![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/19-03-15-SHEEP-WEEK-IN-PIC20190314_2_35425486_42579694.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![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://i2.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=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last seven days in pictures
The last seven days in pictures...
The last seven days in pictures![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://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190215_2_34964866_41714739.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in pictures![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=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in pictures![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=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in the Middle East
The last 7 days in pictures.....![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079454896.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in pictures...![Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wears Palestinian thobe to swearing in ceremony [Instagram]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/s.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last seven days in the Middle East...![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181225_2_34103771_40182525.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Take a trip through the Middle East and see what's been happening for the past 7 days...![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TURKEY-BALLET-NUTCRACKER20181221_2_34052811_40084490.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in the Middle East...
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=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…![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=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-21_week-in-piccitrus-fest.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last 7 days in pictures…...
The last 7 days in pictures…...![Mitchell Aaron Starc, is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team [ Australian Men's Cricket Team/Facebook]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mitchell-Starc12471620_1117995808224232_4984548367979501393_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last seven days in pictures...
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last 7 days in pictures...![Horse-riding trainers swim with their horses at sea during sunset in Turkey on 5 September 2018 [Ozan Efeoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Horse-riding-trainers-in-Turkeys-Hatay20180906_2_32226558_36956669.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last 7 days in pictures...
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last 7 days in pictures...![A dog owner releases their dog in a pond for cooling off as temperature stands at 30 degrees Celsius at Cumhuriyet (Republic) Square in Antalya, Turkey on 26 July, 2018 [Mustafa Çiftçi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180726_2_31635881_35944505.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…![People take a look at paintings among wreckage of buildings during an exhibition that held by a group of Palestinian artists, after Israeli forces hit the area with airstrikes at the Art and Craft Village in Gaza City, Gaza on 16 July, 2018 [Hassan Jedi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180716_2_31485142_35708583.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in pictures...![The sky is full of stars at Murat Mountain in Usak district of Turkey on 13 July 2018 [Soner Kılınç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Starry-night-at-Murat-Mountain-in-Turkeys-Usak20180713_2_31425128_35575985.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…![Tourists took flights through thermal balloons in the Cappadocia region in Turkey [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31296211_35344258.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The last 7 days in pictures...![A Van cat enjoying the water during the opening ceremony of the swimming pool specially designed for the Van Cats at the Van Cat House that was founded by the Van Yuzuncu Yil University, in Van, Turkey on 28 June, 2018 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180628_2_31187832_35152040.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…
The last 7 days in pictures...
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