Choice and opportunity are crucial for empowerment
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Afif helps Qatar exorcise World Cup demons at Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Asian Cup hosts and holders Qatar have been on a mission to banish the painful memory of their...
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Black Eyed Peas book Oct date for Egypt concert
Events and entertainment company Venture Lifestyle ME is organizing the concert on October 2 in Giza.
- All four current members of the band are expected to perform at the event
- Tickets are already on sale on an online portal, ranging from $51 to $160 apiece
Arts & Culture
National Museum of Beirut gets Unesco polish
Unesco’s Li Beirut initiative has been working for three months to inspect the museum’s artefacts for inventory, classification, and storage.
- The National Museum of Beirut is gearing up to reopen to the public after being damaged in last year’s port blast
- Now, with Unesco’s help, it is gearing up to display artefacts that could date back to the Bronze Age or be from the Ottoman period, and anywhere in between
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Qatar to host its own version of Geneva Motor Show
The organizers of the Qatar Geneva International Motor Show intend the event to take place every two years.
- The first edition of Qatar Geneva International Motor Show is planned for the autumn of 2022 or 2023
- The final dates are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks, and the full concept will be revealed during GIMS 2022
SRMG taps Japanese firms
It has struck a content deal with Japanese publishing houses.
- The partnership will enable SRMG to establish official channels with Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Kadokawa
- This will let it adapt and localize global content for Arab audiences
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Saudi women drive public taxis for the first time
Local media showed women picking up customers in the Al-Ahsa governorate.
- Some of the customers booked rides to GCC countries in the neighborhood.
- Saudi Arabia had lifted the ban on women driving in June 2018.
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Anghami rules regional music streaming sector
Homegrown music-streamer Anghami is giving industry bigwigs like Spotify and Deezer a run for their money.
- The $220-million merger with Vistas Media made Anghami the first Arab technology company listed on Nasdaq
- Due to large companies signing agreements with international and local musicians and artists, voice platforms have gained global attention
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Doctors warn over dangerous viral milk crate challenge
Walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates can cause head bleed and injury to back that could lead...
- The challenge reminds doctors of the 2018 Tide Pod Challenge, which saw young people biting into a liquid laundry detergent packets.
- Doctors say health system already under strain due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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New Bond, Matrix footage thrill CinemaCon
The annual CinemaCon trade show sees Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas casino to...
- The annual CinemaCon trade show sees Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas casino to woo theater bosses
- The plot of "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craifg as 007 picks up after 2015's "Spectre," with the loyalty of a love interest now seemingly called into question
Sony to screen ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Ghostbusters’ at CinemaCon
CinemaCon is taking place despite fears about the Delta variant that have caused some pandemic restrictions to be reimposed on...
- CinemaCon is taking place despite fears about the Delta variant that have caused some pandemic restrictions to be reimposed on Hollywood in California
- CinemaCon did not take place at all last year as the pandemic shuttered cinemas around the world
Graft, security issues feed the trade in Iraq’s past
The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites...
- The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites are poorly protected
- Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians all trod on the ancient land that is now Iraq, and that makes it a land of choice for smugglers.
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The surreal sci-fi film bags seven Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and...
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Empowering women open doors of possibility for communities to reach new heights: Sheikha Bodour
The American University of Sharjah (AUS) President was taking part in an event, "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Business...
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Unequal pay checks plague GCC workplaces
Businesses in the region need to embed diversity strategies by setting diversity KPIs to ensure fair assessments for women and...
- Reinforcing supportive workplace culture is crucial for MENA employers to effectively attract, recruit and retain talented young women, PwC Middle East’s Norma Taki tells TRENDS
- To make sustainable progress toward gender equality in the MENA region, businesses should embed diversity strategies aimed at ensuring fair assessments for women, she adds
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Saudi Arabia’s Film AlUla launches platform for women in cinema, fashion
The launch is part of a year-round program that will allow women filmmakers to collaborate with leading industry professionals and...
- The launch of AlUla Creates is part of a year-round program that will allow women filmmakers to collaborate with leading industry professionals.
- AlUla Creates is part of a wider strategy to develop a film-friendly ecosystem which will include a world-class purpose-built studio.
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Gulf women empowerment bid inspires global change
TRENDS explores the efforts and achievements made across GCC in promoting women's empowerment, and the impact these initiatives have had...