Beyonce album highlights the Black women changing country music
Nashville, United States - "Twenty-three in Music City / With dreams and high-heeled boots / Singin' for a crowd of blue...Arts & Culture
SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi wins Guinness World Records
ABU DHABI, UAE – SeaWorld Yas Island - the region’s first Marine Life Theme Park here -, has won a...Arts & Culture Business Tourism
Iraq reclaims five new artifacts from US
Farid Yassin, the Ambassador of Iraq to the America says that the recovered artifacts are part of the history and...Iraq reclaimed five new artifacts from Washington that had been stolen during the past 30 years
The recovered artifacts include an ivory plaque bought for $400,000 in 2010 and a Golden bowl bought in 2020 for $150,000
Cairo International Book Fair to host Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre will also hold a ‘Cultural Retreat’ at the eventThe Book Fair is one of the largest cultural events in the region, taking place in the Egyptian capital from Jan 26-Feb 7.
The Centre will showcase its various publishing and translation projects, which are designed to firmly cement the status of Arabic language.
Jordan has historical sites which deserve to be on world heritage list: Minister
Jordan is full of historical sites that the government is working to present to the World Heritage List, culture minister...Jordan is full of historical sites that the government is working to present to the World Heritage List, culture minister Haifa Najjar said
Najjar added that Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts is seen as a springboard for intercultural dialogue
Saudi Heritage Commission and KARRDA to work for heritage preservation
Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority (KARRDA) to enhance...The MoU between the two includes cooperation in preparing comprehensive strategic heritage plans and studies.
They will also launch initiatives and projects that serve craftsmen and contribute to the development of crafts and handicrafts.
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.
