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
US museum pays record $53m Caillebotte art
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles purchased Gustave Caillebotte's painting Young Man at His Window for $53 million.The painting was part of the Cox Collection of Impressionist art, named for Texas businessman Ed Cox who died in 2020
The auction also included three works by Vincent van Gogh, which brought in more than $150 million
Pakistan party falls flat after semi-final cricket loss
The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister and former captain Imran Khan who said the side should be...Pakistan cricket fans reacted largely with good grace and humour Friday to their team's exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
Fans on social media heaped blame for the loss on Hasan Ali, vilified after dropping a catch at a key point of the match.
Sharjah International Book Fair world’s largest publishing event in 2021
The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has emerged as the world’s largest book fair this year, attracting the participation of...The fair saw the participation of 546 publishers and literary agents from 83 countries.
In the run up to the fair, SIBF Publishing Conference serves as a platform for buying and selling rights and signing book deals.
Riyadh Art launches Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium
Tuwaiq Sculpture is the second public art programme to be launched as part of Riyadh Art,Tuwaiq Sculpture is the second public art programme to be launched as part of Riyadh Art
More than 400 sculptors across 71 countries have applied to participate in the symposium
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai gets married
The Pakistani activist shared images of the ceremony on social media.Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize winner, got married on Tuesday
She shot in the head by militants in Pakistan in 2012 because she campaigned for girls’ education
Global Town festival showcases diverse cultures
The festival dispensed cultural knowledge through visual experiences and services.The Ethiopian Corner depicted the country’s ancient culture, the origin and distinct aroma of the Ethiopian coffee
It also showed and how it is extracted and made, even as visitors tasted it and witnessed the making process
Newcastle appoint Eddie Howe as new manager
Howe was confirmed as Newcastle's new manager on Monday, a month after a Saudi-led takeover at St James's Park.The former Bournemouth boss succeeds Steve Bruce, who left the Premier League club by "mutual consent" on October 20.
Newcastle are second from the bottom of the Premier League without a single win this season.
Film festival offers Tunisian inmates brief moment of freedom for art’s sake
For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of...The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to help make a documentary about the festival.
The idea was the result of a collaboration between the film festival, the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the North African nation's prison authority.
40th Sharjah International Book Fair is now world’s largest
Held under the theme 'There's always a right book', SIBF has been leading international efforts to enable the publishing industry...Held under the theme 'There's always a right book', SIBF has been leading international efforts to enable the publishing industry chart its post-pandemic recovery
The 2021 edition of the cultural extravaganza, which runs from November 3 – 13, has Spain as a Guest of Honour
Saudi Arabia hosting world’s largest camel festival from Dec 1
The festival, set up on an area of 32 square kilometers and located nearly 100 km north-east of Riyadh, will...The festival will bring together camel owners from the Gulf countries, the USA, Russia, and France
There will be 19 categories of the competitions where all participants will be aiming for grand prizes exceeding SR250,000,000
