![A camel walks during the 8th "Fanciest Camel" competition organized within the 37th Traditional Selcuk Efes Camel Wrestling Festival at Selcuk Station Square in Turkey on 19 January 2019 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/19-01-22-fancy-camels20190119_2_34501716_40895679.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "\"Fanciest Camel\" competition in Turkey's Izmir")
A camel walks during the 8th “Fanciest Camel” competition organized within the 37th Traditional Selcuk Efes Camel Wrestling Festival at Selcuk Station Square in Turkey on 19 January 2019 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People ski during a Snow Festival in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 22 January 2019 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/19-01-22-SNOW-FEST20190122_2_34545926_40982644.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Snow Festival in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah")
People ski during a Snow Festival in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on 22 January 2019 [Feriq Fereç/Anadolu Agency]
![Pedro Miguel of Qatar celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-0 during the AFC Asian Cup round of 16 match between Qatar and Iraq at Al Nahyan Stadium on 22 January 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1086292268.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Qatar v Iraq - AFC Asian Cup Round of 16")
Pedro Miguel of Qatar celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-0 during the AFC Asian Cup round of 16 match between Qatar and Iraq at Al Nahyan Stadium on 22 January 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images]
![Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini (L) of Iran and Jameel Al Yahmadi of Oman compete for the ball during the AFC Asian Cup round of 16 match between Iran and Oman at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on 20 January 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [Etsuo Hara/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1097117206-scaled.jpg?w=595&h=397&ssl=1 "Iran v Oman - AFC Asian Cup Round of 16")
Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini (L) of Iran and Jameel Al Yahmadi of Oman compete for the ball during the AFC Asian Cup round of 16 match between Iran and Oman at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on 20 January 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [Etsuo Hara/Getty Images]
![A man walks towards a minaret on snow after submerged area froze in Bascavus village of Agri, Turkey on January 19, 2019. [Sıtkı Yıldız/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190124_2_34573824_41029596.jpg?w=597&h=397&ssl=1 "Minaret under frozen dam in Turkey's Agri")
A man walks towards a minaret on snow after submerged area froze in Bascavus village of Agri, Turkey on January 19, 2019. [Sıtkı Yıldız/Anadolu Agency]