War affects Christmas festivities in southern Lebanon
Qlayaa, Lebanon - In the Lebanese Christian border village of Qlayaa, the priest urged his parish to keep the Christmas spirit...
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Sharjah’s ‘Mleiha’ and ‘Al Dhaid’ added to Islamic World Heritage
Sharjah, UAE - The Islamic World Heritage Committee of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) added the...
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Saudi hobbyists can do a lot at this online platform
Hawi will make it easier for amateur clubs to establish their teams and register members besides promoting international exchange of...
Gulf nations pledge to provide quality education
The Arab countries have vowed to continue to work for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal to ensure...
Sixth Saudi site listed on UNESCO World Heritage list
The 3000-year-old Hima Najran rock arts site has more than 550 paintingsÂ
Lebanese shooter wants to ‘bring some joy’ to countrymen
 Bassil has been training hard, especially after recovery from Covid-19
Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status at risk
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Smart cards and robots: Saudi Arabia’s ‘digital hajj’
The digital system also allows the authorities to guide the tens of thousands who attend the annual event, which in...
Sharjah date festival to have prizes worth $408k this year
The fifth edition of the Al Dhaid Date Festival will start on Thursday with prizes worth AED1.5 million (around $408,300)
Barred Iran director’s son follows his footsteps to Cannes
You might think the family business did not seem so inviting to young Iranian filmmaker Panah Panahi, given that his...
Boeing 707 takes off as a restaurant in West Bank
Palestinian workers in the Israel-occupied West Bank are putting the final touches on a decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft to ready...
- Its enterprising owners, 60-year-old twin brothers Ata and Khamis al-Sairafi, expect to welcome their first customers within weeksÂ
- The brothers bought it from its Israeli owner for $100,000, the engines removed
Austria to welcome more GCC travelers from July 1
Austria will open border for tourists from all across the world, including GCC, from July 1 The move comes as...
War affects Christmas festivities in southern Lebanon
Qlayaa, Lebanon - In the Lebanese Christian border village of Qlayaa, the priest urged his parish to keep the Christmas spirit...
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Word power: Gender-neutral language need of the hour
"Despite all of the lovely words spoken by every company and organization during events such as International Women’s Day to...
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Dozens file ‘documents’ to take part in Kuwait polls next month
Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Dozens of candidates have submitted their candidacy documents for Kuwait's National Assembly election, set to take...
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DIFC, PwC launch program to boost tax settlement knowledge
DUBAI, UAE- DIFC Academy announced a collaboration with PwC’s Academy to offer a globally recognized diploma program aimed at upskilling...
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Almost 8,000 participants to take part in Sharjah’s 10th Charity Marathon
SHARJAH, UAE- The 10th Annual Charity Marathon, expected to attract over 8,000 runners from all segments of society, is all...
- It is organized by the Friends of Arthritis Patients (FAP) of the Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah.
- The marathon will take place along Al Mamzar Corniche and feature a variety of innovative health, sports, and recreational events and activities.
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India to become world’s most populous nation this week, says UN
India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the...
- India is topping China due to both rapid growth in its own population and a decline in China's after hitting 1.426 billion last year.
- China is expected to decline steadily to around one billion people by the end of this century, according to UN projections.
Nile-side Egypt town heralds spring with millennia-old pungent delicacy
The delicacy of saltwater fish, buried in salt for weeks at a time, remains a staple as Egyptians celebrate on...
- The traditional dish feseekh dates back more than 4,000 years and has been found in archaeological sites in Egypt, said former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass
- Even a sharp economic crisis impacting every facet of Egyptian life over the past year, has not stopped locals from getting feseekh at a price of about $7-8 per kilo