Europe’s largest art fair reports ‘record’ prices for Van Gogh, Picasso
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Europe's largest art fair closed its doors on Friday with organizers saying that sales, including a rare...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Nolan’s masterpiece ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture Oscar
Hollywood, United States - It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever...Arts & Culture
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.
This is the safest Arab country for women
When sexual harassment and other forms of violence are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world, there...Norway, according to the latest Gallup’s Institute “Law and Public Order” Index, is the safest country for women
There is one Arab country on the index that is considered the safest place for women on earth after Norway
Al Dhafra Festival camel beauty pageant from December 14
The festival aims to, among other things, make Abu Dhabi the preferred place for camel fairs regionally as well as...The Al Dhafra festival began in 2018 to preserve some camel breeds
It also aims to to generate domestic and Gulf tourism to boost the economy
Wikipedia creator’s computer and NFT of first edit up for auction
The Strawberry iMac was the machine Wales "used for development and research at the time of the website's launch on...The Strawberry iMac was the machine Wales "used for development and research at the time of the website's launch on January 15, 2001," said auction house Christie's
The second lot is for an NFT -- Non-Fungible Tokens are unique digital objects that confer ownership through blockchain technology
Archeologists find ancient weaving workshop in Turkey
They have also unearthed weight stones used to turn wool into rope during excavation work.Digging at the ancient site has been ongoing since the early 2000s, and a variety of items have reportedly been unearthed this year alone
The items are said to include a historical Roman fountain, various architectural structures, and several aqueducts
Palestine football team eyes Amputee World Cup
The team is training at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City under the supervision of the International Committee of the...The players in the team are training for qualifying matches to be held in March 2022 in Iran
If the team succeeds, it will go on to the Amputee Football World Cup, slated to be held in Turkey in late 2022
Instagram launches first-of-its-kind filter for UAE Golden Jubilee
The UAE is reportedly the first country to have such filter on the social networking site.Instagram developed the filter to be used for UAE passport and Expo passport holders
It is said to have been developed in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC)
