The week in pictures: #InternationalCatDay special

Stray kittens are seen at a cat shelter, which hosts 150 stray cats in Aleppo, Syria on 7 June 2018 [Adnan Alemam/Anadolu Agency]

Stray kittens are seen at a cat shelter, which hosts 150 stray cats in Aleppo, Syria on 7 June 2018 [Adnan Alemam/Anadolu Agency]

Cats sit near the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City on 1 December 2014 in Jerusalem [Spencer Platt/Getty Images]

Two cats, Mia and Gofret, are awarded symbolic certificates as part of the school’s “A friend’s pet for every class” programme, seen on June 14, 2019 in Adiyaman, Turkey [Orhan Pehlül / Anadolu Agency]

Mechanical engineer Araz Keles, takes a tour of the city on his bicycle with his two adorable Persian cats Latte and Duman in Turkey on 29 November 2018. [Orhan Çiçek/Anadolu Agency]

‘Pamuk’ the Van cat is seen in a basket with new born striped kittens after adopting them on September 25, 2018 in Van, Turkey. 3 orphaned kittens, whose mother died in a traffic accident were adopted and breastfed by Pamuk following their treatments at Yuzuncuyil University Faculty of Veterinary Science. Van cats have unique characteristic features like friendliness, having white and silky furry, long and fluffy tail that resembles a fox tail, love to swim and different eye colours. ( Özkan Bilgin – Anadolu Agency )

Egyptian football player Mohammed Salah posted a selfie of himself with his two Siamese cats on Facebook with the caption: ‘Dogs and cats will not be exported anywhere. This will not happen and cannot happen’ [Facebook]

The dog breed is Kangal, and they spend time with 3 cats about town in Turkey, 19 November 2018 [Sidar Can Eren/Anadolu Agency]