• Men carrying a shrine jump over a bonfire, which means a wish for good luck during a traditional Chinese lunar new year celebration in Jieyang, Guangdong province, China. China Daily / via Reuters
    Men carrying a shrine jump over a bonfire, which means a wish for good luck during a traditional Chinese lunar new year celebration in Jieyang, Guangdong province, China. China Daily / via Reuters
  • A worker cleans the windows of a luxury hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A worker cleans the windows of a luxury hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • Displaced Iraqi children who fled ISIL stronghold Mosul with their families play at Khazer camp, Iraq. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
    Displaced Iraqi children who fled ISIL stronghold Mosul with their families play at Khazer camp, Iraq. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
  • A worker stacks bricks on his head at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A worker stacks bricks on his head at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Toronto Raptors forward Terrence Ross, number 31, picks up a loose ball as LA Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, number 11, dives during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto. Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP
    Toronto Raptors forward Terrence Ross, number 31, picks up a loose ball as LA Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, number 11, dives during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto. Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP
  • Artists perform on the 19-metre tall wooden ski racer statue ‘Edy’ at the Kulm Park during the opening ceremony of the 2017 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland. EPA
    Artists perform on the 19-metre tall wooden ski racer statue ‘Edy’ at the Kulm Park during the opening ceremony of the 2017 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland. EPA
  • Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters, advance in an area north-east of Raqqa, during their offensive towards ISIL’s Syrian stronghold as part of the third phase to liberate the city and its surroundings. ISIL is ‘completely besieged’ in its last major stronghold in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor said, as pro-regime forces pressure the extremists on several fronts. AFP
    Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters, advance in an area north-east of Raqqa, during their offensive towards ISIL’s Syrian stronghold as part of the third phase to liberate the city and its surroundings. ISIL is ‘completely besieged’ in its last major stronghold in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor said, as pro-regime forces pressure the extremists on several fronts. AFP

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Fatima Al Marzouqi

February 07, 2017

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