An Israeli delegation attended a UNESCO meeting in Riyadh, marking the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia as speculation grows about a potential normalization of ties. The five-member delegation arrived, an Israeli official told AFP, for the meeting to update UNESCO's world heritage list of cultural and historic...

The Kazakh minister said his country hopes to benefit from the UAE's experience in tourism and development sectors as he affirmed Kazakhstan's objective to add more facilities and resorts to its tourist attractions. He noted how Astana, the capital, has become a suitable destination for investment, especially in the tourism,...

Albany, New York-- The UAE has reiterated its resolve to strengthen economic and cultural ties with New York and the US as both countries seek to advance the transition to clean energy.The renewal of the commitment was made during a visit by Amna Binzaal Almheiri, UAE Consul General in New...

DUBAI, UAE -  Art Dubai, the leading international art fair for the Middle East and Global South, on Sunday announced that the five-day event, held on March 1-5 2023, has provided a direct economic impact of US$39 million (AED143 million) to the city.New figures revealed in the Economic Impact Study...

Strengthening of political, economic and trade relations between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries during the past 15 years has also led to a cementing of cultural ties between the two powerhouses.

Under its recently announced Experts Program, the Saudi Ministry of Culture has provided an intensive leadership training course for Man and The Biosphere (MAB), a UNESCO program.

Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy to Japan Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber and the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida have signed the UAE-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.

The Federation of Saudi Chambers, represented by the Saudi-French Business Council, will host a key French delegation representing the entertainment sector, on Monday. It is likely to discuss prospects of the Saudi-French cooperation in the entertainment sector and relevant fields and address means to enhance investments. This also includes commercial...

Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global gathering since the start of the pandemic, reached the milestone of 20 million visits on Saturday, 19 March.

Bahrain and Egypt share solid long-standing brotherly relations, and there is steady progress in it due to their deep partnership and coordination in all fields, said speaker of Bahrain's Council of Representatives Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal during his meeting with Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives, Chancellor Hanafy Ali...

Since connecting with neighbors is of utmost importance in Iran’s foreign policy, the current administration has set a transparent framework for this policy.

Dubai Culture shall have its own official social media channels for updates on the creative and cultural sector in the city besides serving as a source of inspiring stories for the media. Also, more space and time needs to be given to news from the creative and cultural industries to...

Looking to tap into its pristine cultural wealth, Saudi Arabia is planning to partner with global players, including international museums, to generate about $20 billion in revenues, and create 100,000 jobs.

The creative economy is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the world economy Cultural, creative industries contribute annual global revenues of $2,250 billion  UNESCO and the World Bank have  for the first time launched a joint initiative to enable the cultural and creative industries in cities as part of their...

The creative and cultural industry needs more support as it has been of great service during the coronavirus pandemic.  The President of the General Assembly noted that culture offers an opportunity to address concerns over the impacts of COVID-19. The creative and cultural industry, which generates $2.25 trillion annually and...