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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.

Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara wins Abel Prize for mathematics

Oslo, Norway -- The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was on Wednesday awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara a specialist...

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Second edition of Saudi art biennale seeks to modernize Islamic tradition

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display...

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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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Symbol of rebirth at Iraq’s historic Al-Nuri mosque

The historic mosque is being built under UNESCO's "Revive the Spirit of Mosul" initiative for rehabilitating Iraq's second city. UAE...
  • The 12th-century mosque, known for its leaning minaret, was severely damaged in 2017.
  • Eight Egyptian architects won an international competition to reconstruct the mosque.
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Nobel Prize eludes the Arab world

Egypt and Algeria have the largest number of Nobel winners in the Arab world, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the...
  • Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are yet to produce a winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Palestine, Lebanon, Tunsia, Yemen, Morocco, and Iraq have seen at least one resident awarded the prize
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Russian film crew return to Earth from space

The movie's plot, which has been mostly kept under wraps along with its budget, centres around a female surgeon who...
  • The movie's plot, which has been mostly kept under wraps along with its budget, centres around a female surgeon who is dispatched to the ISS to save a cosmonaut
  • Shkaplerov, 49, and the two Russian cosmonauts who were already aboard the ISS are said to have cameo roles in the film
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Marquez’ clothes to go on sale in Mexico

Titled "The Wardrobe of Garcia Marquez," the event will mark the opening of a cultural center in Marquez' residence in...
  • Titled "The Wardrobe of Garcia Marquez," the event will mark the opening of a cultural center in Marquez' residence in southern Mexico
  • The items that will go on sale were selected by Marquez' granddaughter Emilia Garcia Elizondo, who will head the future cultural center
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Netflix, UNESCO team up for Africa talent hunt

The streaming giant is trying to establish itself in the continent through investments in young talent.
  • The streaming giant is trying to establish itself in the continent through investments in young talent
  • The US company has had considerable success picking up shows from around the world and giving them a global audience
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Decolonising beauty standards in Egypt

In the Arab world's most populous nation, modelling has long been dominated by "girls from Eastern Europe, with fair complexions.
  • In the Arab world's most populous nation, modelling has long been dominated by "girls from Eastern Europe, with fair complexions
  • According to The Fashion Spot, a website specialising in the industry, "models of colour" accounted for more than 43 percent of those on global catwalks in fall 2021
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Expo 2020, Microsoft join hands to create Minecraft experience

The Minecraft virtual world has been created especially for this occasion, with a special view on helping teachers educate students.
  • Expo 2020 visitors can now go to various pavilions and experience the themes of the event through the video game Minecraft
  • A more immersive virtual world and dedicated Education Edition has been available from October 12
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Rooney vetoes Hebrew translation over ‘apartheid’

Citing human rights reports, the Irish author said Israel's system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians meets the definition...
  • She said the BDS movement is "modeled on the economic and cultural boycott that helped to end apartheid in South Africa".
  • The decision to block an Israeli translation has attracted criticism from some quarters.

Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara wins Abel Prize for mathematics

Oslo, Norway -- The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was on Wednesday awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara a specialist...
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Barbie film draws crowds in Saudi Arabia, generates buzz

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - After being banned in several Arab countries, blockbuster film Barbie in Saudi Arabia is drawing huge...
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Iran sentences film-maker over Cannes-selected movie

The film-makers will only serve one-twentieth of their sentence, about nine days, while the remainder "will be suspended over five...
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‘Barbie’ retains top spot at N.American box office for fourth week

Los Angeles, United States - Warner Bros.' hit "Barbie" dominated North American box offices for a fourth consecutive week, industry estimates...
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Riyadh to host Peace and Sport Middle East Forum in Oct

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- For the first time, Riyadh will host the Peace and Sport Middle East Forum, powered by...
  • The forum will be held under the theme, “Sport is an answer for peace”, at the Cultural Palace in Riyadh-based Diplomatic Quarter
  • The kingdom will be hosting several big sporting events as it aims to attract foreign interest as it diversifies its economy away from oil

Sheikha Bodour to chair revamped board at American University of Sharjah

SHARJAH -- Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has outlines the restructuring...
  • The Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah has been restructured
  • New board members to begin their term in October. Membership term set for three years
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Japan’s second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills

The museum in central Tokyo, which features a model of a blue whale outside, has previously turned to crowdfunding for...
  • The head of the 146-year-old museum, Kenichi Shinoda, said in a video announcing the crowdfunding on Monday that they wanted to save the museum's collections.
  • More than 30,000 people have donated a total of 480 million yen to the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, easily surpassing the 100-million-yen target.