Stunning images of the heatwave around the region - in pictures

From Moroccan youths bathing their horses to parched parrots drinking in Baghdad zoo

Moroccan Fantasia (tbourida) horsemen ride their horses in the Atlantic ocean waters off a beach in leisure time during the annual Moussem festival of Moulay Abdellah Amghar near the city of El Jadida on August 8, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Kuwaiti youths as they set to sail aboard traditional dhows for a pearl diving expedition near Kuwait City. AFP

Iraqi youths swim in the Shatt al-Arab waterway at the end of a hot summer day in Basra. AFP

Syrians take advantage of the heat to dry sheep hides, during the tanning process in Azmarin town in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP

Locals dry hot red peppers to make paste and flakes in the heat. AFP

Boys swim in the Nile amid a heatwave at El Qanater El Khairiyah. Reuters

A man relaxes next to a water fountain outside Qatar's Souq Waqif bazar in Doha. AFP

A grey parrot drinks water amidst soaring temperatures at a zoo in Baghdad. AFP

People gather in a restaurant at sunset in Gaza City. AFP

A boy shelters in his tent at the Sahlat al-Banat makeshift camp on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqa. AFP

An Iraqi youth dives into a swimming pool to cool off, as temperature rises in Mosul. Reuters

A man cools himself with water, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters

Women sit on the beach during a hot summer day in Rabat, Morocco. EPA

People play at the Wadi El-Rayan waterfalls, amid a heatwave in Al Fayoum Governorate, southwest of Cairo. Reuters

A deserted beach by Reem Central Park on a hot day in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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