Empowering Arab women Sheikha Bodour’s key focus
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, from the American University of Sharjah, advocates for diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning in leadership roles...Arts & Culture
Women playing key role in educational innovations
Arab women have significant impact in shaping educational practices by embracing technology and student-centered learning, says Aziza Ellozy of The...Arts & Culture
Syria Kurds revive ancient rain ritual as drought bites
The "Bride of the Rain" ritual, practised for centuries by the region's Kurdish community, is traditionally performed during winter to...The "Bride of the Rain" ritual, practised for centuries by the region's Kurdish community, is traditionally performed during winter to ward off drought
Doll made of wood and colourful fabric is paraded through the street and sprayed with water while people recite special prayers
Turkey frees celebrated Syrian singer Souleyman
Police questioned Souleyman over reported claims he had ties to the People's Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey says is the...Souleyman was detained on Wednesday in Sanliurfa, where he has been running a bakery after escaping Syria's civil war which began in 2011
Souleyman was accused of "terrorist propaganda" but it was not immediately clear whether any formal charges were brought against him despite his release
Qatar academy fuels World Cup dream
Qatar are the first hosts never to have qualified for a World Cup by right.The Qatar team is coached by Felix Sanchez, who was lured from Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, alma mater of Lionel Messi
Under him, the team has notched several wins, including the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Turkish band recycles rubbish into sounds
A percussionist who specialises in Latin jazz, Artuc bangs on discarded plastic mannequins to produce various sounds for Fungistanbul.A percussionist who specialises in Latin jazz, Artuc bangs on discarded plastic mannequins to produce various thumping sounds for Fungistanbul
The focus on garbage is especially poignant in a city that last summer saw a thick layer of muck cover patches of the Sea of Marmara
UAE launches The Global Tolerance Alliance at Interfaith Summit at Dubai Expo
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, expressed his faith that the Interfaith Summit will enable...Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, expressed his faith that the Interfaith Summit will enable efforts for a world of tolerance and peace.
The festival also featured the "Tolerance and Inclusivity" session, presenting a humanitarian vision to promote the values of tolerance and coexistence
Saudi Arabia launches its first women’s football league
The league is a part of the federation’s 2017 program to support women's football.The Saudi football federation has launched the first edition of a women's football league
This tournament will be held on November 22 this year, in two phases
Iran football team cries foul over facilities
Iran's footballers feel they are being taken for granted by their national federation. They have complained that they have not...Iranian footballers have said they feel their federation is taking them for granted
They have complained that they have not received new shirts for a year now
UNESCO honors Omani navigator Amhed Bin Majid
Omani sailor Ahmed bin Majid has been added to the list of world’s influential personalities on his 600th birth anniversary...UNESCO Lists Omani navigator Ahmed Bin Majid among influential world personalities
The sailor is the sixth Omani figure to be included in this international list
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.
