• Fetching photo subjects, canine daycare and pet boarding at My Second Home in Dubai Investments Park is one of the biggest centres of its kind within Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Fetching photo subjects, canine daycare and pet boarding at My Second Home in Dubai Investments Park is one of the biggest centres of its kind within Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • Boys play in a pool of rainwater after a day of heavy rainfall in the streets of Iraq's southern city of Basra on March 26. AFP
    Boys play in a pool of rainwater after a day of heavy rainfall in the streets of Iraq's southern city of Basra on March 26. AFP
  • Nasa's latest Moon rocket, the Space Launch System with the Orion crew capsule, on launch pad 39B as the Sun rises at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 24. Reuters
    Nasa's latest Moon rocket, the Space Launch System with the Orion crew capsule, on launch pad 39B as the Sun rises at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 24. Reuters
  • An artist dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali waits to take part in a religious procession during the Ram Navami festival in Amritsar, Punjab, on March 27. AFP
    An artist dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali waits to take part in a religious procession during the Ram Navami festival in Amritsar, Punjab, on March 27. AFP
  • A humanoid robot built by Linkerbot dressed up in a costume sits next to a piano as a demonstration at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing. Reuters
    A humanoid robot built by Linkerbot dressed up in a costume sits next to a piano as a demonstration at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing. Reuters
  • Rowing on the Main river during warm spring weather in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on March 24. EPA
    Rowing on the Main river during warm spring weather in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on March 24. EPA
  • Workers take down Lunar New Year decorations in Dandong, north-east Liaoning province, on March 25. AFP
    Workers take down Lunar New Year decorations in Dandong, north-east Liaoning province, on March 25. AFP
  • Children play online games on paid shared computers in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 26. AFP
    Children play online games on paid shared computers in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 26. AFP
  • A horticulturist hangs long vines of orange nasturtium plants over the balconies in the central courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 24. Reuters
    A horticulturist hangs long vines of orange nasturtium plants over the balconies in the central courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 24. Reuters
  • A woman feeds stray cats in a Tehran park amid US-Israeli strikes on March 26. Getty
    A woman feeds stray cats in a Tehran park amid US-Israeli strikes on March 26. Getty
  • A runner crosses the dam at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, England, on March 27, where the water level is now be seen completely replenished after last year's drought. Getty Images
    A runner crosses the dam at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, England, on March 27, where the water level is now be seen completely replenished after last year's drought. Getty Images
  • A climber repairs rock grips at a 45-metre practice climbing wall at the Haus des Meeres during a regular spring maintenance in Vienna on March 25. The building was built during the Second World War as one of Vienna's four anti-aircraft gun and battle towers. AFP
    A climber repairs rock grips at a 45-metre practice climbing wall at the Haus des Meeres during a regular spring maintenance in Vienna on March 25. The building was built during the Second World War as one of Vienna's four anti-aircraft gun and battle towers. AFP
  • Cameras and phone get busy as people take pictures at the Marina bay waterfront in Singapore on March 24. AFP
    Cameras and phone get busy as people take pictures at the Marina bay waterfront in Singapore on March 24. AFP
  • People prepare to take boats across the Yangon River as the Sun sets on March 24. AFP
    People prepare to take boats across the Yangon River as the Sun sets on March 24. AFP
  • A Buddhist statue under cherry blossom trees in the Ueno Sakura Joen Cemetery in Tokyo on March 25. AFP
    A Buddhist statue under cherry blossom trees in the Ueno Sakura Joen Cemetery in Tokyo on March 25. AFP
  • A Catholic lay minister, right, sprays holy water as devotees raise palm fronds during a Palm Sunday mass at a church in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 29. EPA
    A Catholic lay minister, right, sprays holy water as devotees raise palm fronds during a Palm Sunday mass at a church in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 29. EPA
  • The 30th Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    The 30th Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

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Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

This week's collection includes a dog at canine daycare, a robot playing piano and fetivities at Dubai World Cup

The National

March 30, 2026

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Updated: March 30, 2026, 9:03 AM
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