Cristiano Ronaldo extends contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr until 2027
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year extension with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, the club announced Thursday, following...
Arts & Culture
Warner Brothers Discovery will split company to build streaming
The move, which reallocates assets such as HBO Max and CNN, is the latest reflection of how streaming is remaking...
Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
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,
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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."
Arts & Culture
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.
Arts & Culture
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.
Arts & Culture
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).
Arts & Culture
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.
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
King Mohammed authorizes reorganization of Morocco’s Jewish organisations
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has authorised a reorganisation of the country's Jewish community, a "component" of national culture in the...
- King Mohammed VI has authorised a reorganisation of the country's Jewish community, a "component" of national culture in the North African country.
- The measures were presented to a council of ministers meeting attended on Wednesday by the country's monarch and crown prince, at Rabat's royal palace.
Arts & Culture
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi arrested
Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was arrested Monday, the third director to be detained in less than a week, the...
- Panahi, 62, has won a slew of awards at international festivals for films that have critiqued modern Iran, including the top prize in Berlin for "Taxi" in 2015
- Cannes film festival organizers, in a statement Monday, said they "strongly condemn the (directors') arrests as well as the wave of repression evidently under way in Iran
Cristiano Ronaldo extends contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr until 2027
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year extension with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, the club announced Thursday, following...
Arts & Culture
Company News
Latest News
Qatar eyes second successive Asian Cup in final against Jordan
Doha, Qatar - An Asian Cup full of late goals and surprises reaches a climax on Saturday when hosts and holders...
Arts & Culture
Butter chicken battle hits Indian court
Moti Mahal, one of the city's oldest restaurant chains, accuses rival of falsely taking credit for inventing the marinated chicken...
Arts & Culture
Stolen Van Gogh returned in IKEA bag displayed again
Rotterdam, Netherlands -- A precious Vincent van Gogh painting stolen and then handed to a Dutch art sleuth in an IKEA...
Arts & Culture
Most Read
Arts & Culture
25,000 fragments of early Islamic era artifacts discovered in Saudi
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating from the early Islamic era, the first two...
- The discovery was announced by the Jeddah Historic District Program, in collaboration with the Heritage Commission.
- The project aims to preserve national antiquities and archaeological sites, uncover the rich history of the Kingdom, and promote historic Jeddah as a cultural destination.
Arts & Culture
Egypt forms review team on restoring pyramid after outcry
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Saturday it was setting up a committee to review the restoration of Giza's...
- The team is made up of "experts in engineering and archaeology" from the Czech Republic, Germany and the United States, as well as Egypt.
- The committee's final report will include "the necessary procedures and steps to coordinate with (the UN heritage agency) UNESCO".
Arts & Culture
RAK cultivates communities with arts and culture
“Culture and arts are an integral part of building communities and a key pillar of Ras Al Khaimah’s sustainable development,”...
- Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi champions culture and arts as foundational for community and sustainable development in Ras Al Khaimah.
- The 12th RAK Art Festival at Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village showcases 106 artists, emphasizing the Emirate's dedication to global culture.