![Lightnings brighten the sky in Igdir province located in Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region on 18 August, 2017 [Hüseyin Yıldız/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Lightnings-in-Turkeys-night-sky20170818_2_25303640_25035436-.jpg?ssl=1 "Lightnings in Turkey's night sky")
Lightnings brighten the sky in Igdir province located in Turkey’s Eastern Anatolia Region on 18 August, 2017 [Hüseyin Yıldız/Anadolu Agency]
![Men fish from the Galata Bridge as the sun rises through clouds over the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 August, 2017 [Abdullah Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Fishing-on-Istanbuls-Galata-Bridge-at-sunrise20170817_2_25283924_25005562-.jpg?ssl=1 "Fishing on Istanbul's Galata Bridge at sunrise")
Men fish from the Galata Bridge as the sun rises through clouds over the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 August, 2017 [Abdullah Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]
![Children play with a sheep at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-Eid-al-Adha-preparations-in-Turkey20170818_2_25308716_25044428-.jpg?ssl=1 "Eid al-Adha preparations in Turkey")
Children play with a sheep at a livestock market as the preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival “Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 18 August, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian singer Emel Meslusi performs during the 53rd International Carthage Festival at The Carthage Amphitheater on 12 August, 2017 in Carthage, Tunisia [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_18-53rd-International-Carthage-Festival20170813_2_25219694_24902730-.jpg?ssl=1 "53rd International Carthage Festival")
Tunisian singer Emel Meslusi performs during the 53rd International Carthage Festival at The Carthage Amphitheater on 12 August, 2017 in Carthage, Tunisia [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
Gazan pigeon race takes flight in Gaza on 18 August 2017. Images By Mohammad Asad
![Palestinians gather to stage a demonstration organized by The Palestinian National Interest Committee as they hold a placard and Palestinian flags to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Nablus, West Bank on 14 August, 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170814_2_25241643_24940842-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Protest in Nablus")
Palestinians gather to stage a demonstration to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Nablus, West Bank on 14 August, 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
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