Restoration project for Jeddah district’s old buildings completed
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Ministry of Culture, represented by the Jeddah Historic District Program, has announced the completion of...Arts & Culture Culture & Society Geostrategy
Jill Biden writes children’s book about ‘First Feline’ Willow
Washington, United States - The Bidens' dogs grabbed headlines with their bad behavior, but "First Feline" Willow is getting a book...Arts & Culture
Qatar World Cup draw pairs Iran and USA
England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day,...Germany and Spain are joined by Japan in Group E, which will be completed by the winner of an intercontinental play-off in June between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
Qatar will also take on African champions Senegal as well as the Netherlands, who return to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, in Group A.
Opponents bury FIFA’s biennial World Cup campaign
The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the...An idea to enlarge Europe's League of Nations to take in South American countries has also been mooted.
FIFA launched a massive campaign to persuade its members that a World Cup every two years would bring them extra cash and prestige.
UAE stun South Korea to earn World Cup playoff with Australia
Although they were allowed only a miserly 23 percent ball possession, the Emiratis managed to sneak a goal through the...South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying
This left the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot to earn the right to meet Australia
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, shadowing CODA triumph at Oscars
Seeking to reassert its relevance, the Academy Awards gala was packed with big musical performances and three wisecracking female hosts...CODA, a feel-good indie drama starring deaf actors in lead roles, helped Apple TV+ beat Netflix to become the first streaming best-picture winner
Netflix had bet on The Power of the Dog, for which Jane Campion won best director, becoming only the third woman to do so in Oscars history
Poultry available in quantity during Ramadan, assures Jordan minister
The announcement came after the minister met members of the Jordanian Poultry Producers Association on Sunday.Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat has said his ministry is keen on providing poultry to meet citizens' needs throughout the holy month
For their part, the Jordanian Poultry Producers Association’s representatives said they would continue to cooperate with the ministry to provide poultry
In a ‘dangerous’ land: tourists trickle back to Iraq
Retirees and YouTubers, on package tours or lugging backpacks, are braving Iraq's still basic tourist infrastructure to visit ancient sites...Western governments still issue travel warnings for tourists heading to Iraq, highlighting the risks from kidnappings and bombings
Around 107,000 tourists visited Iraq in 2021, which is three times more than the number in 2020
Wadi Wurayah National Park nominated as UNESCO Heritage Site
The UAE’s first mountain nature reserve, Fujairah’s Wadi Wurayah National Park, WWNP, has been put on the UAE’s tentative list...Wadi Wurayah National Park is UAE's first mountain nature reserve.
The nomination has been submitted to UNESCO’S World Heritage Centre for assessment on the basis of the Outstanding Universal Value of Wadi Wurayah’s natural heritage.
Hollywood grapples with Ukraine ahead of Oscars
Hollywood A-listers are rarely shy about making political statements at the Academy Awards -- despite accusations of hypocrisy.Hollywood A-listers are rarely shy about making political statements at the Academy Awards -- despite accusations of hypocrisy
One example of Hollywood stars using their platform effectively is a GoFundMe site launched by Mila Kunis who was born in Ukraine
How black-and-white became Hollywood’s favorite new color
"Color allows you brilliantly to describe people, but black-and-white allows you to feel people," Branagh said of his deeply personal...Joel Coen's Shakespeare are among a batch of recent movies shot entirely without color
"The Artist" a silent movie, which was shot in black-and-white won the Oscars in 2012
April 2 will be first day of Ramadan: International Astronomical Center
It will be possible to see the crescent with a telescope, but not the naked eye, from parts of the...Seeing the crescent on Friday, April 1, is not possible with the naked eye from anywhere in the Islamic world
It can be viewed only through a telescope, but with great difficulty, from parts of Africa and the Americas
