The week in pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…

Rainbow occurs after rain over Istanbul, Turkey on August 29, 2017. ( Abdullah Coşkun – Anadolu Agency )

People wait at a flooded restaurant after heavy rain hit Istanbul, Turkey on August 29, 2017. ( Berk Özkan – Anadolu Agency )

General view of Galata Tower as it reflects on the Golden horn while clouds cover sky at night in Istanbul, Turkey on August 31, 2017. ( Abdullah Coşkun – Anadolu Agency )

Palestinians shop at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza city on August 31, 2017. Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice). Photo by Mohammed Asad

Palestinian children gather around a makeshift cube representing the holy Kaaba, in the West bank city of Hebron, on August 30, 2017, as part of training children how to perform Hajj pilgrimage [Wisam Hashlamoun/APAimages]

Egyptians gather at a live stock market, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in Cairo, Egypt, on August 29, 2017. Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice). Photo by Amr Sayed | APAimages

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