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Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Cannes film festival says to ‘honour’ slain Gaza photojournalist

Paris, France - The Cannes film festival said Wednesday that the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna...

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First footage of James Cameron directed ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ revealed

Las Vegas, United States - Evil Na'vi. Giant volcanoes. Airborne boats. The first-ever footage from "Avatar: Fire and Ash," the...

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Proposed bill in Iran looks to ban pets including cats, dogs

The animals that may be banned under the proposed law include 'crocodiles, turtles, snakes, lizards, cats, mice, rabbits, dogs and...
  • A total of 75 MPs of the Irani parliament have signed a proposed legislation that prohibits pet animals
  • Offenders of this new law would be fined by $98, which is equal to 10 to 30 times of minimum monthly working wage
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First ever Riyadh Philosophy conference launched

CEO of the Ministry of Culture’s Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation Dr Mohammed Hasan Alwan opened the conference.
  • CEO of the Ministry of Culture’s Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation Dr Mohammed Hasan Alwan opened the conference
  • He said that the event is intended to become annual, and marks the “start of Riyadh’s emergence as a major global center of philosophy”.
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Morocco state schools fail students, deepen inequality

The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or...
  • The situation has pushed many, including middle-class families, to tighten their belts so they can scrape together fees for private schools.
  • Just nine percent of students in state secondary schools pass exams in French, Arabic and mathematics
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Mesopotamian Epic comes home to Iraq

A 3,500-year-old tablet featuring the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh has been returned to Iraq three decades after it was stolen...
  • The tablet was exhibited to the media in Iraq on Tuesday by the authorities who welcomed its return as a "victory" over those who stole the country's "history"
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the oldest pieces of literature in the world, telling the story of a Mesopotamian king on a quest for immortality
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UAE launches AED50 banknote to mark Golden Jubilee

The new issue is the first banknote made of polymer material to be circulated in the UAE. Polymer banknotes are...
  • The initiative comes in honor of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
  • It also honors the first generation of rulers of the emirates, as well as their role in uniting the country
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Baghdad revives its art and theater culture

Baghdad is back to that time when it was known as one of the artistic capitals of the Arab world.
  • Organizer of “I am an Iraqi, I Read” event gave away 30,000 books for free
  • Audience overflowed from the hall on the opening nights of international theater festival in Baghdad
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Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions

It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's monumental Al-Rahman Mosque...
  • Launched in the 1990s amid a crippling Western embargo over Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, the construction of the mosque was designed to be a snub to Washington.
  • The structure is symbol of division between Shiites, now the dominant political force in Baghdad after decades of marginalization in the Shiite-majority Arab state.
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This is the safest Arab country for women

When sexual harassment and other forms of violence are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world, there...
  • Norway, according to the latest Gallup’s Institute “Law and Public Order” Index, is the safest country for women
  • There is one Arab country on the index that is considered the safest place for women on earth after Norway
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Al Dhafra Festival camel beauty pageant from December 14

The festival aims to, among other things, make Abu Dhabi the preferred place for camel fairs regionally as well as...
  • The Al Dhafra festival began in 2018 to preserve some camel breeds
  • It also aims to to generate domestic and Gulf tourism to boost the economy
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Wikipedia creator’s computer and NFT of first edit up for auction

The Strawberry iMac was the machine Wales "used for development and research at the time of the website's launch on...
  • The Strawberry iMac was the machine Wales "used for development and research at the time of the website's launch on January 15, 2001," said auction house Christie's
  • The second lot is for an NFT -- Non-Fungible Tokens are unique digital objects that confer ownership through blockchain technology

Cannes film festival says to ‘honour’ slain Gaza photojournalist

Paris, France - The Cannes film festival said Wednesday that the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna...
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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

The United Nations' cultural organization inscribed the "pre-historic site of Tell al-Sultan" located near the occupied West Bank city of...
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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.