Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A man splashes water into the air while standing in the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A young man jumps in mid-air to kick a football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young men swim and rest on rocks in the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A man kicks a football on the rocks near the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Men play football on the sandy banks of the Great River in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. The riverbanks serve as both a playing field and a cooling spot for residents during the summer heat. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A swimmer jumps into the Zay River during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

People gather along the banks of the Zay River during a national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Crowds gather in the Zay River during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Rescue divers sit on a boat during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A participant dives into the Zay River from a platform during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A participant dives into the Zay River from a platform during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A participant dives into the Zay River from a platform during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A participant dives into the Zay River from a platform during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

People gather along the banks of the Zay River during a national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Crowds gather in the Zay River during the national swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

Summer Swimming Contest in Kurdistan - Iraq

A boy receives medical assistance after an injury during the swimming competition in Bardarash, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

People are Swimming in the Seine - Paris

This photo shows People are swimming in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 5, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Biarritz

Illustration Biarritz

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY, BIARRITZ. THE GRANDE PLAGE WITH THE HOTEL DU PALAIS IN THE BACKGROUND Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Biarritz

Illustration Biarritz

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BIARRITZ, PLAGE DE LA COTE DES BASQUES, SURFERS IN THE WATER Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Biarritz

Illustration Biarritz

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BIARRITZ, PLAGE DE LA COTE DES BASQUES, SURFERS IN THE WATER Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Bercy Swimming Inauguration - Paris

Inauguration of Bercy swimming and first swims in the Seine River in Paris, France on July 5, 2025. Starting today, July 5, Parisians and visitors alike will be able to take a dip in the Seine in specific areas and for the first time legally after over 100 years. The move marks the fulfillment of a bold promise made back in 1988 by Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac. Swimming in the iconic river had been banned since 1923 due to health and safety concerns, but after decades of cleanup efforts and environmental reforms, the Seine is reopening for public bathing through August 31. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM