Turkmen Deputy Abbas al-Bayati delivers a speech during a press conference due to liberating operation from Daesh in Tel Afar, at parliament building in Baghdad

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah II of Jordan meet in Amman

The owners of the factories are complaining. One of them, Khaled Saqer, told MEMO that sales barely cover the cost of the uniforms.

An exhibition was held in Istanbul commemorating the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Naji Al-Ali

A huge explosion sends clouds into the air after Assad Regime's forces carried out air and ground strikes over the de-conflict zone, Cobar district in the Eastern Ghouta region of Damascus

Dancers perform on the stage during Lewis Carrol's "Alice in wonderland" performance of Ukraine's Elysium Circus Theatre within 86th Izmir International Fair in Turkey's western province Izmir

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech during a vote of confidence session in the President's cabinet in Tehran.

Doha's Al Thumama stadium, designed by a Qatari architect in the shape of a traditional knitted "gahfiya" Arabian cap, will host 40,000 fans at a World Cup quarter final match in 2022

Aish Al-Saraya literally translates to the royal court’s bread; basically meaning this dessert is fit for a king! This is no ordinary bread, as it is soaked in simple...

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Mohammad Bagheri salutes the honour guards as he welcomed by Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hulusi Akar on 15 August, 2017

People take part in a protest called by the Dutch Antifascist Action AFA (Anti Fascistische Actie) against the violence that took place at the August 12th 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville

Preparations continue for the upcoming Muslim sacrificial festival "Eid al-Adha in Sanliurfa, Turkey on August 18, 2017

Turkish Economy Minister, Turkish Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, President of Tatarstan and Russian Energy Minister attend Turkey-Russia business forum in Izmir, on 18 August

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets people after performing the Friday Prayer on 18 of August, 2017

People gather and mourn at La Rambla boulevard for the victims those who lost their lives in terror attack in Barcelona on 17 of August, 2017

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