Pakistan bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
New Year's Eve is usually marked in boisterous fashion in Pakistan, with fireworks and aerial gunfire -- as well as...
10m people attend Riyadh Season 2023 events in first 50 days, says report
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - According to the Riyadh Season, 10 million people took part in the activities organized in the...
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ADNIC helps Social Investment Fund
Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company has contributed AED3 million to it.
- ADNIC’s contribution will help finance further social impact programs and be used toward tackling key social causes such as health, employment, education, family and community
- Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC) has contributed AED3 million to the Social Investment Fund, administered by the Authority of Social Contribution - Ma’an
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Saudi site Dawqara shows signs of civilization during the late Roman period
DUBAI: Dawqara, a place in Saudi Arabia's Northern Borders region, has shown signs of civilization during the late Roman period....
- One of the most important artifacts of the site in Dawqara is a square palace built from volcanic stones.
- Some stone tools have also been found at the site located in the Northern Borders region.
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UAE allots $17.6bn to housing project for Emiratis in Dubai
Dubai ruler and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has given approval for...
- Land plots allocated to Emirati housing projects in Dubai increased to 1.7 billion square fee
- Sheikh Mohammed issued directives to quadruple the number of Emiratis benefiting from the housing program from next year
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Canon to employ 30% women in KSA
The global camera maker aims to meet the target by the end of 2023.
- It has launched a “Women in Sales” internship program to further support the 2023 target
- The move is in line with national efforts to integrate more women into the Kingdom’s workforce
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Woman turns home into school in war-torn Yemen
Amina Mahdi had already been teaching children to read and write before the outbreak of the impoverished country's devastating war...
- More than 2,500 schools in the country are unfit for use, with some destroyed and others turned into refugee camps.
- UNICEF has estimated that two million children were without school even before the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi Arabia to spend $6.4bn in 15 years on waste recycling
Saudi Arabia will invest $6.4bn in waste recycling over the next fifteen years in order to move to a more...
- "The company is also working with legislators and regulators to separate waste from the source by placing dedicated containers, organizing transportation and waste collection"
- Saudi Arabia had 5 percent of its total waste recycled from the beginning of 2020 until the first half of this year 2021
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US to return 3,500-year-old ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet to Iraq
It was seized by the US Justice Department in 2019, two years after US billionaire David Green opened a museum...
- UNESCO called the repatriation a 'victory' in the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural objects.
- The rare fragment recounts a dream sequence from the Gilgamesh epic in Akkadian cuneiform script.
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Covid-19 drives e-learning in GCC
There has been a massive growth in content creation and learners' demand in last two years as the pandemic puts...
- There has been a massive growth in content creation and learners' demand in last two years
- E-learning is highly dependent on digital infrastructures, such as Internet usage and connection fees, which vary dramatically from one Arab country to another
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‘Change the game’: Supermodel Halima Aden reinvents modest fashion
Aden became the first contestant in a US state beauty pageant in 2016 to wear a hijab and a burkini.
- She will be designing collections exclusively for a Turkish online brand.
- World capitals as diverse as Moscow, Riyadh and London have staged modest fashion shows in the past few years.
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Former Daesh bastion echoes with chimes of church bell
A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after...
- Dozens of faithful stood by as Father Pios Affas rang the newly installed bell for the first time at the Syriac Christian church of Mar Tuma
- the bell weighing 285kg was cast in Lebanon with donations from a French NGO
Pakistan bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
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Jordanian-Saudi royal wedding marks historic union
The couple exchanged their vows in a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony called "katb al-ketab" in an open-air gazebo adorned with...
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Huge investments help Saudi cinema soft power grow
Saudi largesse for the arts has boomed under the kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with billions pouring into previously...
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Saudi population expands one third in last 13 years
"The 2022 Saudi census marks the "most comprehensive and precise population survey conducted in the Kingdom's history," the General Authority...
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Sharjah witnesses 22% population growth to 1.8mn, reveals census
Sharjah, UAE-- The emirate of Sharjah has seen a 22 percent growth in population to 1.8 million inhabitants, as against...
- The census revealed that the emirate's working population has shot up to 1.1 million from 856,000, a growth of 22 percent
- Out of the total population of 1.8 million, the number of expatriates living in the emirate is 1.6 million, and the rest are the local citizens
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Upcoming Jewels of Emirates Show set to be largest in its history
Sharjah, UAE - The upcoming fourth edition of the Jewels of Emirates Show, the UAE’s first of its kind showcasing...
- The expansive show space will host hundreds of distinguished brands, offering a broad display of the latest fashion lines.
- More than just a showcase for luxury items, the show will provide a platform for cultural exchange, highlighting the Emirati heritage.
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Sharjah event discusses anti-money laundering practices
SHARJAH, UAE - Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) organized multiple workshops for legal purposes and a number of investors and...
- In the workshops , the legislative frameworks for real beneficiary and combating money laundering were reviewed.
- The purpose of the event is to form an ideal investment climate which supports business continuity, said an official.