Expelled from France, imam vows to challenge decision in court
Soliman, Tunisia - A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action...
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Butter chicken battle hits Indian court
Moti Mahal, one of the city's oldest restaurant chains, accuses rival of falsely taking credit for inventing the marinated chicken...
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Women blaze a new trail in Egypt
In a country where few women have formal jobs, the Cairo metro’s pioneering decision to hand over the controls of...
- The metro itself provides reserved carriages for women who do not wish to ride with men in an attempt to provide protection against sexual harassment
- The Cairo metro, launched in 1987, is the oldest in the Arab world but it has fallen behind other Arab countries in providing employment opportunities for women
Egypt mourns 41 killed in Cairo church fire
Witnesses to the fire Sunday morning described people rushing into the multi-storey house of worship to save those trapped, but...
- President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directed the Armed Forces Engineering Authority to "take over the reconstruction and renovation" of the church
- A statement from the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered his "deepest condolences" to the families of the victims
Iran forest ranger killed outside court in revenge attack
The attacker, the father of the victim that forest ranger had allegedly killed, fled from the scene with his accomplice....
- Boroumand Najafi, the forest ranger, was sentenced to death earlier this year after killing a man he thought was a poacher in 2020 in western Iran's Kermanshah region
- Dozens of forest rangers have been killed by poachers in recent years across the country, according to media reports
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Qatar World Cup to start a day early to allow host play opening game
The opening match is scheduled to be held at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium, one of seven new venues purpose-built...
- Qatar will now play Ecuador on November 20, 24 hours earlier than planned, in a move that FIFA's ruling council was expected to confirm soon.
- Companies with major deals linked to the World Cup expressed confidence that the unusual schedule change could be handled smoothly.
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Saudi exhibit enlivens the Prophet’s Hijrah
Three years in the making, the exhibition features work by academics and artists from 20 countries. It incorporates centuries-old artifacts...
- Opened to the public this week, it will be housed for nine months at the Ithra Museum in the eastern city of Dhahran before touring domestically and then abroad.
- Short films by American director Ovidio Salazar depict how elders from the Quraysh tribe plotted to kill the Prophet Mohammed, prompting him to flee,
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Firm seeks professional to taste test 3,500 candies
The new hire will get an annual salary of $78,000. Since the Chief Candy Officer is required to taste thousands...
- Candy Funhouse, a Canadian online candy shop, said it has received more than 100,000 candidates in two weeks.
- On social media, the posting is a big hit with adults and children alike. One Twitter user said that his eight-year-old daughter had made a LinkedIn profile just to apply.
Dubai sets off drive, warning of ‘human trafficking in digital space’
Seeking to raise awareness on trafficking in people, the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) has set off a...
- The campaign has warned against the potential hazards of digital space and current technologies that lack parental control
- The foundation has urged the public to use the Internet and social media responsibly in order not to be victimized by human traffickers
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Saudi women DJs strum a new tune
Standing behind her control tower with headphones around her neck, Saudi DJ Leen Naif segues smoothly between pop hits and...
- Women DJs, an unthinkable phenomenon just a few years ago in the kingdom, are becoming a relatively common sight in its main cities
- Naif and her peers embody two major reforms championed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: new opportunities for women and expanding entertainment options notably music
Egypt court calls for live broadcast of execution of killer
An Egyptian court called Sunday for a legal amendment to allow the live broadcast of the execution of the killer...
- The criminal court which sentenced Adel in Mansoura called on the legislature to amend the law governing capital punishment, in order to allow the execution to be broadcast live
- The maximum penalty for murder is death in Egypt, which carried out the world's third highest number of executions in 2021, Amnesty said
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Sharjah Education Council reveals new educational strategy
The Sharjah Education Council launched its 2023-2025 strategy at a meeting held at its headquarters in Sharjah, in cooperation with...
- The strategy was prepared after considering various aspects of stages of the council’s strategic plan.
- Sharjah Education Council said the council's strategy is a result of changing educational standards.
Expelled from France, imam vows to challenge decision in court
Soliman, Tunisia - A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action...
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Saudi clubs spent $875.4m on new players from June 1- Sept 1, says FIFA
Spending by Saudi Arabian football clubs in the transfer window just closed was second only to that by teams in...
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UN urges age restrictions on Artificial Intelligence in schools
Paris, France - The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral...
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Demarai Gray quits Everton to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq
London, United Kingdom - Demarai Gray has left Everton for Al-Ettifaq ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline in the Saudi Pro League.The...
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Israel showcases Roman era weapons
Four Roman-era swords and a javelin were discovered inside a cave in the Judean desert, where they had been preserved...
- The archaeologists said the ancient weapons were believed to have been used during the Bar Kokhba revolt of Jews against the Romans in the second century.
- "It's a very unique and important discovery, which is unprecedented in Israel," Eitan Klein, director of Israel Antiquities Authority, told journalists at an event.
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Saudi Arabia to register 50,000 urban heritage assetsÂ
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Heritage Commission announced on Monday the nomination of 50,000 urban heritage assets across the...
- The Architectural Heritage Register serves as the record of heritage sites that have been registered based on specific criteria related to national, or cultural significance
- The registration process involves the use of a geospatial information system to accurately manage, store, and preserve information about these sites and structures
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Protection pact for Yemeni cultural assets extended with US support
Dubai, UAE-- Yemen and the US have signed an agreement to renews and extend protections for Yemeni cultural property that...
- According to the US State Department, the agreement provides a framework for cooperation between the two countries to combat cultural property trafficking
- It further noted that the agreement adds to the US support for a durable resolution to the Yemen conflict and reaffirms US support for Yemeni sovereignty