Paris, France - The Cannes film festival said Wednesday that the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna...
Paris, France -- If "Andor" -- which returns from Tuesday for its second and final season -- has been received...
Fjiri, which commemorates the history of pearl diving, originated on Bahrain's island of Muharraq and is performed in festivals throughout...Bahrain's nomination was among 48 from around the world considered for inscription on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.
Fijri was traditionally performed by pearl divers and pearling crews to express the hardships faced at sea.
A total of 16 Muslim-majority countries, led by Saudi Arabia, presented the nomination to UNESCO, which announced the listing on...The UNESCO listing "will certainly have a positive impact" on preserving the tradition, said Abdelmajid Mahboub from the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society.
The number of specialized Arab calligraphic artists had dropped sharply, according to the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society.
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
'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.
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.
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
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”.
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
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
- 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
