Pictures of the Day
  • Restoration work at the Great Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
    Restoration work at the Great Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
    Restoration work at the Great Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
    Restoration work at the Great Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
  • Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s new project A Journey into Architecture Archives: Baghdad, Damascus, Tunis, led by architect and curator George Arbid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s new project A Journey into Architecture Archives: Baghdad, Damascus, Tunis, led by architect and curator George Arbid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s new project A Journey into Architecture Archives: Baghdad, Damascus, Tunis, led by architect and curator George Arbid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s new project A Journey into Architecture Archives: Baghdad, Damascus, Tunis, led by architect and curator George Arbid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Theeb, an SUV concept developed by K2, at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The Nationa
    Theeb, an SUV concept developed by K2, at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The Nationa
    Theeb, an SUV concept developed by K2, at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The Nationa
    Theeb, an SUV concept developed by K2, at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The Nationa
  • Rough diamonds at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone. AFP
    Rough diamonds at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone. AFP
    Rough diamonds at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone. AFP
    Rough diamonds at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone. AFP
  • Heidi Klum, left, has fun with the Met Gala's Costume Art theme, arriving dressed as a statue, alongside Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt and Carey Mulligan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Getty Images
    Heidi Klum, left, has fun with the Met Gala's Costume Art theme, arriving dressed as a statue, alongside Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt and Carey Mulligan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Getty Images
    Heidi Klum, left, has fun with the Met Gala's Costume Art theme, arriving dressed as a statue, alongside Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt and Carey Mulligan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Getty Images
    Heidi Klum, left, has fun with the Met Gala's Costume Art theme, arriving dressed as a statue, alongside Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt and Carey Mulligan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. G
  • French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Matenadaran museum in Yerevan, Armenia. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Matenadaran museum in Yerevan, Armenia. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Matenadaran museum in Yerevan, Armenia. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Matenadaran museum in Yerevan, Armenia. AFP
  • Higher Power, an installation by British artist Chris Levine featuring green lasers, illuminates the night sky above San Clemente Island in Venice, Italy. Reuters
    Higher Power, an installation by British artist Chris Levine featuring green lasers, illuminates the night sky above San Clemente Island in Venice, Italy. Reuters
    Higher Power, an installation by British artist Chris Levine featuring green lasers, illuminates the night sky above San Clemente Island in Venice, Italy. Reuters
    Higher Power, an installation by British artist Chris Levine featuring green lasers, illuminates the night sky above San Clemente Island in Venice, Italy. Reuters
  • Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a deadly blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China. Reuters
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a deadly blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China. Reuters
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a deadly blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China. Reuters
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a deadly blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China. Reuters