Arabic in demand as non-English content rules market
This trend shift reflects not only changing consumer preferences but also highlights the significant potential for regional stories to gain...Arts & Culture
Arab women: Pioneers in arts, sports, and culture
Outstanding Arab women leave a lasting impact in their respective fields, inspire countless individuals, and shape the future of the...Arts & Culture
Graft, security issues feed trade in Iraq’s past
Do you want to buy a more than 3,000-year-old Sumerian tablet, listed as the property of a gentleman from Sussex...The purchased antiquity may not be handed down but handed on, via smugglers and middlemen
Also, the ownership history of some such objects can be harder to prove
Nawal El Zoghbi snubs award over Lebanon economic crisis
El Zoghbi, one of the most famous artistes in the Arab world, announced her decision on Twitter.The Murex d’Or award ceremony was about to take place on Wednesday at Beirut’s Casino du Liban
Its organizers have now announced that it has been postponed because of the recent fuel tanker blast that killed several people
Athletes not only win hearts, but a lot of money too
The value of the medals at the Tokyo Olympics has been revised upwards. Now the gold medals fetch US$200,000, the...Singapore tops the list of most generous countries with a reward of US$750,000 to the gold medalist
The Egyptian Olympic Committee has allocated a financial reward of US$64,000 for the gold medal
Netflix rules Mideast as rivals eye content share
Arab-based platforms such as Starz Play, Wavo, and OSN have become local competitors to Netflix and gaining the ground fast...Saudi Arabia seeks be an essential base for entertainment companies with an attractive investment environment
The UAE and Saudi Arabia account for almost half of all MENA subscriptions to streaming services
Iranian artworks fetch over $10m during Tehran Auction
A total of 120 lots of modern and contemporary Iranian works of art were offered during the auction at Tehran’s...The highest-earning painting was Reza Derakhshani’s Counting Days and Nights, Every Day and Every Night
The mixed-media painting with fig leaves on canvas, created in 2017, fetched 52 billion rials (about $1.24 million)
Katy Perry unveils shoe range inspired by trip to Egypt
The pop diva visited Egypt in 2019 to celebrate her 35th birthday, and seems have taken inspiration from this.The Pyramid and the Bettie are currently available for sale on Perry’s website for the discounted prices of $89 and $59, respectively
The actual costs are $129 for the Pyramid, which comes in two colors, and $89 for the Bettie, which comes in two colors
Saudi handouts, to poor, leap to $27bn
Saudi Arabia has paid nearly $27 billion, since 2017, in monthly handouts to low-income families, facing the unintended effects of...Expenditure on social benefits rose by 51 percent as the largest rise from H1 2020, reaching SR42 billion for H1 2021
Saudi Arabia gives some $27bn in handouts to poor families
Dubai Tourism launches new trailer
This is the second instalment of the Dubai Presents campaign, and like the first one highlights some of Dubai’s most...This trailer comes just days after the Dubai Presents campaign was launched with the spy-action genre
This one-minute-six-second trailer is titled Dubai: A Romance to Remember
Park featuring world’s largest aquarium 64 percent complete
The aquarium will be home to 68,000 marine animals including, sharks, schools of fish, manta rays and sea turtles.The aquarium will be home to 68,000 marine animals including, sharks, schools of fish, manta rays and sea turtles.
Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center to become first of its kind in UAE, focusing on indigenous Gulf and marine life ecosystems.
Dubai ropes in Hollywood stars for new tourism drive
Jessica Alba and Zac Efron are part of Dubai’s latest tourism campaign as it eyes global travel recovery and growth.
