Crew members prepare their hot air balloon during the 3rd Qatar balloon festival 2023 in Sealine Desert , one of the world's unique areas where the desert meets the sea, about 50 kilometres from the capital Doha, Qatar on 23 January 2023. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto) (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)