dry on ropes at the Majema traditional tannery in Kofar Wambai neighbourhood in Kano, Nigeria. AFP