Restoration project for Jeddah district’s old buildings completed
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Ministry of Culture, represented by the Jeddah Historic District Program, has announced the completion of...Arts & Culture Culture & Society Geostrategy
Jill Biden writes children’s book about ‘First Feline’ Willow
Washington, United States - The Bidens' dogs grabbed headlines with their bad behavior, but "First Feline" Willow is getting a book...Arts & Culture
Bahrain to organize 2nd edition of youth skills initiative with $70,000 prizes
Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, first deputy chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, approves $70,000 worth...
Al Dhafra festival to begin in October in Abu Dhabi, prize money to be AED110m
This year the festival will include camel beauty contest The 15th edition of the festival will coincide with the...
Boeing 707 takes off as a restaurant in West Bank
Palestinian workers in the Israel-occupied West Bank are putting the final touches on a decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft to ready...Its enterprising owners, 60-year-old twin brothers Ata and Khamis al-Sairafi, expect to welcome their first customers within weeks
The brothers bought it from its Israeli owner for $100,000, the engines removed
More Saudi men go for ‘Misyar’ marriages
Saudi clerics say the practice has proliferated since 1996, when the then grand mufti legitimized it with an Islamic edict...
Saudi Arabia begins survey of ancient stone structures in northern region
Saudi Arabia has started a broad archaeological survey of ancient stone structures in the Northern Borders and Al-Jawf regions Its...
Saudi Arabia aims to be world’s primary source for dates
Saudi Arabia looks to dominate the dates industry It wants to establish itself as the primary source of dates for...Mena box office revenues to hit $1bn by 2024: PwC
Revenues from cinema in the Mena region is expected to defy global trends and hit $1 billion by 2024 Box...
Spanish film studio to invest $250 million in Saudi Arabia
Minimo VFX CEO Felix Balbas said that his company would open a regional headquarters in Riyadh The studio will enter...
Sharjah Public Library director elected to IFLA’s MENA committee
Bushulaibi will represent regional interests at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions She will work with the other...Abu Dhabi to build museums in a $6 billion spending spree on culture
Abu Dhabi to construct museums and patronize sectors like media, gaming in $6 billion spending plan The plan is part...
