AI game gains popularity during Chinese New Year festivities
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Young Chinese flocking home for Lunar New Year this weekend have turned to an AI chatbot game to...
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Djokovic and Nadal to play 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will headline a new exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, organizers said. The...
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Iraq mosque concealed 12th-century prayer room
About six meters underground, four interconnected ablution rooms built of stone and plaster which measures three meters in height and...
- Foundations of a ancient prayer hall have discovered underneath the Al-Nuri mosque where Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014
- The mosque was constructed in 1172, but much of it was destroyed and reconstructed in 1942, except its minaret
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Arabic instrumentalist hopes to ‘change soul’ of Iraq with music
Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed...
- Exiled in 1993 under dictator Saddam Hussein, Naseer Shamma only returned to his native Iraq for the first time in 2012
- With art galleries opening and book fairs and festivals being held, Iraq has been recently witnessing a fledgling renaissance
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Ferrari World and Warner Bros. break Guinness Records titles
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi broke two Guinness World Records titles in celebration of the...
- Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi broke the record title with 20,482 contributions during the festive season
- The Park broke the record title with 4,826 contributions breaking the previous world record of 2,462
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Gaza: TV studios make series as Hamas response to Israeli hit shows
The shows do not feature any Israeli actors, and Palestinians recruited to play Jewish characters are often targeted by people...
- "Qabdat al-Ahrar" (Fist of the Free) series shows a 2018 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that killed seven Hamas fighters and an Israeli officer
- Not everyone is a fan of the Hamas productions as it's firmly focused on the conflict which primarily served as a "tool of resistance"
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Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships end, breeders honored
The first Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships, which concluded on Saturday, saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic...
- Th event saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic stud farms.
- The event was held under the patronage of the European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations.
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Magazine names Green Corner Building among top ten architectural projects of 2021
Located in Muharraq, Bahrain, Green Corner operates under the auspices of Sheikh Ibrahim Centre for Culture and Research.
- Located in Muharraq, Bahrain, Green Corner operates under the auspices of Sheikh Ibrahim Centre for Culture and Research
- The project opened in January last year with the support of United Arab Emirates to commemorate the Year of Zayed
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Indonesian student’s selfies fetch $1m in NFT sales
Sultan Al Ghozali, a computer science student at a university, has taken a picture of himself sitting in front of...
- He intended to use the collection of nearly 1,000 selfies to create a timelapse video for his graduation day.
- After learning about blockchain technology, the 22-year-old decided to upload the photos to NFT trading platform OpenSea under the title "Ghozali Everyday"
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Qatar’s Al-Attiyah claims fourth Dakar crown
The 51-year-old - champion in 2011, 2015, 2019 - took the overall honors by almost half an hour from France's...
- Earlier on Friday British motorbike rider Sam Sunderland had claimed his second Dakar Rally crown.
- Sunderland, 32, dominated the first week but he duelled for the overall lead over the final days and surrendered it several times before finally coming out on top.
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Sarandon, Ruffalo, GarcÃa Bernal back Emma Watson’s Palestine solidarity post
Last week, Watson shared a post with the words ‘solidarity is a verb’ over an image that featured Palestinian flags.
- Last week, Watson shared a post with the words ‘solidarity is a verb’ over an image that featured Palestinian flags
- Widely praised, this message of solidarity also provoked the fury of Israeli officials
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Al Dhafra Festival kicks off in Abu Dhabi
The festival is organized by the Cultural Program and Heritage Festivals Committee, and will run till January 22.
- The festival features 313 camel runs and this new edition of the event includes the launch of the Bairaq Al Emarat Award for Asayel and Majahim camel breeds
- Coinciding with the UAE’ Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the Festival's activities now run from 28th October, 2021, to 22nd January, 2022
AI game gains popularity during Chinese New Year festivities
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UAE to host two new international falconry events in Dec
Dubai, UAE - The International Federation for Falconry Sports and Racing (IFFSR) announced it will host the inaugural editions of...
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Hajj pilgrims continue rituals on third day of Eid Al-Adha in Mina
Mina, Saudi Arabia – Pilgrims were continuing with their religious rites on Friday, the third day of Eid Al-Adha, participating...
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Sports key pillar as UAE emerges as soft power center
Everyone in the sports delegations taking part in the future forums now has a greater obligation to spare no effort...
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GCC women diplomats play vital role in fostering peace
"The GCC member states have over the years extended unwavering support to the diplomatic women of the GCC through tailoring...
- GCC Secretary General recognizes GCC women's essential role in nurturing generations and serving as family pillars
- GCC women play a decisive role in promoting inter-country relations and peace, adds Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi
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‘Domestic violence is overlooked in custody rulings’
"When custody decisions are made in favour of the parent who claims to be alienated without sufficiently considering the views...
- Reem Alsalem, a UN human rights expert, uncovers substantial gender bias in family courts, frequently ignoring past domestic violence incidents in custody rulings
- Violence persistently threatens women and children, causing significant hardship. For minority women, stereotypes and justice hurdles further exacerbate challenges, she adds
New generation of Moroccan filmmakers basks in Cannes glory
Seeking to support and promote its national cinema, Morocco has spent 60 about $60m annually on productions since 2012. Moroccan...
- Director Asmae El Moudir, 32, won the coveted prize for directing in the Un Certain Regard section for her film "Kadib Abyad" ("The Mother of All Lies")
- Director Kamal Lazraq, 38, used Casablanca as the setting for his first feature film "Les Meutes" ("Hounds"), which won the jury prize in the Un Certain Regard section