Riyadh to host Saudi’s first snooker event in 2024
London, UK - Saudi Arabia will stage its first ranking snooker event in 2024, with a prize pool of more than...Arts & Culture
Air Arabia 2023 net profit $408m
The firm recorded a 27 percent rise in profit compared to 2022.Company News Arts & Culture Business Aviation
Arab News editor-in-chief lauded for newspaper’s digital, global makeover
Japan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Iwai Fumio has lauded Arab News editor-in-chief Faisal Abbas's efforts in transforming the newspaper into...Faisal Abbas was hosted by Japan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Iwai Fumio for a commendation reception.
In 2019, Arab News became the first pan-Arab media outlet to launch a Japanese edition.
NFTs take Mideast art world by storm
An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos. They are bought...An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos. They are bought and sold online
They include data about the artwork or item, such as the artist's name, the date it was sold, and the buyer's identity
Press freedom efforts get Nobel Peace Prize
Journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for...The Nobel committee noted that it would be difficult to promote global fraternity and disarmament without freedom of the press
This year’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize is therefore firmly anchored in the provisions of Alfred Nobel’s will, it said
Kuwaiti artist paints images of Gulf achievements, patriotism at Expo
Through the use of sand and light to the sound of music, Kuwaiti Sulaiman Al-Enezi portrayed images of great accomplishments...Sulaiman Al-Enezi depicted developments leading up to the launch of UAE-backed Mars mission Hope Probe.
The artist has been an avid sand artist since childhood but got into lighting recently.
Nobel Peace Prize buzz for press freedom, Belarus, Greta
Predicting the winner is a giant guessing game, as no shortlist is made public and the nominees' identities are kept...Predicting the winner is a giant guessing game, as no shortlist is made public and the nominees' identities are kept secret for 50 years
This does not, however, stop international relations experts and punters from giving it their best shot
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins literature Nobel Prize
The Nobel Committee said the theme of the refugee’s disruption runs throughout the work of Gurnah, and he was awarded...Born in 1948, Gurnah moved to England in the 1960s, and started to write at the age of 21
He has produced 10 novels and several short stories in English, French, Swedish and German
Whistleblower urges regulation to tackle FB ‘crisis’
Ex-employee Frances Haugen has fueled one of Facebook's most serious crises yet and prompted a denial from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Haugen testified on Capitol Hill after she leaked reams of internal research to authorities and The Wall Street Journal.
A senator said she sees the whistleblower disclosures as the long-needed push to get Congress moving.
Iran to let women fans into football stadium after gap
Women spectators will be allowed to see a football match in Iran for the first time in two years.Women will be allowed into the Azadi stadium in Tehran on October 12 to support the team in a World Cup qualifier match against South Korea
The last time they were allowed in the stadium was in October 2019, when Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0
Art sales rebound to an all-time high of $2.7 billion after Covid-19 slump
Sales soared between June 2020 and June 2021 as auctioneers quickly adopted a more online approach.NFTs, or "non-fungible tokens", allow people to buy the rights to online art, including images, animation or even tweets.
In March, US artist Beeple sold an NFT of his digital artwork "Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" for $69.3 million.
Sharjah International Book Fair begins on Nov 3
Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the...Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the world.
Authors, publishers, creatives, and intellectuals from around the world will take part in the fair's activities over the 11-day period
