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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

A Palestinian man watches as Israeli forces demolish a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Redding, California 4

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rain killed one person in Redding, California on Sunday, December 21, as repeated atmospheric rivers inundated Northern California. Flooded roads stranded vehicles, caused power outages, and prompted water rescues, while officials urged residents to avoid travel amid rapidly rising water levels and flood watches affecting millions statewide.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Redding, California 3

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rain killed one person in Redding, California on Sunday, December 21, as repeated atmospheric rivers inundated Northern California. Flooded roads stranded vehicles, caused power outages, and prompted water rescues, while officials urged residents to avoid travel amid rapidly rising water levels and flood watches affecting millions statewide.

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Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival

Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival

HULUNBUIR, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A child watches ice lanterns at the Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China on December 23, 2025.

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Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival

Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival

HULUNBUIR, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A child watches ice lanterns at the Ice and Snow Carnival Ice Lantern Festival in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China on December 23, 2025.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Redding, California 2

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rain killed one person in Redding, California on Sunday, December 21, as repeated atmospheric rivers inundated Northern California. Flooded roads stranded vehicles, caused power outages, and prompted water rescues, while officials urged residents to avoid travel amid rapidly rising water levels and flood watches affecting millions statewide.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Redding, California

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rain killed one person in Redding, California on Sunday, December 21, as repeated atmospheric rivers inundated Northern California. Flooded roads stranded vehicles, caused power outages, and prompted water rescues, while officials urged residents to avoid travel amid rapidly rising water levels and flood watches affecting millions statewide.

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Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

A woman holding a child watches as an excavator clears rubble during a search operation in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on December 20, 2025. Civil defense teams are conducting search operations for the bodies of the Abu Hilal family in the Al-Amal neighborhood, months after they were killed on August 13, 2025. Search efforts have been hindered by a severe shortage of heavy equipment and access restrictions in the area. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

A woman holding a child watches as an excavator clears rubble during a search operation in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on December 20, 2025. Civil defense teams are conducting search operations for the bodies of the Abu Hilal family in the Al-Amal neighborhood, months after they were killed on August 13, 2025. Search efforts have been hindered by a severe shortage of heavy equipment and access restrictions in the area. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

A civil defense worker watches as an excavator clears rubble during a search operation in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on December 20, 2025. Civil defense teams are conducting search operations for the bodies of the Abu Hilal family in the Al-Amal neighborhood, months after they were killed on August 13, 2025. Search efforts have been hindered by a severe shortage of heavy equipment and access restrictions in the area. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

Search Continues for Bodies Under Rubble - Gaza

A woman watches civil defense teams search for bodies in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on December 20, 2025. Civil defense teams are conducting search operations for the bodies of the Abu Hilal family in the Al-Amal neighborhood, months after they were killed on August 13, 2025. Search efforts have been hindered by a severe shortage of heavy equipment and access restrictions in the area. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Referee John Brooks watches the VAR monitor during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House Coverage

White House Coverage

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles watches as US President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media as he departs on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 December 2025. President Trump is due to travel to Florida where he is due to spend Christmas and New Year. EPA/WILL OLIVER/POOL

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Japan imperial family watches Nutcracker

Japan imperial family watches Nutcracker

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (4th from R), Empress Masako (3rd from R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (2nd from R) arrive at the New National Theatre in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, to watch the Nutcracker ballet performance. (Pool photo)

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Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

A tourist watches UNITREE's humanoid robot G1 perform martial arts at the Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

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Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

A tourist watches UNITREE's humanoid robot G1 perform martial arts at the Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

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Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

A tourist watches a beautiful robot at the Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

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HIECO 2025 AI Innovation Conference

HIECO 2025 AI Innovation Conference

A viewer watches server manufacturers' products at the HIECO 2025 AI Innovation Conference in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on December 17, 2025.

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PM Mark Carney Visits Fallowfield Tree Farm - Ottawa

PM Mark Carney Visits Fallowfield Tree Farm - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney watches as Santa blesses a Christmas tree while visiting Fallowfield Tree Farm in Ottawa, ON, Canada on December 13, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko watches a performance by students at a Japan-Laos martial arts center in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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7th Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo

7th Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 11, 2025 - A viewer watches unmanned minibuses at the 7th Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 11, 2025.

