Dubai's Margham from the air and Dragon defence exercises - today's best pictures from the Gulf

Take a look at some of the best images from around the Gulf in the past 24 hours

Two women, centre foreground, trek in the desert as the sun sets over Margham in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A sculpture appears to emerge from the water at Yas Bay Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Dr Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador-designate to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, joined the 155th session of the Arab League Council in Cairo, Egypt, where developments in Palestine, Syria and, Libya and Yemen were high on the agenda. Wam

The Royal Saudi Air Force and the United States Air Force began Dragon air defence exercises over the west of the kingdom. Officials said Dragon involved intercept, combat, counterattack and air defence suppression exercises. SPA

Damage to a grocery shop in Jazan, south-west Saudi Arabia, after a projectile launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels landed on Tuesday. Five civilians were injured in the attack, state media said. Saudi Press Agency

Members of Yemen's Saudi Arabia-backed pro-government forces uncover and disarm land mines in western Hodeidah province. AFP

Kuwait International Fairground in the Mishref suburb of Kuwait City serves as a coronavirus vaccine centre. On Sunday, Kuwait received a shipment of 53,820 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. AFP

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al Sabah receives US Special Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking. During their meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and efforts to bring peace to Yemen, which Sheikh Ahmed said should be achieved by negotiation. Kuna

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani attends the opening day of the 19th Qatar Total Open 2021 for women at the 7,000-seat Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. QNA

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