Today's best photos: from a Lebanese jellyfish to a gibbous moon in Syria

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

A jellyfish swims in the Mediterranean sea waters off the shore of Lebanon's northern coastal city of Tripoli on July 12, 2022. - The invasive jellyfish species "Rhopilema Nomadica" has been entering the Mediterranean sea through the Suez Canal from the 1970s onwards. The increasing jellyfish population is due to rising seawater temperatures, and is becoming a threat to the Mediterranean ecosystem, scientists have warned. (Photo by Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)

A jellyfish swims in the Mediterranean sea waters off the shore of Lebanon's northern coastal city of Tripoli on July 12, 2022. - The invasive jellyfish species "Rhopilema Nomadica" has been entering the Mediterranean sea through the Suez Canal from the 1970s onwards. The increasing jellyfish population is due to rising seawater temperatures, and is becoming a threat to the Mediterranean ecosystem, scientists have warned. (Photo by Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)

Jul 14, 2022

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