![Sultan Kosen (L), Guinness World Record holder for tallest living male at 251 centimetres, and Jyoti Amge (R), world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records, pose for a photo at the Giza pyramid complex on 26 January, 2018 in Giza, Egypt [Stringer/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180126_2_28354291_30187206-scaled.jpg?fit=920%2C614&ssl=1)
![A Palestinian woman bakes bread in her neighborhood which experiences power shortages, in Johr El-Deek in Gaza on 1 February, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/010218_ASH_00-4.jpg?w=608&h=405&ssl=1 "A Palestinian woman bakes bread in her neighborhood which experiences power shortages, in Johr El-Deek in Gaza")
A Palestinian woman bakes bread in her neighborhood which experiences power shortages, in Johr El-Deek in Gaza on 1 February, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![Palestinian school students shout slogans and hold placards in a protest against the US move to freeze funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on 31 January, 2018 at the al-Nusairat refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/310118_ASH_00-71.jpg?w=304&h=199&ssl=1 "Palestinian school students shout slogans and hold placards in a protest against the US move to freeze funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees")
Palestinian school students protest against the US move to freeze funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on 31 January, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![Ancient Gypsy Girl mosaic artwork is displayed at Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey on 18 January, 2018 [Adsız Günebakan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180119_2_28183966_29922877.jpg?w=304&h=202&ssl=1 "Gypsy Girl mosaic increased the visitor number of Zeugma Mosaic Museum")
Ancient Gypsy Girl mosaic artwork is displayed at Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey on 18 January, 2018 [Adsız Günebakan/Anadolu Agency]
![Statue of Ramesses II, acknowledged as one of the greatest Pharaohs during the era of ancient Egypt, is being relocated due to its exhibition at Grand Egypt Museum in Giza, Egypt on 25 January, 2018 [Fared Kotb/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180125_2_28316042_30136662.jpg?w=627&h=427&ssl=1 "Relocation of Statue of Ramesses II in Egypt")
Statue of Ramesses II, acknowledged as one of the greatest Pharaohs during the era of ancient Egypt, is being relocated due to its exhibition at Grand Egypt Museum in Giza, Egypt on 25 January, 2018 [Fared Kotb/Anadolu Agency]
![Two Iraqi men pass each other on the narrowest alley in Baghdad, Iraq, which has 30 cantimeters width and 70 meters length and called "derbune" by the local people, on 15 January, 2018 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180126_2_28343481_30170027.jpg?w=285&h=427&ssl=1 "Narrowest alley in Baghdad")
Two Iraqi men pass each other on the narrowest alley in Baghdad, Iraq, which has 30 cantimeters width and 70 meters length and called “derbune” by the local people, on 15 January, 2018 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]
![Sultan Kosen (L), Guinness World Record holder for tallest living male at 251 centimetres, and Jyoti Amge (R), world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records, pose for a photo at the Giza pyramid complex on 26 January, 2018 in Giza, Egypt [Stringer/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180126_2_28354291_30187206-scaled.jpg?w=311&h=208&ssl=1 "World's tallest man Sultan Kosen in Egypt")
Sultan Kosen (L), Guinness World Record holder for tallest living male at 251 centimetres, and Jyoti Amge (R), world’s smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records, pose for a photo at the Giza pyramid complex on 26 January, 2018 in Giza, Egypt [Stringer/Anadolu Agency]
![A view of the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa province on 28 January, 2018 [Muhammed Ali Akman/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180128_2_28377044_30230154.jpg?w=311&h=189&ssl=1 "Ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon")
A view of the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa province on 28 January, 2018 [Muhammed Ali Akman/Anadolu Agency]
!['Super blue blood moon' rises over Aizanoi Ancient city, in Cavdarhisar district of Kutahya on 31 January, 2018 [Alibey Aydın/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180131_2_28446156_30346040.jpg?w=601&h=401&ssl=1 "Super blue blood moon in Turkey's Kutahya")
‘Super blue blood moon’ rises over Aizanoi Ancient city, in Cavdarhisar district of Kutahya on 31 January, 2018 [Alibey Aydın/Anadolu Agency]
![People play video games during the International Digital Game and Entertainment Fair's Gaming Istanbul 2018 event in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 February, 2018 [Berk Özkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180201_2_28456521_30360084-scaled.jpg?w=474&h=296&ssl=1 "Gaming Istanbul 2018 Fair")
People play video games during the International Digital Game and Entertainment Fair’s Gaming Istanbul 2018 event in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 February, 2018 [Berk Özkan/Anadolu Agency]
![Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo gives concert at Zorlu Performing Art Center in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 February, 2018 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180201_2_28468983_30378460.jpg?w=438&h=296&ssl=1 "Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo gives concert in Istanbul")
Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo gives concert at Zorlu Performing Art Center in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 February, 2018 [Şebnem Coşkun/Anadolu Agency]