![Izmir State Opera and Ballet dancers perform during general rehearsal of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker premiere in Turkey on 21 December 2018 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TURKEY-BALLET-NUTCRACKER20181221_2_34052811_40084490.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
An artwork helmet is being displayed during “Deus Ex Machina” exhibition, owned by Mehmet Ali Ak and Sezer Ak, at CerModern in Ankara, Turkey on 20 December, 2018 [Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency]
![Mosque Eyyubi is being transported with a self-propelled modular transporter to the New Cultural Park Area in Hasankeyf district of Turkey's southeastern Batman province on 20 December 2018 [Selman Tür/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mosque-moving20181221_2_34052535_40084190.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Transportation of Mosque Eyyubi")
Mosque Eyyubi is being transported with a self-propelled modular transporter to the New Cultural Park Area in Hasankeyf district of Turkey’s southeastern Batman province on 20 December 2018 [Selman Tür/Anadolu Agency]
![A Palestinian man holds an umbrella during a rainy day, in the West Bank city of Nablus, 20 December 2018 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/raining-in-gaza201218_SHJ_00-5.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "raining in gaza201218_SHJ_00 (5)")
A Palestinian man holds an umbrella during a rainy day, in the West Bank city of Nablus, 20 December 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![Taha Khenissi of ES Tunis celebrates victory following the penalty shoot out during the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 5th Place Match between ES Tunis and CD Guadalajara at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on 18 December 2018 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. [Francois Nel/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TUNISIA-FOOTIEGettyImages-1074362056-.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "ES Tunis v CD Guadalajara - FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 5th Place Match")
Taha Khenissi of ES Tunis celebrates victory following the penalty shoot out during the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 5th Place Match between ES Tunis and CD Guadalajara at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on 18 December 2018 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. [Francois Nel/Getty Images]
![Izmir State Opera and Ballet dancers perform during general rehearsal of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker premiere in Turkey on 21 December 2018 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TURKEY-BALLET-NUTCRACKER20181221_2_34052811_40084490.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Rehearsal of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker")
Izmir State Opera and Ballet dancers perform during general rehearsal of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker premiere in Turkey on 21 December 2018 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
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