Asia’s richest man takes global rich to the zoo
The three-day gala -- which saw "Umbrella" singer Rihanna perform on Friday for the first time since last year's Superbowl...
Domestic Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia guaranteed compensation for lodging issues
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has announced that domestic pilgrims will be eligible for compensation in the event of...
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With Covid tamed, UAE to open schools in January
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will throw open schools, colleges, and universities from January next year to welcome students back...
- The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said Tuesday that schools and educational institutions across the country will resume all classes
- NCEMA said that in addition to ending distance learning, school buses would operate at 100 percent
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Iran enacts population law criticized by UN experts
The law renders reproductive screening optional, imposes restrictions on abortion and limits access to contraception
- It also tasks public broadcasters with producing content that encourages women to have more children and denounces celibacy or abortion.
- About 46.6 percent of Iran's population of 83 million is under 30 years old.
Saudi releases ex-death row prisoner Zaher: rights groups
Saudi authorities released Abdullah al-Zaher, a citizen from the Shiite minority whose death sentence was later commuted, after years in...
- "Abdullah al-Zaher was released yesterday following the expiry of his sentence," ALQST for Human Rights said on Twitter on Monday
- Last month, Ali al-Nimr, who was also arrested as a minor in 2012 for taking part in anti-government protests, was released, according to ALQST and his family
Geostrategy
Facebook whistleblower wants to start a youth movement
Francis Haugen, 37, plans to tour universities early next year. She stresses her role would simply be to get the...
- Haugen believes young people have more reason than anyone else to pressure social media companies to do better.
- The wider role of the movement would be to encourage young people to lobby both companies and lawmakers for a "just and equitable social media".
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Porters carry Istanbul’s trade traditions on their backs
The zenith of Istanbul's porter tradition to the early 1800s, when Sultan Mahmud II ruled what was still known as...
- The porters usually work in squads, under the leadership of a captain who is responsible for coordinating jobs with merchants and distributing pay at the end of shifts.
- More than a hundred merchants in the building rely porters as ordinary carts on wheels are of little use in old dwellings without elevators and only narrow hallways.
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Tunisia MP jailed for sexual abuse of minor
A Tunisian member of parliament was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in a...
- The victim's lawyer, Naima Chabbouh, said Makhlouf had been found guilty of indecent assault after a court session that went late into Thursday evening
- Reacting to Friday's ruling, women's rights group Aswat Nissa said it was "pleased with this historic judgement"
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Pakistan party falls flat after semi-final cricket loss
The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister and former captain Imran Khan who said the side should be...
- Pakistan cricket fans reacted largely with good grace and humour Friday to their team's exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
- Fans on social media heaped blame for the loss on Hasan Ali, vilified after dropping a catch at a key point of the match.
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Newcastle appoint Eddie Howe as new manager
Howe was confirmed as Newcastle's new manager on Monday, a month after a Saudi-led takeover at St James's Park.
- The former Bournemouth boss succeeds Steve Bruce, who left the Premier League club by "mutual consent" on October 20.
- Newcastle are second from the bottom of the Premier League without a single win this season.
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Film festival offers Tunisian inmates brief moment of freedom for art’s sake
For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of...
- The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to help make a documentary about the festival.
- The idea was the result of a collaboration between the film festival, the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the North African nation's prison authority.
Abu Dhabi enacts personal status law for non-Muslims
The emirate of Abu Dhabi has proclaimed a new law in order to regulate personal status matters for non-Muslims, providing...
- The law supports the Emirate's leadership by issuing the first civil law governing non-Muslim family matters in line with international best practices
- The new law applies civil principles in the regulation of family matters
Asia’s richest man takes global rich to the zoo
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Ancient Egypt artists altered their work, new study reveals
Paris, France--From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups on a necklace or headdress, ancient Egyptian artists were...
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UAE says 79,000 Emiratis working in private sector
DUBAI, UAE - Around 79,000 UAE nationals are working in the private sector, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization...
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Dubai Police records 65,942 ‘transactions’ at smart police stations in H1
Dubai, UAE-- During the first half of 2023 the Dubai Police has recorded some 65,942 smart transactions at its 22...
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Saudi Arabia highlights efforts to empower women at Human Rights Council Session
Geneva, Switzerland - Saudi Arabia played up its efforts to empower women and promote their participation in the country's economic...
- The event was organized by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
- Women constituted 41 percent of those occupying high-and-middle-level positions in the Saudi business sector in the previous year, Saudi minister Al-Mutairi said
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Iran emerging as a hub for health tourism in West Asia: Raisi
Tehran, Iran--Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has claimed that health tourism in the country has attracted patients from neighboring countries and...
- The Iranian president claimed that patients from Central Asia and Middle East have chosen Iran over Europe to come for medical treatment
- In May, Iranian health minister said that last year more than 1.2 million foreign patients had been to hospitals in the Islamic Republic for various treatments
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After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women
Women drivers in Saudi Arabia is just one example, Jawhara al-Wabili says, of how women's rights have blossomed in recent...
- Saudi officials try to keep the spotlight on the progress women have made, seeking to recast their long-closed-off country as open for business and tourists
- At events like the WEF in Davos highlighted the fact that the proportion of Saudi women in the workforce has more than doubled since 2016, from 17 percent to 37 percent