Media: Two major American liberal newspapers refuse to endorse Kamala Harris
With few days remaining to vote in the US election, two major liberal American newspapers have decided not to endorse...
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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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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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Saudi Arabia and UAE drive real estate growth in the region
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are driving the real estate market in the Middle East region with the backing of...
- Kingdom’s residential real estate prices increased by 1.7 percent on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of 2021
- Apartment values in Riyadh and Jeddah accelerated by 17 percent and 12 percent, respectively, in the last 12 months
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Fewer Afghan women return to universities
Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women returned...
- The Taliban insist they will allow girls and women to be educated this time around -- but only in segregated classes and according to an Islamic curriculum
- Taliban guards refused journalists access to the sprawling campus and chased away media teams lingering near the entrance
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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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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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‘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
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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 assets
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