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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.

Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza

Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories - Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to...

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Saudi Arabia submits official bid to host FIFA World Cup 2034 after successful Qatar event in 2022

The next steps include official visits by FIFA and a comprehensive evaluation of the bid.

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Dubai’s ‘Museum of the Future’ listed among world’s 14 most beautiful ones

The Museum of the Future, an architectural marvel that sits at the bustling heart of Dubai, is set to become...

Bahrain to organize 2nd edition of youth skills initiative with $70,000 prizes

Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, first deputy chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, approves $70,000 worth...

Al Dhafra festival to begin in October in Abu Dhabi, prize money to be AED110m

  This year the festival will include camel beauty contest The 15th edition of the festival will coincide with the...

Boeing 707 takes off as a restaurant in West Bank

Palestinian workers in the Israel-occupied West Bank are putting the final touches on a decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft to ready...
  • Its enterprising owners, 60-year-old twin brothers Ata and Khamis al-Sairafi, expect to welcome their first customers within weeks 
  • The brothers bought it from its Israeli owner for $100,000, the engines removed

More Saudi men go for ‘Misyar’ marriages

Saudi clerics say the practice has proliferated since 1996, when the then grand mufti legitimized it with an Islamic edict...

Saudi Arabia begins survey of ancient stone structures in northern region

Saudi Arabia has started a broad archaeological survey of ancient stone structures in the Northern Borders and Al-Jawf regions Its...

Saudi Arabia aims to be world’s primary source for dates

Saudi Arabia looks to dominate the dates industry It wants to establish itself as the primary source of dates for...

Mena box office revenues to hit $1bn by 2024: PwC

Revenues from cinema in the Mena region is expected to defy global trends and hit $1 billion by 2024  Box...

Spanish film studio to invest $250 million in Saudi Arabia

Minimo VFX  CEO Felix Balbas said that his company would open a regional headquarters in Riyadh The studio will enter...

Sharjah Public Library director elected to IFLA’s MENA committee

Bushulaibi will represent regional interests at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions She will work with the other...

Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza

Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories - Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to...
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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...
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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...

Iraq displays Italy returned ancient stone tablet

The tablet- whose text is written in cuneiform, the Babylonian alphabet- bears the insignia of Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian king...
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar sign MoU to enhance cultural cooperation

Doha, UAE - Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cultural cooperation in...
  • Prince Badr led the Saudi delegation in the inaugural meeting of the Culture, Tourism, and Entertainment Committee, a subsidiary of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council
  • The committee meeting, held in Doha, saw the participation of government representatives from various sectors, and it served as a platform to discuss collaborative initiatives
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New life breathed into Tunisia’s bagpipes

Known as Mizwad, the Tunisian bagpipe was once banned from airwaves but has now been embraced by artists infusing its...
  • Most musical historians agree the mizwad first appeared in Tunisia at the beginning of the 20th century and was confined to working-class suburbs for decades.
  • The mizwad spawned its own musical style that was frowned upon by authorities for associations with alcohol, drugs and prison -- where many songs were composed.
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AI meets VR to keep Holocaust memory alive

Through AI, users of a VR headset can have a "conversation" with Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher, asking about her encounters...
  • The project is a collaboration between Los Angeles-based company StoryFile, the World Jewish Congress and Facebook-owner Meta,
  • StoryFile co-founder Stephen Smith, who has worked in Holocaust education, said the technology allows users to "talk to history through the people who went through it".