Thousands of Palestinians and Christians celebrated Christmas Mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The midnight mass was attended by a host of Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas and foreign ambassadors.

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump prepare to greet guests at the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2019.

Protesters mobilized across France on Thursday in a nationwide strike challenging President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform plans. The Interior Ministry said 806,000 people took part, while labor unions put the number at nearly 1.5 million.

Iranian fishermen are seen at their fish benches in Hormuz Island of Bandar Abbas, Iran on November 27, 2019. Iranian fishermen in Bandar Abbas have decreased fishing due to fuel price increase and large Chinese fishing vessels causing fish prices to raise and lower the sales.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Turkey's state aid agency, delivered aid to 1,100 Palestinian families who were left destitute and desperate after the horrifying attacks by occupying Israeli forces.

The firearm modification system T61, produced by Turkish engineers with completely domestic and national resources, is now up for sale. The T61 silencer has reportedly drawn great attention and received demands from countries such as the U.S., China.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chatted and took a cup of tea with taxi drivers an in Ankara, Turkey.

Malaysian makeup artist Saraswati, known as Queen of Luna on Instagram, astonishes with her ability to turn herself into any pop-culture icon. Those who witness her incredible transformation skills call her the magician of makeup.

An ancient historical site dating back 11,800 years was unearthed on Thursday in southeastern Turkey. Now part of the province of Mardin, the area has been home to many different civilizations including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Hittites, Urartians, Romans, Abbasids, Seljuks and Ottomans. A total of 15 restorers and archaeologists as well as 50 workers are currently excavating the area, which was designated a historical and cultural site by Turkish authorities.

An underwater photo shows a camel sculpture at Side Underwater Museum, which has been opened on 31st October 2015, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkey on November 4, 2019. Turkey's first underwater museum "Side Underwater Museum", displaying Anatolian civilization's historical and cultural wealthiness, has a flower garden and 117 sculptures shaped as Whirling Dervishes, soldiers, camel train, gun carriage, cannon ball, map of Turkey, Turkish flag etc.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends a meeting of his ruling AK Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2019.

Volunteer health care members make first aid to Iraqi protesters as they gather at Tahrir Sqaure during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Iraq's capital Baghdad on October 29, 2019. Demonstrations have rocked Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces since Friday against government corruption, unemployment, and lack of basic services.

Protesters gather in Santiago to inflict improvements in the constitution and resignation of President Sebastian Pinera following social riots for increases in public transport at Baquedano Square in Santiago of Chile on October 24, 2019.

Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at Geyserville town in Sonoma County, California, United States on October 25, 2019. Authorities have ordered residents of a small town in the state of California's wine country to evacuate as strong winds fuel roaring wildfires in the north of the U.S.'s most populous state.

President of Turkey and leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Front R) attends his party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, Turkey on October 16, 2019.

A 120-vehicle military convoy set off from Turkey's Gaziantep prvoince to the Syrian border as Turkey's military operation against YPG terrorists is set to begin.

Istanbul shone green on Sunday to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day and raise awareness of the neurological disorder.

Mounted archery team perform demonstration during the opening of the 4th Etnospor Culture Festival held at Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey on October 3, 2019. The Etnospor Culture Festival is organised for the fourth time at Atatürk Airport by the World Ethnospor Confederation. The Festival's aim is to support traditional sports and convey culture and traditions to the next generations. Visitors can observe ancestor sports in 12 different branch in addition to historic crafts workshops and activities about traditional life. Nearly 1,000 athletes will compete in the festival in 12 traditional sports including archery, oil wrestling, belt wrestling, mounted javelin throwing, mancala and horseback archery.

Climate change activists used a fire engine to spray red paint at the facade of the British finance ministry on Thursday in an attempt to draw attention to what they said was the government's failure to avert a looming climate cataclysm. The activists drove up to the British Treasury in a fire engine and sprayed red paint through the hose onto the building, though at one point they lost control of the hose. After the stunt, four activists stood atop the fire engine which had a banner saying "Stop funding climate death." The steps of the Treasury were soaked in red paint.

The fantastic exhibition ''The Child Within Me: A selection from Turkish businessman Ömer Koç Collection'' is now on show at the Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion in Turkey's Istanbul. The exhibition which has garnered the great attention of art-lovers, can be visited until Nov. 11, 2019. (Photos courtesy of Kubra Nur Eyuboglu)