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watches as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Operation Against Drug Trafficking - Marseille

Operation Against Drug Trafficking - Marseille

A man at the foot of a building watches from a lookout post at a drug dealing spot in the Les Oliviers A housing project during a coordinated operation to combat drug trafficking and raid fifteen drug dealing spots in Marseille, southern France, on December 9, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/Agence ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Leaders at Downing Street - London

European Leaders at Downing Street - London

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) watches the 10 Downing Street cat, Larry as he is greeted by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) outside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 8, 2025, ahead of a meeting with leaders of Germany and France. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / POOL / AFP)

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European Leaders at Downing Street - London

European Leaders at Downing Street - London

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) watches the 10 Downing Street cat, Larry as he is greeted by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) outside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 8, 2025, ahead of a meeting with leaders of Germany and France. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / POOL / AFP)

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Illustration - Vosges

Illustration - Vosges

FRANCE ALSACE BAS-RHIN (67) GRANDFONTAINE. PERCHED ATOP THE DONON MASSIF, THE TEMPLE WATCHES OVER THE VOSGES RIDGES, AN ENIGMATIC SILHOUETTE EMERGING FROM A MISTY LANDSCAPE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vosges

Illustration - Vosges

FRANCE BAS-RHIN (67) GRANDFONTAINE. PERCHED ATOP THE DONON MASSIF, THE TEMPLE WATCHES OVER THE VOSGES RIDGES, AN ENIGMATIC SILHOUETTE EMERGING FROM A LANDSCAPE STEEPED IN HISTORY. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Japanese Princess Kako (front row, C) watches a tennis match at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Japanese Princess Kako (front row, C) watches a tennis match at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Sports Activities Resume across Gaza

Sports Activities Resume across Gaza

Trainees perform moves as coach Sama Al-Halabi watches during a training session at Al-Mushtal Sports Club in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 29, 2025. Sports activities resume across Gaza after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. The 22-year-old coach, Sama Al-Halabi, reopened training for young women despite damaged facilities and limited equipment. She said sports provide psychological relief after months of conflict. Photo by Hashem Zimmo/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Activities Resume across Gaza

Sports Activities Resume across Gaza

Trainees perform moves as coach Sama Al-Halabi watches during a training session at Al-Mushtal Sports Club in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 29, 2025. Sports activities resume across Gaza after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. The 22-year-old coach, Sama Al-Halabi, reopened training for young women despite damaged facilities and limited equipment. She said sports provide psychological relief after months of conflict. Photo by Hashem Zimmo/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

An elderly woman separates saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals as a boy watches TV in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Japanese Princess Kako watches a tennis game at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

A judge watches a handler and her dog at The Canadian Kennel Club's National Championship Dog Show in Toronto on Saturday November 22, 2025. Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

A handler watches a judge as she kneels with her dog at The Canadian Kennel Club's National Championship Dog Show in Toronto on Saturday November, 22, 2025. Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko watches a martial arts performance at the Budo center in Vientiane on Nov. 19, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Dino Toppmoller head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt watches the game intently during the match of Uefa Champions League between S.S.C. Napoli and Frankfurt at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 4, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Champions League football match in Naples, Italy, November 04 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Dino Toppmoller head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt watches the game intently during the match of Uefa Champions League between S.S.C. Napoli and Frankfurt at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 4, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Champions League football match in Naples, Italy, November 04 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Antonio Conte head coach of SSC Napoli watches the game intently during the match of Uefa Champions League between S.S.C. Napoli and Frankfurt at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 4, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Champions League football match in Naples, Italy, November 04 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Antonio Conte head coach of SSC Napoli watches the game intently during the match of Uefa Champions League between S.S.C. Napoli and Frankfurt at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 4, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Champions League football match in Naples, Italy, November 04 2025

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CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

Cesc Fabregas head coach of Como 1907 watches the game intently during the match of 10th day of the Serie A Championship between S.S.C. Napoli and Como 1907 at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 1, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Como 1907, Italian soccer Serie A match in Naples, Italy, November 01 2025

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CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

Antonio Conte head coach of SSC Napoli watches the game intently during the match of 10th day of the Serie A Championship between S.S.C. Napoli and Como 1907 at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 1, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Como 1907, Italian soccer Serie A match in Naples, Italy, November 01 2025

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CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

CALCIO - Serie A - SSC Napoli vs Como 1907

Cesc Fabregas head coach of Como 1907 watches the game intently during the match of 10th day of the Serie A Championship between S.S.C. Napoli and Como 1907 at the Maradona Stadium on Nov 1, 2025 in Naples, Italy. during SSC Napoli vs Como 1907, Italian soccer Serie A match in Naples, Italy, November 01 2025

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Iranian men in traditional Kurdish clothing dance as a large crowd watches them during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 30, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Iranian men in traditional Kurdish clothing dance as a large crowd watches them during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 30, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Iranian men in traditional Kurdish clothing dance as a large crowd watches them during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 30, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Iranian men in traditional Kurdish clothing dance as a large crowd watches them during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 29, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Iranian men in traditional Kurdish clothing dance as a large crowd watches them during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 29, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

A large crowd watches the dance of Iranian men during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 29, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

Pir Shalyar Celebration in Kurdistan Iran

A large crowd watches the dance of Iranian men during the Pir Shalyar festival in Uraman Takht, Kurdistan Province, Iran, on January 29, 2025. The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony that celebrates the marriage, likely mythical, of Pir Shalyar to the Bukharan princess. The celebration takes place in three stages on non-consecutive days. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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