UNFPA and corporate partners drive reproductive justice in workplaces
Mariarosa Cutillo, UNFPA Chief of the Private Sector and Civil Society Branch, says businesses need to provide adequate maternal health...
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In the heart of Beirut, one family upholds a unique dessert tradition
Beirut, Lebanon - At a shop nestled in a busy, crowded Beirut district, Hasan El-Makary is weighing out containers of warm,...
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Turkey tourism industry bemoans Russia-Ukraine war
Every Sunday Noori Sani welcomes his old friends around a bountiful Turkish breakfast in Istanbul. But surrounding him now are...
- Within a few days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainians and Russians cancelled reservations for trips of Turkey
- Visitors from Ukraine and Russia made up over a quarter of all tourists who arrived in Turkey last year, tourism ministry reported
Egypt appoints its first woman judge to a top court
Radwa Helmi made history on Saturday as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt's State Council,...
- Radwa Helmi, making her appearance in a Cairo courthouse, was among 98 women appointed last year to join the council
- Women in Egypt, the most populous Arab country, have been fighting an uphill battle for years to secure their rights in all sectors
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GCC to boost international cultural ties for strategic partnerships
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) seeks to boost its participation in international cultural arenas and events to activate strategic partnerships...
- Secretary-General of the GCC, Nayef Al-Hajraf, said this on Friday at second International Forum for Just Peace Culture
- He added that the peace culture is a concept that contains a system of positive values to be translated into actions
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UAE adopts Ramadan working hours for federal authorities
The UAE Government on Friday announced the official working hours during the holy month of Ramadan for ministries and federal...
- The decision also allows federal authorities to implement flexible working and remote work systems on Fridays during the month
- The rules for working from home stipulate that both employees and their work should meet related requirements
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Bahrain scores high in gender equality, women’s economic participation
The World Bank has reported that Bahrain’s score improved to 73 percent in women’s economic participation and gender equality from...
- The report, compiled by World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2022, examines laws and regulations that restrict women’s economic inclusion.
- Bahrain’s overall score improved by 9.4 points to a score of 65 out of 100, attributable to Bahrain gaining the perfect score of 100 in the Pay indicator.
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Heritage of Iraq’s last few Jews at risk
In Ottoman-ruled Baghdad, Jews made up 40 percent of city inhabitants. By the time of Israel's creation in 1948 they...
- Jewish roots in Iraq go back about 2,600 years, on the land where the patriarch Abraham was born and where they wrote the Babylonian Talmud.
- A report published in 2020 listed Jewish heritage sites in Iraq and Syria, some dating back to the first millennium BC.
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64-feet Saudi stamp sets Guinness World Record
The Disney stamp, which commemorated Donald Duck’s 85th anniversary, measured a little over 44 square feet.
- The design includes a winter wonderland scene, the Riyadh Season logo, a hot air balloon, a fountain, a racing car and fireworks.
- The special stamp celebrates Riyadh Season, which was introduced in 2019 and has become one of the biggest events in the kingdom.
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Single women in Tunisia demand reproductive rights
Under Tunisian law, single women can only freeze their eggs if they are facing medical treatment. The eggs are stored...
- But the Tunisian law precludes the possibility of single women freezing eggs to delay pregnancy for social or career reasons.
- In Algeria, only married women have access to such services, while in Libya, doctors say fertility treatment does not exist at all.
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Tunisia allots $10.4m to ‘social and solidarity economy’
Tunisia has devoted a budget of 30 MD ($10.4m) to the social and solidarity economy for the next three years.
- Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Nasreddine Nsibi said this during a seminar
- The Minister stressed that the social and solidarity economy will allow the creation of new jobs
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Forward-looking UAE museum looks into the future
The Museum of the Future along Dubai's main highway has been touted as the 'world's most beautiful building'.
- Its organizers have said the visitors will be taken “on a journey of the year 2071”.
- Many believe the Museum of the Future is UAE’s one more attempt to boost its soft power as a trading and tourism hub and to diversify its economy away from oil.
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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...
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Renewed Saudi interest in Salah ‘doesn’t worry’ Liverpool boss Klopp
London, United Kingdom - Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he is not worried about the potential for renewed Saudi Arabian interest...
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Five-member Israeli delegation makes first open visit to Saudi Arabia
An Israeli delegation attended a UNESCO meeting in Riyadh, marking the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia as...
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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...
- "Generative AI can be a tremendous opportunity for human development, but it can also cause harm and prejudice," said Audrey Azoulay of UNESCO.
- "It cannot be integrated into education without public engagement, and the necessary safeguards and regulations from governments," he added
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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 27-year-old forward is the latest Premier League player to head to the Gulf nation, joining former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at Al-Ettifaq.
- The Jamaica international said that he would be "forever proud" to have played for Everton, who are in the relegation zone after a poor start to the season.
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‘Sharjah solidifies its global cultural hub status’
"The Sharjah International Book Fair has established itself as an exemplary Arab accomplishment, and we are elevating its role to...
- Sharjah is solidifying its status as a global cultural hub and serves as a reliable destination for all those seeking to discover Arab culture
- Sharjah International Book Fair has established itself as an exemplary Arab accomplishment, and the emirate is elevating its role to enrich global culture