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TSMC first-quarter net profit soars

Its net revenue for the quarter soared nearly 42%.

Tesla’s first Saudi showroom opens

The opening in Riyadh comes with Tesla sales dropping.

Mubadala Energy enters US energy market

Acquires a 24.1% interest in US firm Kimmeridge’s SoTex

Borouge to increase dividend from 2025

The company okayed $650 million final dividend for 2024.

TikTok’s US future uncertain

It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.

Riyadh set to debut historic Saudi opera ‘Zarqa Al-Yamama’ on April 25

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The capital city of Riyadh is abuzz with excitement as preparations are underway for the premiere...

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1200 year old ebony wood poles discovered at Jeddah’s Othman bin Affan Mosque site

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Jeddah Historic District Program has announced the discovery of the two ebony wood poles at ...

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A ballet with machines: Is Artificial Intelligence the future of art?

To many they are art's next big thing -- digital images of jellyfish pulsing and blurring in a dark pink...
  • The field has begun to attract huge interest among art collectors -- and even bigger price tags at auction.
  • Artists in Germany and the United States blazed a trail in computer-generated art during the 1960s.
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‘Stan Lee Super Con’ exhibition begins in Jeddah, woos fans of superheroes

The activities of the 'Stan Lee Super Con 2022' exhibition begins in Jeddah Superdome in the presence of a number...
  • 'Stan Lee Super Con 2022' exhibition kicks off in Jeddah Superdome in the presence of a number of Hollywood stars
  • There was a large turnout on the first day from fans of international comic characters and visitors
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Turkish site holds secrets to dawn of civilization

On a sun-blasted hillside in southeast Turkey, the world's oldest known religious sanctuary is slowly giving up its secrets.
  • Thousands of our prehistoric ancestors gathered around its highly-decorated T-shaped megalith pillars to worship 7,000 years before Stonehenge or the earliest Egyptian pyramids
  • Academics believe the history of human settlement began in these hills close to the Syrian border some 12,000 years ago
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Auction gathers horse-lovers from across divided Libya

Libyan horse-lovers have managed to keep their traditions alive, including the crafts of making saddles and tack -- and breeding...
  • Despite years of conflict and division since the fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, breeders and buyers from across Libya were able to attend.
  • Equestrianism has a prominent place in Libya as in other parts of the Arab world, with weekly horse races as well as shows and parades.
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Sufi dervishes of Egypt keep alive old tradition

In a 500-year-old stone theatre in the Egyptian capital, two young dervishes spin ceaselessly. Slowly, then all at once, they...
  • The kaleidoscopic performance is a world away from whirling dervishes of Turkey, who trace their origins to the teachings of Sufi poet and mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi
  • Though the Egyptian version of the art has become a festive occasion, most practitioners hold to the roots of the ritual in the mystical tradition of the Muslim Mevlevi Order
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Widening cultural offerings add to Dubai’s growth

Alternative cinematic content is helping the emirate's creative economy diversify and contribute to its GDP, Butheina Hamed Kazim, Founder and...
  • Alternative cinematic content is helping the emirate's creative economy diversify and contribute to its GDP, Butheina Hamed Kazim, Founder and MD of Cinema Akil tells TRENDS
  • The Dubai Creative Economy Strategy seeks to raise the economic contribution of the creative economy to 5 percent of the emirate’s GDP by 2025
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UAEU initiates research program to support scientific activities

The funding for each project ranges from AED 250,000 for literary, social, and humanities proposals to AED 400,000 for other...
  • The initiative aims to support scientific research and empower faculty members to achieve distinction in scholarly activities
  • The university is likely to support the dissemination of the outcomes of research projects at international conferences
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Indian Oscars return as Abu Dhabi hosts Bollywood bash

Bollywood's brightest stars will gather in Abu Dhabi on Saturday as the Indian Oscars return for the first time since...
  • The glitzy show follows a box office slump when movie-mad India was hit hard by Covid-19
  • The awards have been held at venues around the world including London, Madrid, Johannesburg and Singapore
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Cinema legend returns to Tunisia, her ‘home’

Actress Claudia Cardinale may have been a sixties legend of Italian and French cinema, but in Tunisia, in the portside...
  • To celebrate her connection to the North African country, authorities on Sunday named a street after her in the La Goulette suburb of the capital Tunis
  • The multicultural beachfront neighborhood was once home to a sizeable Sicilian population -- including Cardinale's parents
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Dubai ranks second globally in attracting FDI in creative economy

Dubai ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and second in the world in attracting foreign...
  • Surpassing other major cities such as New York, Singapore and Berlin, Dubai improved its rankings from fifth in 2020.
  • In terms of the number of new jobs in the creative economy, Dubai held on to its top rank regionally and fourth globally with 6,204 new jobs created from FDI.

Riyadh set to debut historic Saudi opera ‘Zarqa Al-Yamama’ on April 25

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The capital city of Riyadh is abuzz with excitement as preparations are underway for the premiere...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Producer Baz Luhrmann to be head of jury at Red Sea International Film Festival 2023  

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Red Sea International Film Festival has said that internationally renowned writer, director and producer Baz...
  • The festival's third edition will take place from November 30 to December 9 in Jeddah.
  • The event will showcase movies from filmmakers from the Arab region, Asia and Africa.
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Saudi Arabia launches program to document football clubs’ chants

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Commission launched Wednesday "Saudi Football Trouq", a unique initiative that is dedicated to the...
  • Through "Saudi Football Trouq", the commission will create an integrated archive that includes club chants.
  • This endeavor is driven by the commission's commitment to preserving the Kingdom's diverse musical and artistic heritage.
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The ‘tyranny of thinness’ still dominates fashion

A handful of plus-size models such as Paloma Elsesser have grabbed media attention in recent years, but the figures show...
  • Vogue Business looked at 9,137 outfits unveiled during 219 shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris last season and found that 0.6 percent were plus-size.
  • Paolo Volonte, who teaches sociology of fashion in Milan, says brands use a few curvy models to deflect criticism.