Young Iraqis seek desert retreats for a change from the hustle of big cities
SAMAWAH, IRAQ – Far from the hustle and bustle of major cities, young Iraqis are increasingly taking advantage of a renewed...Arts & Culture Culture & Society Tourism
Museum in West Bank displays Gaza’s ‘artistic demonstration’ against war
BIRZEIT, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – At a museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gazan works on display are proclaimed to be an...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Turkey train showcases snow-covered countryside
Named the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi locally, the train offers one of the expansive country's most coveted new experiences.The train has nine carriages that wind their way around mountain bends on a 32-hour, 1,300-kilometer journey
It travels from capital Ankara to Kars, an ancient city near Turkey's rugged border with Armenia and Georgia
Iraq mosque concealed 12th-century prayer room
About six meters underground, four interconnected ablution rooms built of stone and plaster which measures three meters in height and...Foundations of a ancient prayer hall have discovered underneath the Al-Nuri mosque where Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014
The mosque was constructed in 1172, but much of it was destroyed and reconstructed in 1942, except its minaret
Arabic instrumentalist hopes to ‘change soul’ of Iraq with music
Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed...Exiled in 1993 under dictator Saddam Hussein, Naseer Shamma only returned to his native Iraq for the first time in 2012
With art galleries opening and book fairs and festivals being held, Iraq has been recently witnessing a fledgling renaissance
Ferrari World and Warner Bros. break Guinness Records titles
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi broke two Guinness World Records titles in celebration of the...Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi broke the record title with 20,482 contributions during the festive season
The Park broke the record title with 4,826 contributions breaking the previous world record of 2,462
Gaza: TV studios make series as Hamas response to Israeli hit shows
The shows do not feature any Israeli actors, and Palestinians recruited to play Jewish characters are often targeted by people..."Qabdat al-Ahrar" (Fist of the Free) series shows a 2018 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that killed seven Hamas fighters and an Israeli officer
Not everyone is a fan of the Hamas productions as it's firmly focused on the conflict which primarily served as a "tool of resistance"
Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships end, breeders honored
The first Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships, which concluded on Saturday, saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic...Th event saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic stud farms.
The event was held under the patronage of the European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations.
Magazine names Green Corner Building among top ten architectural projects of 2021
Located in Muharraq, Bahrain, Green Corner operates under the auspices of Sheikh Ibrahim Centre for Culture and Research.Located in Muharraq, Bahrain, Green Corner operates under the auspices of Sheikh Ibrahim Centre for Culture and Research
The project opened in January last year with the support of United Arab Emirates to commemorate the Year of Zayed
Indonesian student’s selfies fetch $1m in NFT sales
Sultan Al Ghozali, a computer science student at a university, has taken a picture of himself sitting in front of...He intended to use the collection of nearly 1,000 selfies to create a timelapse video for his graduation day.
After learning about blockchain technology, the 22-year-old decided to upload the photos to NFT trading platform OpenSea under the title "Ghozali Everyday"
Qatar’s Al-Attiyah claims fourth Dakar crown
The 51-year-old - champion in 2011, 2015, 2019 - took the overall honors by almost half an hour from France's...Earlier on Friday British motorbike rider Sam Sunderland had claimed his second Dakar Rally crown.
Sunderland, 32, dominated the first week but he duelled for the overall lead over the final days and surrendered it several times before finally coming out on top.
Sarandon, Ruffalo, García Bernal back Emma Watson’s Palestine solidarity post
Last week, Watson shared a post with the words ‘solidarity is a verb’ over an image that featured Palestinian flags.Last week, Watson shared a post with the words ‘solidarity is a verb’ over an image that featured Palestinian flags
Widely praised, this message of solidarity also provoked the fury of Israeli officials
