Nolan’s masterpiece ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture Oscar
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‘Culture and arts bridge global understanding’
"They help to build and fortify important bridges between countries and peoples. Culture and the arts allow us to celebrate...
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Qatar World Cup to start a day early to allow host play opening game
The opening match is scheduled to be held at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium, one of seven new venues purpose-built...
- Qatar will now play Ecuador on November 20, 24 hours earlier than planned, in a move that FIFA's ruling council was expected to confirm soon.
- Companies with major deals linked to the World Cup expressed confidence that the unusual schedule change could be handled smoothly.
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Sharjah festival to screen films from 43 countries
Films for children and youth from France, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have topped the official selection list of...
- A total of 100 movies have been chosen for screening this year, with 29 animation feature films, compared to 17 from last year.
- With 12 films each, the UK leads in the child and youth-made category, while films from Saudi Arabia make up the bulk of the short films from the GCC.
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Saudi exhibit enlivens the Prophet’s Hijrah
Three years in the making, the exhibition features work by academics and artists from 20 countries. It incorporates centuries-old artifacts...
- Opened to the public this week, it will be housed for nine months at the Ithra Museum in the eastern city of Dhahran before touring domestically and then abroad.
- Short films by American director Ovidio Salazar depict how elders from the Quraysh tribe plotted to kill the Prophet Mohammed, prompting him to flee,
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Tunisia library races to preserve rich polyglot press archive
The library's collection includes some 16,000 titles printed in Tunisia -- numbering hundreds of thousands of editions of newspapers and...
- The library's collection includes some 16,000 titles printed in Tunisia -- numbering hundreds of thousands of editions of newspapers and periodicals
- Most of the newspapers are in Arabic, with the oldest from the mid-19th century when Tunisia was an Ottoman province
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Johnny Depp sells his artwork for £3 mn
The art retailer said that Johnny Depp's collection of prints called "Friends & Heroes" was "a testament to those he...
- Depp wrote on Instagram on Thursday morning that the prints were going on sale online at Castle Fine Art, which runs a network of UK galleries
- The art retailer said that Johnny Depp's collection of prints called "Friends & Heroes" was "a testament to those he has known well and others who have inspired him as a person."
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Saudi prince stays in ‘world’s most expensive home’
The Chateau Louis XIV in Louveciennes outside Paris is a new-build mansion, which was bought by Mohammed bin Salman in...
- The 7,000-square-metre property was bought by an undisclosed buyer in 2015 for 275 million euros ($300 million at the time).
- Bin Salman, 36, was reported two years' later by The New York Times to be the ultimate owner.
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Iraq receives 125 antiquities borrowed from Germany
Iraq has received 125 antiquities borrowed from Germany, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf announced Sunday. "The Embassy of the Republic...
- Iraqi ambassador to Germany Luqman Abdel Rahim Al-Faili praised the efforts of the Institute of Archeology.
- Al-Faili wished continued cooperation with the German side in the cultural field and archaeological excavations.
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Nearly 30 percent of Saudi residents exercise for 150 minutes a week
About 30 percent of Saudi residents practiced a physical activity for at least 150 minutes per week in 2021, compared...
- Only 20 percent of residents exercised in 2019, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
- 48.2 percent of the resident population practice activity for at least 30 minutes per week, an increase of 3.2 points compared to 2019 (45 percent).
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Al-Ula: World’s largest open air museum
The Saudi region is rich in history that has been shaped by successive civilizations spanning more than 200,000 years.
- Al-Ula was known before Islam as “Dadan” as mentioned in the Assyrian and ancient Arab books, as well as as “Valley of Villages".
- But its name was associated with the legacy of the civilization of the Nabataeans, Dadanites and Lihyans.
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France demands release of three arrested Iranian filmmakers
France has expressed deep concern at the "arbitrary" arrests of three Iranian filmmakers, including international prize-winners Jafar Panahi and Mohammad...
- Paris has called on Tehran to respect international commitments to "guarantee the full exercise of freedom of expression and creation"
- Despite political pressures, Iran has a thriving film industry and the country's output regularly wins awards at major international festivals
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Red Sea International Film Festival to showcase 14 short films
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) unveiled Monday the lineup of international short films participating...
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Saudi Arabia to host inaugural Traditional Architecture Gathering
Diriyah, Saudi Arabia -- Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) Tuesday announced the inaugural edition of the 'Traditional Architecture Gathering' to...
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People marvel at ancient Iraq in new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game
The central character, pickpocket turned master assassin Basim, speaks classical Arabic in "Assassin's Creed Mirage",.
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Saudi Heritage Commission unearths neolithic human activity traces in Jabal Irf
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Heritage Commission and the German Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Geoanthropology in the Green Arabia Project revealed...
- The scientists, researchers and specialists from the kingdom, Australia, the UK, Italy and the US are studying archaeological materials from different sites
- The laboratory analyses of radiocarbon (C14) indicate that the peak of human settlement at the site was during the sixth and early fifth millennium BC
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Saudi Arabia announces bid to host World Cup in 2034
The bid "intends to deliver a world-class tournament and will draw inspiration from Saudi Arabia's ongoing social and economic transformation...
- Sport is a major component of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform agenda, which aims to transforms Saudi Arabia into a tourism and business hub.
- In the coming weeks, the kingdom is set to host the final LIV Golf League tournament of the regular season and a boxing match featuring Anthony Joshua.
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Jericho pins tourism hopes on UNESCO listing
Despite many cultural treasures, there were only 32,535 hotel guests in the Jericho area in the first half of this...
- Jericho drew international attention in September when it was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.
- The city also draws visits by Israeli Arabs, descendants of Palestinians who stayed on their land after Israel's creation in 1948.