From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’
Paris, France - They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic...
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Hotel Dar Tantora is inspired by Saudi’s AlUla ancient mudbrick buildings
ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA – Situated in the heart of Old Town here, Dar Tantora Hotel offers guests a chance to...
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Jordan, UAE review cooperation in improving quality higher education
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed exchanging expertise between them, especially in the field of accreditation and...
- A meeting was held between the education ministers of both the countries for exchanging expertise in higher education.
- The mechanism of quality assurance procedures at the institution and program level was also discussed in the meeting.
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Iraq allocates $2bn for Baghdad Metro project
Two billion dollars are allocated in the budget for Baghdad Metro project, Iraq’s Minister of Transport Nasser Hussein Al-Shibli said...
- Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, said that the phenomenon of traffic jams is unacceptable
- Al-Kadhimi stressed the need to work for activating traffic lights in the streets of Baghdad
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Top official of Frankfurt Book Fair praises UAE women empowerment
The UAE’s women empowerment progress reflects in the Emirates’ publishing industry as well, according to a top executive of Frankfurt...
- Women leaders can make a difference in the industry, she said
- She said women CEO's bring fresh ideas and management for the company
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Iran police tear-gas protestors after building collapse
Iranian police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse protesters in the southwestern city of Abadan where a tower...
- A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan crumbled on Monday in one of Iran's deadliest such disasters in years
- Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, who is in Abadan, said that "two more bodies were recovered", raising the death toll to 28
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Iran protestors demand justice as toll rises in building collapse
Hundreds of people took to the streets in southwestern Iran demanding justice after a tower block collapse killed 24 people,...
- Images published by Fars news agency showed hundreds of residents marching along Abadan's streets on Thursday night
- Abadan governor Ehsan Abbaspour, cited by ISNA news agency, said the number of people killed in the disaster stood at 24, up from 19 previously
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Tabla gets a new lease of life in Egypt
It is often women who are now playing the goblet-shaped traditional drum, an early version of which has been found...
- The beat of the tabla is ubiquitous, animating every Egyptian wedding, concert and impromptu dance party.
- And yet professional tabla players have been associated with nightclubs, where they accompany the undulations of belly dancers, looked down on as figures of ill-repute by many.
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Arab women journalists brave war reporting challenges
War journalism takes its toll on media persons, but the qualities that characterize women may paint their work with extraordinary...
- Several Arab women journalists have been reporting from the frontlines of Ukraine-Russian war.
- Reporters should be fully prepared with the required background information to cover dangerous situations, she said.
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Cartoon alien aims to ease World Cup culture shock
Kawkabani, star of the series, has to learn Arabic pronunciation, how to drink coffee -- and to discover that Qataris...
- Kawkabani was part-financed by Qatar's World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, as well as the Doha Film Institute and telecoms giant Vodafone.
- Creators Hossein Heydar and Amal al-Shammari want Qataris to get the message that they will have to make cultural concessions to the beer-drinking and good-time-seeking masses.
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Iran archeologists stand against antiquities trade bill
46 out of 290 MPs in Iran proposed the draft law earlier this week, dubbed the "optimal utilization of ancient...
- Iranian lawmakers said they hope to turn Iran into a "regional center" for antiquities trade
- Local media regularly report arrests of individuals accused of smuggling artefacts out of the country
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Egypt’s ancient ‘zar’ ritual puts exorcism on stage
"The singing is spiritual and brings out negative energies," said the lead singer of the Mazaher ensemble, adding that they...
- "We're not quacks or witches," Umm Sameh, singer in 'zar' ritual said, she learned it in her childhood from her mother and grandmother
- The zar ritual would last several days and include animal sacrifices as per their tradition and no blood is spilled at Cairo's Makan Cultural Centre
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Saudi Arabia’s natural reserve makes it to UNESCO heritage list
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Uruq Bani Ma'arid Reserve in Saudi Arabia has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage...
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EU nominates Mahsa Amini and Elon Musk for top rights award
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody a year ago, and billionaire Elon Musk were among...
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92% of respondents in Saudi Arabia willing to pay more for sustainable broadband
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UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage sites list
Tunis, Tunisia -- UNESCO announced Monday it was adding the Tunisian resort island of Djerba to its list of World Heritage...
- The United Nations cultural organization took the decision in Saudi Arabia, during its 45th world heritage committee meeting.
- Djerba is considered to be the mythological island in Homer's "Odyssey" where Ulysses and his companions encounter the lotus eaters.
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Turkish clubs financially hit attracting big names in transfer market
Eyes have been on Saudi clubs' transfer outlays which have rivaled those of the top European sides, but Turkish teams...
- Reigning Turkish champions Galatasaray spent US$32 million this summer, down on the US$45 million of the same window last year.
- Economist Kerem Akbas believes trying to appease football fans in the country pushes clubs into spending money they cannot afford.
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Nine works nominated for 9th Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
Doha, Qatar - The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) revealed the lists of nine works that would be included in the...
- This includes published novels, unpublished novels, young adult unpublished novels and unpublished critical studies, with a total reaching 36 novels and critical studies.
- The 9th edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel saw 1,491 entries and the number of unpublished novels participating was about 833.