25,000 fragments of early Islamic era artifacts discovered in Saudi
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating from the early Islamic era, the first two...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Egypt forms review team on restoring pyramid after outcry
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Saturday it was setting up a committee to review the restoration of Giza's...Arts & Culture
Curtain falls on Saudi’s first major film festival
The event, where 138 films were screened from 67 countries, was organized four years after the kingdom lifted a decades-old...The festival opened a day after Jeddah hosted its first Formula One Grand Prix, also an attempt to portray Saudi Arabia in a different light
The rise of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in 2017 has ushered in a number of reforms
Abu Hamdan sets sights on Jordanian underworld
'Boomah (Owl)' is based on research that has been carried out by Abu Hamdan into three female ‘thugs’ who shook...Abu Hamdan has been awarded a $100,000 production grant by the Red Sea Lodge.
In total, 12 projects were selected to take part in the Red Sea Lodge, including six from Saudi Arabia and six from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
Verstappen ecstatic at ‘unbelievable’ last-lap Formula One win
An emotional Max Verstappen described his journey to 2021 Formula One world champion as "insane" after he beat rival Lewis...The race marked the end of an epic contest with seven-time champion Hamilton which has seen the two tangle on the track and off it.
Verstappen and Hamilton went into the last race level on points and it appeared that the Mercedes driver was going to hang on to win an eighth world title.
Proposed bill in Iran looks to ban pets including cats, dogs
The animals that may be banned under the proposed law include 'crocodiles, turtles, snakes, lizards, cats, mice, rabbits, dogs and...A total of 75 MPs of the Irani parliament have signed a proposed legislation that prohibits pet animals
Offenders of this new law would be fined by $98, which is equal to 10 to 30 times of minimum monthly working wage
First ever Riyadh Philosophy conference launched
CEO of the Ministry of Culture’s Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation Dr Mohammed Hasan Alwan opened the conference.CEO of the Ministry of Culture’s Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation Dr Mohammed Hasan Alwan opened the conference
He said that the event is intended to become annual, and marks the “start of Riyadh’s emergence as a major global center of philosophy”.
Morocco state schools fail students, deepen inequality
The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or...The situation has pushed many, including middle-class families, to tighten their belts so they can scrape together fees for private schools.
Just nine percent of students in state secondary schools pass exams in French, Arabic and mathematics
Mesopotamian Epic comes home to Iraq
A 3,500-year-old tablet featuring the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh has been returned to Iraq three decades after it was stolen...The tablet was exhibited to the media in Iraq on Tuesday by the authorities who welcomed its return as a "victory" over those who stole the country's "history"
The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the oldest pieces of literature in the world, telling the story of a Mesopotamian king on a quest for immortality
UAE launches AED50 banknote to mark Golden Jubilee
The new issue is the first banknote made of polymer material to be circulated in the UAE. Polymer banknotes are...The initiative comes in honor of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
It also honors the first generation of rulers of the emirates, as well as their role in uniting the country
Baghdad revives its art and theater culture
Baghdad is back to that time when it was known as one of the artistic capitals of the Arab world.Organizer of “I am an Iraqi, I Read” event gave away 30,000 books for free
Audience overflowed from the hall on the opening nights of international theater festival in Baghdad
Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions
It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's monumental Al-Rahman Mosque...Launched in the 1990s amid a crippling Western embargo over Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, the construction of the mosque was designed to be a snub to Washington.
The structure is symbol of division between Shiites, now the dominant political force in Baghdad after decades of marginalization in the Shiite-majority Arab state.