People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria

  

 People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria, Friday Feb. 14, 2025 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)(AP VIA IMAGES PLUS AGENCY)




Rainbow seen in sky in London, Britain

  
Photo taken on April 30, 2020 shows a rainbow in the sky in London, Britain


(Xinhua/Han Yan)

Qana Valley Reserve between Qalqiliya and Salfit Governorate contains 11 water springs and Roman ruins.

  
Palestine . Salfit : Qana Valley Reserve between Qalqiliya and Salfit Governorate contains 11 water springs and Roman ruins, and it is characterized by its multiplicity of plants and trees.








Snow falls in Vancouver, Canada

  


People wait to cross the street as snow falls in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 23, 2018
A child sits on the snow at a park in Vancouver, Canada
Children play at a park in Vancouver, Canada
. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

Long-tailed mayflies appear on river Tisza in Hungary

  


TISZAINOKA : Photo taken on June 14, 2016 shows the long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) on the Tisza river in Tiszainoka village in Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary. The short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate before they perish in just a few hours during the Tisza blooming season "Tiszaviragzas" from late spring to early summer every year. Larva of the species live in small holes in the river banks for three years before they develop into the final form of the insect to participate in the swarming, then die. (Xinhua/Attila Volgyi)





People watch and take pictures of the long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) on the Tisza river in Tiszainoka village in Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary, on June 14, 2016. The short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate before they perish in just a few hours during the Tisza blooming season "Tiszaviragzas" from late spring to early summer every year. Larva of the species live in small holes in the river banks for three years before they develop into the final form of the insect to participate in the swarming, then die.


Continuous heavy rain sweeps parts of Hunan Province

  


YONGZHOU :  Militia soldiers carry a rescue boat in Daoxian County of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, June 14, 2016. Continuous heavy rain swept parts of Hunan Province recently. According to the National Meteorological Center, torrential rain will hit Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang from Tuesday to Thursday. (Xinhua/He Hongfu)


People ride on a waterlogged road in Daoxian County of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, June 14, 2016. Continuous heavy rain swept parts of Hunan Province recently. According to the National Meteorological Center, torrential rain will hit Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang from Tuesday to Thursday.



Photo taken on June 13, 2016 shows the Xizhou Park in Daoxian County of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. Continuous heavy rain swept parts of Hunan Province recently. According to the National Meteorological Center, torrential rain will hit Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang from Tuesday to Thursday.


Nepalese people start planting rice paddies

  


BHAKTAPUR :  A Nepalese woman carries seedlings for plantation at a field in Bhaktapur, Nepal  As the monsoon season begins, Nepalese people start planting rice paddies. Most of the people depends on the rain water for the plantation. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)




Around 200 families affected by flood in Nepal

  
A family clears out water in a shed after floodwater flowing from the swollen Bagmati river to a slum area at Gairigaon in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 17, 2015. Around 200 families living in the slum area were affected by the floodwaters due to continuous heavy rainfall





People walk through a flooded area in a slum area at Gairigaon in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 17, 2015. Around 200 families living in the slum area were affected by the floodwaters due to continous heavy rainfall

 

Beautiful nature of Palestine

  
Palestine : Nature photographer - Beautiful nature of Palestine By : Ziad Abdul Aziz

Italian baroque theme floral display meets public in Brussels

  
A visitor walks past a floral display during the "Flowertime" event at town hall of Brussels, Belgium, August 12, 2015. The event this year with an Italian baroque theme will open to public between August 13 and 16





Two visitors talk next to a floral display during the "Flowertime" event at town hall of Brussels, Belgium, August 12, 2015. The event this year with an Italian baroque theme will open to public between August 13 and 16




A visitor takes photos for a floral display during the "Flowertime" event at town hall of Brussels, Belgium, August 12, 2015. The event this year with an Italian baroque theme will open to public between August 13 and 16
  



Tourists enjoy a floral display at the "Flowertime" event at Grand Place and town hall of Brussels, Belgium, August 12, 2015. The event this year with an Italian baroque theme will open to public between August 13 and 16

   

In pictures:New York never sleeps

  
United States : Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2015 shows Manhattan at sunset in New York, the United States


 

A woman enjoys Manhattan sunset from a ferry boat in New York, the United States, on Aug. 11, 2015
  



Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2015 shows the One World Trade Center in Manhattan of New York, the United States






Hot air balloons rise into the morning sky from the Bristol International Balloon

  
Hot air balloons rise into the morning sky from the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta main arena at the Ashton Court estate on August 7, 2015 in Bristol, England. The early morning flight of over 100 balloons was the first mass ascent of the four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta which started yesterday. Now in its 37th year, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe's largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen by many balloonists as the home of modern ballooning

Citizens accept the juices in the face of rising temperatures

  
Palestine : Nablus - Citizens accept the juices in the face of rising temperatures





Firefighters spray water to prevent forest fires in Indonesia

  
Firefighters spray water on burned forest area in Pekanbaru of Riau province, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2015. Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has come up with measures to prevent forest fires that occurred in past years in plantation areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan. The fires cause haze that ran through neighboring countries of Singapore, Malaysia and part of Thailand.





A helicopter sprays water on burned forest area in Pekanbaru of Riau province, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2015. Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has come up with measures to prevent forest fires that occurred in past years in plantation areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan. The fires cause haze that ran through neighboring countries of Singapore, Malaysia and part of Thailand

 

Tiny Pluto sports big mountains, New Horizons finds

  
A new close-up image of a region near Pluto's equator reveals a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the icy body, in a picture released July 15, 2015
 
 

 
 
 

Mass dead fish seen on shore of Laguna del Camaron in Mexico

  
Dead fish lie on the shore of Laguna del Camaron, Mazatlan, Mexico


Nine years and 3 billion miles later, U.S. craft flies by Pluto

  

'It's truly a mark in human history,' says NASA's John Grunsfeld after News Horizons spacecraft flew by distant 'dwarf' planet early Tuesday morning