![Egyptian football player Mohammed Salah posted a selfie of himself with his two Siamese cats on Facebook with the caption: 'Dogs and cats will not be exported anywhere. This will not happen and cannot happen' [Facebook]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46736761_1677992009012743_9072329908344061952_n.jpg?w=769&h=577&ssl=1 "46736761_1677992009012743_9072329908344061952_n")
Egyptian football player Mohammed Salah posted a selfie of himself with his two Siamese cats on Facebook with the caption: ‘Dogs and cats will not be exported anywhere. This will not happen and cannot happen’ [Facebook]
![A 2 month old lion cub is seen at the Lion Park of Tuzla Viaport Marina in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 November 2018 [Serhat Çağdaş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_11-8-lion-cubs20181108_2_33315745_38827856.jpg?w=423&h=282&ssl=1 "Wild cats of Istanbul")
A 2 month old lion cub is seen at the Lion Park of Tuzla Viaport Marina in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 November 2018 [Serhat Çağdaş/Anadolu Agency]
![These two cheerful cats are all dressed up and ready to be judged. Turkey, 14 October 2018 [Aytaç Ünal/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-24_KITTIES20181014_2_32862214_38087835-scaled.jpg?w=423&h=291&ssl=1 "Başkentte")
These two cheerful cats are all dressed up and ready to be judged. Turkey, 14 October 2018 [Aytaç Ünal/Anadolu Agency]
![Capturing these beautiful birds on film is usually very rare and tricky! So we're all very lucky that this little chappie came out to play! Ankara, 9 November 2018 [Mustafa Kamacı/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-13_rare-sparrow20181111_2_33362290_38917662.jpg?w=384&h=256&ssl=1 "Rare Leucistic Sparrow in Ankara")
Capturing these beautiful birds on film is usually very rare and tricky! So we’re all very lucky that this little chappie came out to play! Ankara, 9 November 2018 [Mustafa Kamacı/Anadolu Agency]
![A stork flies after catching a fish from the Kizilirmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which is in the tentative list of UNESCO in Samsun, Turkey on 26 July, 2018 [Mehmet Kumcağız/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180802_2_31740697_36110546.jpg?w=384&h=256&ssl=1 "Kizilirmak Delta Bird Sanctuary in Turkey's Samsun")
A stork flies after catching a fish from the Kizilirmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which is in the tentative list of UNESCO in Samsun, Turkey on 26 July, 2018 [Mehmet Kumcağız/Anadolu Agency]
A dog is covered in colourful powder at the “Color Sky 5k” running fest. 30 September, 2018 [Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency]
A picture taken on October 14, 2013 shows an elephant in Mikumi National Park, which borders the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. (Photo by Daniel Hayduk/AFP/Getty Images)
![Palestinians ride horses and camels during a heritage festival in al-Maghazi in the center of Gaza Strip on 21 June 2018 [Mahmoud Khattab/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-21-Palestinians-ride-horses-and-camels-during-a-heritage-festival210618_MKH_00-12.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Palestinians ride horses and camels during a heritage festival in al-Maghazi in the center of Gaza Strip")
Palestinians ride horses and camels during a heritage festival in Al-Maghazi in the center of Gaza Strip on 21 June 2018 [Mahmoud Khattab/Apaimages]
![This rider looks after his horse after a long day of riding. Oman, 23 August 2018 [Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10-29-remembering-JamalGettyImages-1023668680.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Traditional Horse Show in Oman")
This rider looks after his horse after a long day of riding. Oman, 23 August 2018 [Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images]