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![Starlight trails in the night sky over the ruins at Blaundus in Ulubey, Turkey on 3 July 2019 [Soner Kılınç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/week-in-pic-20190704_2_37188923_45791066.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures… -
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![Black cormorants are seen at their nests around Adiguzel Dam located in Ulugbey district of Usak province, Turkey on 9 May, 2019 [Soner Kılınç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/201920190509_2_36379326_44330110-e1557497152648.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![An old house is seen in the Palestinian village of Lifta which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on 20 October, 2017 [THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-863529728.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A Muslim Yemeni boy with the world "Allah" in Arabic painted on his face attends a rally in the capital Sanaa on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammed's birthday on 30 November, 2017 [MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/GettyImages-882945776.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A toddler in angel costume pinches a man as Catholic believers gather outside Greek-Melkite Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady to mark Palm Sunday in the capital Damascus in Bab Sharki, Old Damascus on 14 April, 2019 [LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/GettyImages-1137062236.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Cherry trees are in full bloom [Yasin Öztürk/Anadolu Agency ]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019_4-19-weekiin-pic20190407_2_35856866_43344917.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Palestinian children take part in the festival of colour battle in Gaza city, on 3 April, 2019 [Mahmoud Ajjour/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/030419_MJ_00-21.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A baby lamb tries to find her mother sheep for feeding at a barn in Elazig, Turkey on 14 March 2019. Everyday both in morning and evening, mother sheep meet with lambs for feeding. [Ömer Yasin Ergin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/19-03-15-SHEEP-WEEK-IN-PIC20190314_2_35425486_42579694.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Some people reach the finish line as other people gather attend a public run with the attendance of four thousands people from different countries, around the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is located in the western part of capital city Cairo, in Egypt on 15 February 2019. [Ahmed Al Sayed - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190215_2_34964866_41714739.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A turtle named "Cuma", found trapped in a bag tied to its' mouth tied and rescued by Numan Pekdemir and his wife, eats food in Mugla, Turkey on 8 February, 2019 10-year-old Cuma stays in the couples garden during summer and in the balcony during winter. [Ali Ballı - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19-02-08-week-in-pics-tortoise-rescuedtortoise-rescued.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A crane is seen as it places the one of the spires of the Taksim Mosque in Taksim district of Istanbul, Turkey on 31 January 2019 [İslam Yakut/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MOSQUE-BUILD-ISTANBUL-e1549028894559.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah speaks on stage after winning the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or during the CAF award ceremony in Dakar, Senegal 8 January 2019 [SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079454896.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wears Palestinian thobe to swearing in ceremony [Instagram]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/s.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![On Monday evening, the celebration of the birthday mass of Jesus Christ began with the ringing of the bells in the cathedral church in Tunis, headed by the Bishop of the Church of Elario Antonioni Christmas Eve in Tunis on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181225_2_34103771_40182525.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![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?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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The last 7 days in the Middle East -
![A Christian woman blows on candles inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, on 29 November, 2018 [Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-week-in-picGettyImages-1066393576.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![The hashtag for the festival was #Enough in reference to the human rights breaches Palestinians face every day in Gaza City, 26 November 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-28_gaza-film-fest261118_ASH_00-18.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![It was the 6th Annual Citrus Fest, and this giant octopus made of fruit came out to play! Turkey 17 November 2018 [Sezgin Pancar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-21_week-in-piccitrus-fest.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![A girl holds a Palestinian flag in Gaza [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181002_2_32666820_37747689-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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