Over 70 percent of musicians fear AI, says French-German study
PARIS, FRANCE - More than two-thirds of musicians fear that artificial intelligence will make it impossible to make a living, according...
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Coach Mancini lays out Saudi’s plan at Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia fear no team at the Asian Cup and will not...
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Tunisia film festival opens with ‘taboo’ abortion movie
The festival showcases 57 diverse films from 45 Arab and African countries, with screenings not only in cinemas, but in...
- The opening film Lingui, by Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, tells the story of a 15-year-old seeking an abortion in a country where it is condemned.
- Entries from Arab nations include films from Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen.
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US, Bahrain vow to fight illicit cultural property trade
Bahrain enjoys a prominent role in the art world, serving as the host of the Arab Regional Centre for World...
- The two countries issue joint statement after a key forum on antiquities, art crime.
- Information sharing, strengthening legal frameworks among key areas of future cooperation.
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Bookshops disappear in war-torn Damascus
A decade-old civil war, economic crisis and a creative brain drain that has deprived Syria of some of its best...
- A decade-old civil war, a chronic economic crisis and a creative brain drain has deprived Syria of some of its best writers and many of their readers
- Surging printing costs and logistical difficulties linked to power cuts have combined to make books too expensive for most
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2,700-year-old wine press found in Iraq
The carvings - 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall - date from the reigns...
- The carvings -- 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall -- date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib
- Iraq was the cradle of some world's earliest cities. It was once home to Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians
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Picasso masterpieces fetch $108.9 million
Eleven masterpieces by Pablo Picasso fetched $108.9 million at a Sotheby's auction in Las Vegas on Saturday. Two iconic portraits...
- The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection
- It sold for nearly $40.5 million after a starting price was estimated at $20-30 million
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Award-winning Egypt film on poverty ruffles feathers
Feathers is a film about the struggles of a woman whose husband has been turned into a chicken.
- Feathers, the film, has been facing patriotic backlash for "presenting Egypt negatively"
- However, director Omar El Zohairy is also being praised for shedding light on a genuine social problem
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Tehran golf course’s vanishing holes worry players
The Enghelab golf course had 18 holes when it was built decades ago but over the years the fairways have...
- Tehran's tiny contingent of players feels lucky that they still have 13, but are fearful even more of the course may disappear.
- Tehran's club has about 300 members, half of whom are women, but that's a minuscule number in a metropolis of more than eight million residents.
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Political prisoners in Egypt revive rich writing from jail
Egypt has a long history of political prisoners turning to writing to capture their experiences in confinement.
- Several Egyptian poets have in recent times had their literature — written while they were in prison — published to varied acclaim
- They include the likes of Abdel Fattah and Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma
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Ronaldo wearing ‘wrong’ shirt at Dubai’s Madame Tussauds
Dubai's Madame Tussauds said Wednesday it will soon change the shirt of the wax figure of Cristiano Ronaldo after online...
- In August, Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in the English Premier League on a two-year contract with an option to extend that deal by a further season
- "Each figure at the attraction has been captured in a moment of time and resembles an iconic part in their history"
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Tehran film fest opens as Oscar-qualifying event
The designation as Oscar-qualifying event came despite high tensions between Washington and Tehran, which have had no diplomatic relations since...
- This year's festival competition received more than 6,400 entries from 128 countries -- 2,000 more than last year.
- The festival, now in its 38th edition, has jury members from the Islamic republic as well as Italy, Japan, France and Austria.
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New deal to transform Dubai into a Global Music City
The MoU aims to strengthen the emirate's creative economy and support entrepreneurs, individuals, and the local music and artistic production...
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Jordan’s Mansaf: Rooted in war, symbol of peace
Mansaf, the kingdom's national dish of lamb cooked in dried yogurt, served with rice and nuts, was inscribed on UNESCO's...
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Pablo Picasso: king of the $100 million club
Picasso was not only a painter, his oeuvre also includes sculptures, drawings, ceramics, engravings, lithographs, illustrated books and ballet costumes....
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2,000 ancient sheep heads found in Egypt temple
Mummies of dogs, goats, cows, gazelles and mongooses were also exhumed by a team of US archaeologists from New York...
- Sameh Iskandar, head of the American mission, said the ram heads were "offerings" indicating "a cult to Ramses II celebrated 1,000 years after his death".
- Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the finds will help people know more about the temple of Ramses II.
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Dubai World Cup: 129 horses compete for $30.5m prize money
Dubai, UAE -- The 27th Dubai World Cup, which begins on Saturday at the Meydan Racecourse, will see a total...
- The World Cup, which begins on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse, will see horses from 13 countries in the contest.
- The Meydan Racecourse, in partnership with leading auction house Goffs, hosted the second Dubai Breeze-Up Sale on 21 March.
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Oldest known Hebrew Bible displayed in Israel ahead of sale
Tel Aviv, Israel -- The oldest known near-complete Hebrew Bible was presented to the press on Wednesday in Tel Aviv, where...
- The Codex Sassoon is one of only two manuscripts containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible to have survived into the modern era and is estimated to be 1,100 years old.
- Sotheby's pre-sale estimates put the manuscript's value at between $30 million and $50 million. It is more complete than the Aleppo Codex, dated to the same era.