![Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016 [Mohamed El Raai / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_2_21049408_17569772.jpg?ssl=1 "CAIRO, EGYPT - DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai - Anadolu Agency )")
Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016 [Mohamed El Raai / Anadolu Agency]
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
CAIRO, EGYPT – DECEMBER 31: Christians living in Cairo attend a religious mass at the Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church to celebrate New year in Cairo, Egypt on December 31, 2016. ( Mohamed El Raai – Anadolu Agency )
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 31 : New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 31 : New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 31 : New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 31 : New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 31 : New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
New Year fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower in Dubai on December 31, 2016. ( Mahmoud Khaled – Anadolu Agency )
BASRA, IRAQ – DECEMBER 31 : Iraqi people ice skate on a temporary ice skating rink set up at the biggest mall in the city during the New Year Celebrations in Basra, Iraq on December 31, 2016. ( Haider El-Sadi – Anadolu Agency )
BASRA, IRAQ – DECEMBER 31 : Iraqi people ice skate on a temporary ice skating rink set up at the biggest mall in the city during the New Year Celebrations in Basra, Iraq on December 31, 2016. ( Haider El-Sadi – Anadolu Agency )
BASRA, IRAQ – DECEMBER 31 : Iraqi people walk through at the biggest mall in the city during the New Year Celebrations in Basra, Iraq on December 31, 2016. ( Haider El-Sadi – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Thousands of people gather to celebrate New Year at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 01: Balloons are released during the New Year celebrations at Ortakoy Square in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2017. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – JANUARY 01: Iraqi people gather to celebrate New year in front of a shopping mall in Erbil, Iraq on January 01, 2017. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
ERBIL, IRAQ – JANUARY 01: Iraqi people gather to celebrate New year in front of a shopping mall in Erbil, Iraq on January 01, 2017. ( Yunus Keleş – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians pray during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
![Armenians are seen during a New Year's mass at St. Sarkis Church on 1 January 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_2_21050767_17574398.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year's mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church on 1 January 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
![Armenians are seen during a New Year's mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on 1 January, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_2_21050767_17574401.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year's mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on 1 January, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians pray during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians pray during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 01: Armenians are seen during a New Year’s mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran, Iran on January 01, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: General view of Martyrs’ Square during new year celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
BEIRUT, LEBANON – JANUARY 01: Lebanese people attend new year celebrations at the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon on January 01, 2017. ( Enes Kanlı – Anadolu Agency )
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