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‘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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Egypt temporarily bans hugely popular ‘mahraganat’ singers
Mahraganat, often known as "electro-shaabi", or popular electro, relies heavily on computer-generated and synthesised beats, and has a wide reach....
- The suspension came as Egyptian singer Mustafa Kamel became the union's chief
- His predecessor, Hani Shaker, had led a campaign against what he called an "unacceptable" genre
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Iraq unveils archaeological park with ancient carvings
The 13 stunning monumental rock-carved bas-reliefs were cut into the walls of an irrigation canal that stretches for some 10km at Faida...
- The panels, measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall, date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib.
- The carvings were unearthed during several digs over recent years, by archaeologists from Kurdistan and Italy's University of Udine.
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Auctioneers unveil Microsoft co-founder’s $1bn art collection
Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, becoming fabulously rich as the company grew into the computing behemoth it...
- Five centuries of touchstone works featuring some of the most significant creators in history are being sold next month
- The collection of more than 150 pieces includes work by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin and Jasper Johns
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Forum to discuss state of translation in Arab world at Cairo varsity
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The 10th Scientific Forum of translation themed “Time Differences between Composition and Translation in the Arab World” will...
- The forum is being held on the occasion of the awarding ceremony of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Translation.
- It aims at highlighting and advancing the effective means in supporting translation projects.
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Freed Iranian singer appears in video for first time
The singer, who rose to fame for his song "Baraye", denied any links to any "movement or organization outside the...
- The song racked up 40 million views on Instagram before it was deleted after his arrest. He was released on bail on Tuesday, state media said
- Hajipour had posted a message on Instagram after his release, seeking to distance himself from politics
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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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Original Asterix cover for auction despite legal challenge
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer...
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Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza strike
Alareer, a professor of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he taught Shakespeare among other subjects, was...
Saudi-backed Newcastle face Champions League reality check
Manchester, United Kingdom - Newcastle must overcome the might of Paris Saint-Germain and a mounting injury list if the Magpies' first...
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Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for fiction
London, United Kingdom - Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel "Prophet...
- Lynch pipped five other shortlisted novelists to the prestigious award for his dystopian work about an Ireland that descends into tyranny
- The prize is one of the world's top literary awards and has propelled to fame countless household names, including Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel
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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...
- Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home.
- Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.
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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...
- Fifty years after his death, Pablo Picasso is expected to be one of the blockbusters this season with the sale of a major work: "Femme a la montre", or "Woman with a Watch"
- At Sotheby's, Monet's "Peupliers au bord de l'Epte, temps couvert" (1891), a depiction of poplars along the river Epte, is expected to fetch $30-$40 million on Monday