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Moments from the annual Qatar International Food Festival opened Saturday by Qatar Tourism at the newly-minted Al Sa’ad Plaza in Lusail Boulevard, in the presence of HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. Featuring delicacies from around the world, QIFF 2023 also has an area dedicated to Indonesian cuisine, in celebration of the Qatar-Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture.

Gulf Times visits more booths at the Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition on the third day at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The expo that showcases limited-edition pieces and an extensive display of luxury collections from more than 500 brands is to conlcude on February 25.

In celebration of the multiple motorsport events coming to Qatar in 2023, Qatar Airways held an event at Lusail Boulevard. Fans were entertained with special appearances from Qatari rally legend Nasser al-Attiyah, former Formula One driver David Coulthard, MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa and Red Bull drift car driver Abdo Feghali. The four stars raced down the strip with some daredevil acts on their speed machines.Shaji Kayamkulam

A tour of the ongoing 19th edition of Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition -DJWE 2023 at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre - A Gulf Times video.

Fifty One East is showcasing a vast collection of luxury products from several world class brands at the ongoing 19th edition of Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre.Shaji Kayamkulam

The exquisite collections of renowned French luxury jeweller Boucheron at the ongoing Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2023 at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre. Housed at the Fifty One East pavilion, the collections are attracting large number of jewellery lovers.Shaji Kayakmulam

A quick tour of the 19th edition of Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition, DJWE2023, opened Monday by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.

A pet leopard inside a cage in a former zoo in Islamabad, after it escaped captivity at a house in the Pakistani capital. The leopard roamed the streets for hours before being shot with a sedation dart by officials, who took it to the city's former zoo that was shut down in 2020 over its treatment of animals.

The United States’ friendship with Qatar is not built of boundaries, but one that’s based on shared optimism for the future, noted US ambassador Timmy T Davis in an exclusive interview with Gulf Times.

As the clean-up operation continues, rescuers comfort a dog found still alive after having been trapped under the rubble, a week after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The disaster has left more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid. AFP

Excavators dig through rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, days after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria. As excavators take over the majority of the recovery work, relatives wait huddled around fires for news of their loved ones. AFP

Dressed up in their favourite characters' costumes, thousands of comic fans take part in the annual Comic Con festival in India's financial capital Mumbai. It's the first time the event has been held in Mumbai since December 2019, after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. AFP

Aerial shots of destruction in the old city of Antakya, Turkey after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country and its southern neighbour, Syria, on Monday. According to the latest official reports, the earthquake killed more than 25,000 people, including 21,848 in Turkey, while the authorities in Syria counted 3,553 dead.

A quick tour of the third edition of the Katara International Amber Exhibition at Building 12 of Katara-Cultural Village, on Friday.Video: Shaji Kayamkulam

Moments from Friday, the third day of the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival (KIAHF-2023) Title Show, being held at the picturesque arena of Katara Beach.Video: Shaji Kayamkulam

Widowed and homeless, Duaa Ghadban lost everything in a quake that killed her children, forcing her to take shelter in a camp for people displaced by war in Syria's northwest. The dazed young mother who was pulled out of the wreckage, stares at a photo of her deceased 40-day-old baby on her phone, weeping as she kisses the screen. AFP

Algerian first responders use dogs as they take part in the search and rescue operations in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, along with Syrian and Russian soldiers. Emergency units from the Spanish military too use trained dog to search for survivors buried under the rubble in Islahiye, a town in southern Turkey.

Newborn Syrian, who was found alive still tied by her umbilical cord to her dead mother, lies in the incubator at Afrin hospital. The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jandairis. AFP

Rescuers in the Turkish city of Adiyaman clear the rubble of a collapsed building as the search for survivors of Monday's deadly earthquake continue, moving into their second night. Workers use contruction tubing to move debris from the top of the mound as the daylight fades. The death toll of the 7.8-magnitude quake sits at 5,000 across Turkey and neighbouring Syria. AFP

Rescuers in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir carry down a victim found in the rubble of a building that was destroyed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. AFP