![An artist in a wet suit paints a portrait underwater within the "Our International Seas and Colors Underwater Painting Event" in Fethiye district of Mugla, Turkey on 28 April, 2018 [Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502_2_30135917_33294291-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Outer view of Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque is seen during the Shab-e-Barat (night of salvation), one of five holy nights of the Muslims, the night of fortune and forgiveness, in Ankara, Turkey on 30 April, 2018 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180430_2_30104349_33232598.jpg?w=794&h=535&ssl=1 "Muslims mark Shab-e-Barat in Turkey")
Outer view of Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque is seen during the Shab-e-Barat (night of salvation), one of five holy nights of the Muslims, the night of fortune and forgiveness, in Ankara, Turkey on 30 April, 2018 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian children eat ice-cream during a heatwave in Gaza city on 1 May, 2018 [Mahmoud Ajour/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/010518_MJ_00-2.jpg?w=398&h=266&ssl=1 "Palestinian children eat ice-cream (sundae) during a heatwave in Gaza city")
Palestinian children eat ice-cream during a heatwave in Gaza city on 1 May, 2018 [Mahmoud Ajour/Apaimages]
![An aerial view of people at the Konyaalti Beach on a sunny day with temperature standing at 24 degrees Celsius and moisture at 86 percent in Antalya, Turkey on 30 April, 2018 [Orhan Çiçek/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180430_2_30097361_33220864.jpg?w=398&h=265&ssl=1 "Enjoying the sea in Antalya")
An aerial view of people at the Konyaalti Beach on a sunny day with temperature standing at 24 degrees Celsius and moisture at 86 percent in Antalya, Turkey on 30 April, 2018 [Orhan Çiçek/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian protesters dressed as a character from the movie "Avatar" take part in a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 3 May, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/030518_ASH_00-60.jpg?w=500&h=326&ssl=1 "Palestinian protesters dressed as a character from the movie \"Avatar\" take part in a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip")
Palestinian protesters dressed as a character from the movie ‘Avatar’ take part in a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 3 May, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![Members of the ancient Samaritan community take part in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mount Grizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus, 29 April, 2018 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/290418_SHJ_00-34.jpg?w=242&h=326&ssl=1 "Members of the ancient Samaritan community take part in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mount Grizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus")
Members of the ancient Samaritan community take part in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mount Grizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus, 29 April, 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![Two young boy enjoy with water in a pond near Mus Plain in Mus, Turkey on 2 May, 2018 [Yahya Sezgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_2_30168028_33350289.jpg?w=446&h=326&ssl=1 "Two seasons together in Turkey's Mus")
Two young boy enjoy with water in a pond near Mus Plain in Mus, Turkey on 2 May, 2018 [Yahya Sezgin/Anadolu Agency]
![An artist in a wet suit paints a portrait underwater within the "Our International Seas and Colors Underwater Painting Event" in Fethiye district of Mugla, Turkey on 28 April, 2018 [Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502_2_30135917_33294291-scaled.jpg?w=294&h=196&ssl=1 "Underwater Exhibition in Turkey's Mugla")
An artist in a wet suit paints a portrait underwater within the “Our International Seas and Colors Underwater Painting Event” in Fethiye district of Mugla, Turkey on 28 April, 2018 [Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu Agency]
![Ethiopians prepare for fishing as pelicans swarm an enclosed area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29 March, 2018 [Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqı/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_2_30166405_33347134.jpg?w=294&h=196&ssl=1 "Ethiopia: Overfishing threatens aquaculture")
Ethiopians prepare for fishing as pelicans swarm an enclosed area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29 March, 2018 [Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqı/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian farmers harvest wheat at a field near the Israel-Gaza border, in east of Gaza city on 2 May, 2018 [Yasser Qudih/Apainages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/020518_YQ_00-51.jpg?w=302&h=196&ssl=1 "Palestinian farmers harvest wheat at a field near the Israel-Gaza border, in east of Gaza city")
Palestinian farmers harvest wheat at a field near the Israel-Gaza border, in east of Gaza city on 2 May, 2018 [Yasser Qudih/Apainages]
![Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Hisham's Palace in the West Bank city of Jericho on 2 May, 2018 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/020518_WIH_00-5.jpg?w=294&h=196&ssl=1 "Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Hisham's Palace in the West Bank city of Jericho")
Akie Abe, the wife of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits Hisham’s Palace in the West Bank city of Jericho on 2 May, 2018 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]