‘Cultural initiatives key to nation’s advancement’
"Poetry holds a distinguished position among literary arts, especially within the Arabic language. As the foundational literary form in Arabic,...
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UAE becomes global hub for international education
International education is evolving in the Gulf region amid unique challenges and strengths, Rania Hussein, Deputy Head at the Swiss...
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Qatar wants mascot of headdress to symbolize WC
A flying keffiyah headdress named La'eeb, meaning super skilful player in Arabic, is the official World Cup mascot and is...
- La'eeb has been adopted by some internet blockchain communities in China which have issued tokens bearing the mascot's likeness.
- The keffiyeh headdress, also known as a shemagh or a ghutra, is designed to protect against the sun, sand and dust.
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Ornate Hindu temple opens doors in Islamic UAE
The large white marble building with Indian as well as Emirati architectural flourishes sits in the officially Islamic country's Jebel...
- The temple, with a distinctive lotus pattern decorating the central skylight, was built at a cost of about $16 million and can house 1,000 people at a time
- As well as a temple for all different forms of Hinduism, it will act as a support centre for Indian expatriates, particularly labourers
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Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate change
Rainfall in Morocco is set to decline by 11 percent and average temperatures are set to rise by 1.3 percent...
- Rainfall in Morocco is set to decline by 11 percent and average temperatures are set to rise by 1.3 percent by 2050, according to forecasts from the Ministry of Agriculture
- Severe water shortages have even pushed some nomads to take the rare step of taking out loans to feed their livestock, their most vital asset
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Deeply divisive Monroe biopic ‘Blonde’ hits Netflix
While there is almost universal praise for the visceral lead performance by Ana de Armas, critics cannot agree whether the...
- While there is almost universal praise for the visceral lead performance by Ana de Armas, critics cannot agree whether the nearly three-hour film is an artistic tour de force
- For ID magazine, "Blonde" is "guttural, instinctive, anguished filmmaking that bends space, time, and every cinematic tool at its disposal in service of attaining emotional truth."
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Balkans library keeps alive its Ottoman link; helps villagers become highly literate
Thanks to a gift of books from passing Ottoman soldiers in the late 19th century, a hamlet in the Balkans...
- There are tomes in Farsi, Arabic and Turkish along with a whole host of books in Serbo-Croat, the main language of the old Yugoslavia of which the village was once a part
- The library helped make the villagers highly literate, with an inordinately large number of them becoming teachers
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Israeli researchers find opium residue in 3,500-year-old pottery
Researchers examined whether they had served as containers for the drug, which earlier writing had suggested was used in burial...
- The joint investigation began in 2012 when excavations in the central Israeli town of Yehud revealed a series of Late Bronze Age graves
- Researchers found pottery vessels at the site that resembled poppy flowers from which opium is derived dating back to the 14th century BC
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Lebanon’s past echoes its grim present in exhibition
Newspaper clippings, film negatives and diary entries from the years before Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war tell a story of government...
- The exhibit was born in part from the discovery of the archives of late billionaire Jean Prosper Gay-Para, who owned the once-famous Les Caves du Roy nightclub
- Over three decades after the devastating civil war, Lebanon is reeling from a financial crisis that has seen poverty spike as the currency has lost more than 90% of its value
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Grand celebrations announced to mark 92nd Saudi National Day
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—From Sept 18-26, Saudi Arabia will be hosting grand celebrations to mark the 92nd Saudi National Day. Chairman...
- Aerial and marine shows by jets, helicopters, civil airplanes, ships and boats will be organized under the theme "A Salute for the Homeland".
- The Ministry of Interior will hold "Events for the Pride of the Homeland", which includes musical shows by a military band, entertainment pavilions and virtual (AD1) theaters.
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Qatar-based sound artist says it’s time to slow down and listen
Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of...
- Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of what the 44-year-old Frenchman calls his "sound art."
- Rousere, who in the past managed musicians in Britain and studied sound art in Belgium, has lived in Qatar for nine years
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Head of Lebanon’s victorious Mayyas dance troupe chides politicians
Dozens of relatives offered the Mayyas troupe flowers at Beirut airport while thousands of Lebanese were glued to their televisions...
- Nadim Cherfan's comment came as a snub to top Lebanese politicians who had praised the group -- including the country's president and prime minister.
- Mayyas this week snatched a $1 million prize and the chance to headline a Las Vegas show for their extravagant television performance featuring belly dancing
‘Cultural initiatives key to nation’s advancement’
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Head breaks India hearts as Australia win sixth World Cup title
Ahmedabad, India -- Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with...
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$120m Picasso: Auction houses eye monster sales
Sotheby's and Christie's will be moving a host of big-ticket lots, though they may still have a hard time topping...
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200,000-year-old hand axe found in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla region
AlUla, Saudi Arabia -- The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced that the archeological excavation teams at the Qurh...
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Esports scores big for Saudi economy, culture & jobs
The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the...
- The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the world's premier Electronic Sports World Cup from 2024.
- By 2030, Esports is set to add US$13.3bn to Saudi GDP, with 67% of Saudis into electronic gaming, potentially creating 39,000 jobs, and producing 30 world-class games.
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2,700-year-old sculpture unearthed in Iraq
Erected at the entrance to the ancient city of Khorsabad, the sculpture shows the Lamassu, an Assyrian deity with a...
- It was commissioned during the reign of King Sargon II who ruled from 722 to 705 BC and erected at the city's gates to provide protection.
- "I never unearthed anything this big in my life before," said the dig's French leader Pascal Butterlin.
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Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history
For researchers, the carved statue of a man holding his phallus with two hands while seated atop a bench adorned...
- Necmi Karul, who heads the prehistory department at Istanbul University, found the toppled statue of Karahantepe man that was broken into three sections
- At Gobekli Tepe, archaeologists found a 1.2 mete long by 70-centimeter-tall depiction of a boar, with red eyes and teeth as well as a black-and-white body