![Horse-riding trainers swim with their horses at sea during sunset in Turkey on 5 September 2018 [Ozan Efeoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Horse-riding-trainers-in-Turkeys-Hatay20180906_2_32226558_36956669.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![Horse-riding trainers swim with their horses at sea during sunset in Turkey on 5 September 2018 [Ozan Efeoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.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)
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- / Palestinian man dies after Israel forces beat him at his home
![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://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180726_2_31635881_35944505.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![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://i0.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 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)
![Tourists took flights through thermal balloons in the Cappadocia region in Turkey [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180705_2_31296211_35344258.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![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://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180628_2_31187832_35152040.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![Muslims gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 June, 2018 [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180615_2_30924787_34687659.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![A Palestinian girl Nariman Abu Obaid, 21, uses strings to embroidery on wood as she manufactures traditional lanterns known in Arabic as "Fanous" on the holy month of Ramadan in Deir Al Balah in the center of Gaza Strip, on 17 May, 2018 [Mahmoud Khattab/A[aimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/170518_MKH_00-6.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![An artist in a wet suit paints a portrait underwater within the "Our International Seas and Colors Underwater Painting Event" in Fethiye district of Mugla, Turkey on 28 April, 2018 [Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502_2_30135917_33294291.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![Tourists enjoy the opportunity to see the most beautiful landscapes, with its picturesque areas and historical sites dating back from the ancient Ionian civilization, making it a journey of 8,000 years of history. It is the Evis-Mimas road, in the western Turkish province of Izmir, with a total length of about 709 kilometers [Mahmut Serdar Alakuş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180427_2_30045915_33118860.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![A man holds two chickens at the Sholla bazaar ahead of Easter celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 April, 2018 [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180407_2_29689644_32480979.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![Palestinian youths perform on stage during "our rights our dignity" festival, in Gaza city on 28 March, 2018 [Mahmoud Ajour/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/280318_MJ_00-9.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![A Syrian girl raises her hand as she poses for a photo for the awareness-raising campaign "#Iamstillalive" on the social media, organized by activists and children, demanding support for the humanitarian crisis caused by Assad Regime and its supporters in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 2 March, 2018 [Amer Alshami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180302_2_29006657_31264293.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
![Sultan Kosen (L), Guinness World Record holder for tallest living male at 251 centimetres, and Jyoti Amge (R), world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records, pose for a photo at the Giza pyramid complex on 26 January, 2018 in Giza, Egypt [Stringer/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180126_2_28354291_30187206.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
