Cairo, Egypt -- Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King...
- Cairo, Egypt - With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum,...
Washington, United States - Joseph Nye, a versatile and influential political scientist and US policymaker who coined the term "soft...The neo-liberal thinker studied topics as varied as arms control and pan-Africanism but became best known for developing the term "soft power" in the late 1980s
As opposed to hard power, such as weapons and economic sanctions, soft power includes values and culture that can win over others
- Washington, United States - President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the...
The announcement comes as the White House is coming under mounting criticism over its aggressive trade policies that have seen Trump impose sweeping tariffs on other countries
Trump's post comes after China, which has taken the brunt of the US president's combative trade policies with 145% tariffs on many goods, said it would reduce import of US films
- Survival through teamwork: It's a tale as old as time with particular resonance today, says Argentine actor Ricardo Darin of...
Based on a 1950s comic with iconic status in the South American country, the sci-fi series tells the story of a mysterious, toxic snowfall that precedes an alien invasion of Buenos
More elementally, it is about ordinary people with few resources and no special powers who collectively stare down a totalitarian threat, Darin, 68, told AFP in an interview
Kabul, Afghanistan - Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new...The Taliban say the dress code enforces discipline, masks inequality, and reflects true Islamic attire — a move that has sparked controversy
Since their return, the streets of Kabul and other areas have become more uniform, with many men opting for the monochrome loose trousers and long tunic
- The woman's funerary trousseau, which was presented to reporters at the culture ministry, included a toucan's beak, a stone bowl...
"What has been discovered corresponds to a woman who apparently had elevated status, an elite woman," archaeologist David Palomino told AFP
The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s
Paris, France - The Cannes film festival said Wednesday that the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna...The film features conversations between Farsi and Hassouna, 25, as she documents the impact of Israel's devastating war on the Palestinian territory
Hassouna was killed along with 10 relatives in an air strike on her family home in northern Gaza last Wednesday, the day after the documentary was announced
Paris, France -- If "Andor" -- which returns from Tuesday for its second and final season -- has been received...For Disney, the success of "Andor" stands out as a new hope for a franchise that has become hit-or-miss with audiences in recent years.
That is why it has banked heavily on the 12-episode story, which cost a staggering $645 million to make, according to Forbes magazine.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Diriyah Company has collaborated with Pantone to produce "Diriyah Tan," a color that embodies the essence...- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- A rare blue diamond valued at $20 million went on pre-auction display on Tuesday...
The 10-carat Mediterranean Blue, which will go on sale in Geneva next month, is the showpiece of a collection estimated at $100 million, organizers said.
"Included in the group are the largest flawless diamond in the world... the second largest red diamond known to exist and several diamonds over 100 carats," Sotheby's said.
- Dubai, UAE -- Qatar's 'Hit Show' triumphed in the 2025 Dubai World Cup's main event at Meydan, the pinnacle of...
Hit Show, owned by Wathnan Racing, ridden by Florent Geroux, prevailed over eight top competitors in 2:03:50 minutes, earning $6.96m with a 0.64-length victory.
The American horse Mixto, owned by Calumet Farm, came in second place, ridden by jockey Frankie Dettori and trained by Doug O'Neill, and received a cash prize of $2.4m.
