UAE becomes global hub for international education
International education is evolving in the Gulf region amid unique challenges and strengths, Rania Hussein, Deputy Head at the Swiss...Arts & Culture
UAE backs women in climate action, gender equality
“Today’s frameworks to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment ring hollow in the face of the war on Gaza, which...Arts & Culture Uncategorized
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.
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
