‘Culture and arts bridge global understanding’
"They help to build and fortify important bridges between countries and peoples. Culture and the arts allow us to celebrate...Arts & Culture
Ignored by ‘Oppenheimer,’ atomic test victims speak out
White Sands, United States - Wesley Burris was fast asleep in bed when the world's first atomic bomb exploded just 25...Arts & Culture
Qatar World Cup to start a day early to allow host play opening game
The opening match is scheduled to be held at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium, one of seven new venues purpose-built...Qatar will now play Ecuador on November 20, 24 hours earlier than planned, in a move that FIFA's ruling council was expected to confirm soon.
Companies with major deals linked to the World Cup expressed confidence that the unusual schedule change could be handled smoothly.
Sharjah festival to screen films from 43 countries
Films for children and youth from France, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have topped the official selection list of...A total of 100 movies have been chosen for screening this year, with 29 animation feature films, compared to 17 from last year.
With 12 films each, the UK leads in the child and youth-made category, while films from Saudi Arabia make up the bulk of the short films from the GCC.
Saudi exhibit enlivens the Prophet’s Hijrah
Three years in the making, the exhibition features work by academics and artists from 20 countries. It incorporates centuries-old artifacts...Opened to the public this week, it will be housed for nine months at the Ithra Museum in the eastern city of Dhahran before touring domestically and then abroad.
Short films by American director Ovidio Salazar depict how elders from the Quraysh tribe plotted to kill the Prophet Mohammed, prompting him to flee,
Tunisia library races to preserve rich polyglot press archive
The library's collection includes some 16,000 titles printed in Tunisia -- numbering hundreds of thousands of editions of newspapers and...The library's collection includes some 16,000 titles printed in Tunisia -- numbering hundreds of thousands of editions of newspapers and periodicals
Most of the newspapers are in Arabic, with the oldest from the mid-19th century when Tunisia was an Ottoman province
Johnny Depp sells his artwork for £3 mn
The art retailer said that Johnny Depp's collection of prints called "Friends & Heroes" was "a testament to those he...Depp wrote on Instagram on Thursday morning that the prints were going on sale online at Castle Fine Art, which runs a network of UK galleries
The art retailer said that Johnny Depp's collection of prints called "Friends & Heroes" was "a testament to those he has known well and others who have inspired him as a person."
Saudi prince stays in ‘world’s most expensive home’
The Chateau Louis XIV in Louveciennes outside Paris is a new-build mansion, which was bought by Mohammed bin Salman in...The 7,000-square-metre property was bought by an undisclosed buyer in 2015 for 275 million euros ($300 million at the time).
Bin Salman, 36, was reported two years' later by The New York Times to be the ultimate owner.
Iraq receives 125 antiquities borrowed from Germany
Iraq has received 125 antiquities borrowed from Germany, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf announced Sunday. "The Embassy of the Republic...Iraqi ambassador to Germany Luqman Abdel Rahim Al-Faili praised the efforts of the Institute of Archeology.
Al-Faili wished continued cooperation with the German side in the cultural field and archaeological excavations.
Nearly 30 percent of Saudi residents exercise for 150 minutes a week
About 30 percent of Saudi residents practiced a physical activity for at least 150 minutes per week in 2021, compared...Only 20 percent of residents exercised in 2019, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
48.2 percent of the resident population practice activity for at least 30 minutes per week, an increase of 3.2 points compared to 2019 (45 percent).
Al-Ula: World’s largest open air museum
The Saudi region is rich in history that has been shaped by successive civilizations spanning more than 200,000 years.Al-Ula was known before Islam as “Dadan” as mentioned in the Assyrian and ancient Arab books, as well as as “Valley of Villages".
But its name was associated with the legacy of the civilization of the Nabataeans, Dadanites and Lihyans.
France demands release of three arrested Iranian filmmakers
France has expressed deep concern at the "arbitrary" arrests of three Iranian filmmakers, including international prize-winners Jafar Panahi and Mohammad...Paris has called on Tehran to respect international commitments to "guarantee the full exercise of freedom of expression and creation"
Despite political pressures, Iran has a thriving film industry and the country's output regularly wins awards at major international festivals