Women key focus of Dubai’s MIA ART Collection gala
The annual MIA Gala and Awards Ceremony, held on International Women's Day, celebrates and recognizes the contributions of women artists.
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Nolan’s masterpiece ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture Oscar
Hollywood, United States - It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever...
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Riyadh Season 2021 ends, welcomes more than 15 million visitors
Middle East’s largest entertainment event, Riyadh Season 2021, which concluded on March 31, welcomed more than 15 million visitors, according...
- Organized by the Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, the first edition of the event was launched in 2019 and saw more than 10 million visitors.
- Riyadh Season 2021 hosted eight international exhibitions on fashion, technology and communications, electronic games, perfumes, plastic arts, and crafts.
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First World Cup in Middle East will be healthiest ever: FIFA President
Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior...
- World Health Organization, Qatar's health ministry and FIFA agree to implement several measures to promote healthy lifestyles at the mega event.
- The three entities will leverage the global power of football to help people lead healthy lives, said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Ramadan starts on Sunday for Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon
Traditionally, many Muslim-majority countries have followed dates set by Saudi religious authorities, but in recent years many have used their...
- ‘The first day of Ramadan will be tomorrow’ for Shiites in Iraq, state media said on Saturday, citing Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani
- In neighboring Iran, which like Iraq is majority Shiite, as well as for Shiites in Lebanon, Ramadan also begins on Sunday
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Qatar World Cup draw pairs Iran and USA
England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day,...
- Germany and Spain are joined by Japan in Group E, which will be completed by the winner of an intercontinental play-off in June between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
- Qatar will also take on African champions Senegal as well as the Netherlands, who return to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, in Group A.
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Opponents bury FIFA’s biennial World Cup campaign
The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the...
- An idea to enlarge Europe's League of Nations to take in South American countries has also been mooted.
- FIFA launched a massive campaign to persuade its members that a World Cup every two years would bring them extra cash and prestige.
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UAE stun South Korea to earn World Cup playoff with Australia
Although they were allowed only a miserly 23 percent ball possession, the Emiratis managed to sneak a goal through the...
- South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying
- This left the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot to earn the right to meet Australia
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, shadowing CODA triumph at Oscars
Seeking to reassert its relevance, the Academy Awards gala was packed with big musical performances and three wisecracking female hosts...
- CODA, a feel-good indie drama starring deaf actors in lead roles, helped Apple TV+ beat Netflix to become the first streaming best-picture winner
- Netflix had bet on The Power of the Dog, for which Jane Campion won best director, becoming only the third woman to do so in Oscars history
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Poultry available in quantity during Ramadan, assures Jordan minister
The announcement came after the minister met members of the Jordanian Poultry Producers Association on Sunday.
- Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat has said his ministry is keen on providing poultry to meet citizens' needs throughout the holy month
- For their part, the Jordanian Poultry Producers Association’s representatives said they would continue to cooperate with the ministry to provide poultry
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In a ‘dangerous’ land: tourists trickle back to Iraq
Retirees and YouTubers, on package tours or lugging backpacks, are braving Iraq's still basic tourist infrastructure to visit ancient sites...
- Western governments still issue travel warnings for tourists heading to Iraq, highlighting the risks from kidnappings and bombings
- Around 107,000 tourists visited Iraq in 2021, which is three times more than the number in 2020
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Wadi Wurayah National Park nominated as UNESCO Heritage Site
The UAE’s first mountain nature reserve, Fujairah’s Wadi Wurayah National Park, WWNP, has been put on the UAE’s tentative list...
- Wadi Wurayah National Park is UAE's first mountain nature reserve.
- The nomination has been submitted to UNESCO’S World Heritage Centre for assessment on the basis of the Outstanding Universal Value of Wadi Wurayah’s natural heritage.
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Picasso’s ‘Woman With a Watch’ to be exhibited in Dubai on Sept 25-26
This would be for the first time that the painting has been exhibited outside of the United States in over...
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UNESCO adds 15 new sites to world heritage list during Riyadh session
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, during its 45th session held in Riyadh, unveiled fifteen new additions...
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Palestine’s pre-historic Tell al-Sultan site on world heritage list, says UNESCO
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Renewed Saudi interest in Salah ‘doesn’t worry’ Liverpool boss Klopp
London, United Kingdom - Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he is not worried about the potential for renewed Saudi Arabian interest...
- Salah was reportedly the subject of a £150 million ($185 million) bid from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad before the Premier League transfer deadline.
- Liverpool rejected the offer but Saudi Pro League director of football Michael Emenalo has claimed the door is not closed on a future move for Salah.
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Riyadh to host 45th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia is hosting the extended 45th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee from September 10...
- This session anticipates the participation of 3,000 individuals representing 21 member states of the World Heritage Committee.
- Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan will attend the meeting.
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WTA Finals to be held in Mexico, says sports body
NEW YORK, US - Cancun will host the WTA Finals October 29-November 5, the WTA announced on Thursday. The Mexican resort...
- The prestigious year-end finale features the top eight singles players and doubles players in the WTA's Race to the WTA Finals.
- The tournament returns to Mexico for the second time in three years, after Guadalajara hosted in 2021.