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A woman poses for pictures in front of decoration with figures of rats to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year

STRAWBERRY FARM IN GAZA STRIP: Hanin Abu Daqa, a 26-year-old graduate with a nursing degree, picks strawberries at her farm

HEAVY SNOWFALL IN KASHMIR: Villagers carry rice after a heavy snowfall at Kanidajan area of Budgam district in Srinagar. —

A worker hangs traditional-style lanterns at the monastery ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Jakarta. — Reuters

A man removes snow from a boat on the Dal Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar. — Reuters

A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi

GOLDEN BEACHES BECKON TOURISTS: Al Ashkhara in the Wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Ali in South Al Sharqiyah has golden

AVATAR CAR: Ola Kallenius, chairman of the board of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, gets out of the Mercedes-Benz Vision

OVER 10,000 TO TAKE PART IN MUSCAT MARATHON: The 2020 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon is set to be bigger and

SKATEBOARD TRAINING: Italian activists train young Palestinian girls to ride skateboards in Gaza City. — AFP

CELEBRATING GOOD NEWS: The people of Nizwa celebrated the good news that His Majesty Sultan Qaboos is in stable health.

CELEBRATED CATCH: A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed “Tuna King”, paid $1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year’s

A tourist sits on an ice bike at the Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, in China’s northeast

The 17th annual local Camel Race Festival was held at the Royal Cavalry Track at Al Felaij in the Wilayat

WELCOMING 2020: A vendor decorates his gift shop ahead of New Year’s eve in Kuwait City. — AFP

HAPPY NEW YEAR!: New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House during the fireworks show

MESMERISING SHOT: The Photographic Society of Oman concluded its activities of the year with the opening of the 26th annual

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN GAZA: A Palestinian man picks up flowers to be sold in the local market, ahead of

DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN HK: A demonstrator with a child attends an anti-government rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong. —

Palestinian women pose for a picture in front of a Santa Claus figure on display outside a shop in Gaza

Tourists ride on a decorated elephant as they tour the Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Tourist arrivals in Thailand