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Hotel Dar Tantora is inspired by Saudi’s AlUla ancient mudbrick buildings
ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA – Situated in the heart of Old Town here, Dar Tantora Hotel offers guests a chance to step back in time. Housed in beautifully restored mudbrick buildings, the hotel is imbued with the region's rich history and culture. The Old Town, with its origins going back over...
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Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif celebrates 1084th anniversary
Cairo, Egypt - Historic al-Azhar Mosque marked its 1084th anniversary of its founding on March 17, celebrated by al-Azhar ash-Sharif with distinguished scholars and leaders in attendance. The event, held annually on the seventh day of Ramadan, features various activities highlighting the mosque's rich history, educational institutions, notable scholars, and... -
Biden and Trump gird for marathon White House race
Both are unpopular with large sections of a populace wary of handing the keys to the most powerful office in the world to men born closer to the inauguration of Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant than to November's election. -
Bahrain prison inmates suspend strike after 36 days
According to some activists at least 800 inmates joined the strike, the biggest in Bahrain's history. But Bahraini authorities said only 121 inmates took part. The mass hunger strike was suspended after 36 days in the wake of assurances from the authorities to improve conditions. Activists said some prisoner's health... -
UAE bank investments touch record high at US$149.35bn in March
Abu Dhabi, UAE--UAE's bank investments climbed to a record level, touching $149.35 billion by the end of March, the highest level in the country's history, a report by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates revealed. The report, issued today, showed a YoY growth of 16 % compared to... -
History says Fed can’t tame inflation without recession: report
Citing historical "disinflation" cases dating back to 1950 in major economies, the report concluded that central banks "are likely to be hard pressed to achieve their disinflationary goals without significant sacrifice in economic activity." The analysis, prepared by a team of academic and corporate economists, identified parallels between the current... -
UAE’s role in reconstruction of Mosul Heritage: Hope and will win over zealotry and exclusivism
"The revival of Mosul's heritage will reveal that the only way to live together is by believing in diversity as a mosaic, where each distinct piece is integral to the revelation of the whole, where any missing piece will, in the end, drop all of their shared destiny," adds the... -
Museum of London packs up for $260m move
The new museum, set to open in 2026, will follow the history of London from its earliest days through Roman habitation and seismic events such as the bubonic plague, the Great Fire of 1666 and World War II. -
Five things to know about Egypt’s pharaoh Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun, who died aged 19 around 1324 BC after nine years on the throne, was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter and his Egyptian digging team in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in November 1922. -
After long renovation, Qatar reopens Museum of Islamic Art
Looking to showcase Islamic culture and art and history, Qatar has unveiled its landmark Museum of Islamic Art after an 18-month renovation ahead of the World Cup. The five-story building has redesigned its collections, with some two-thirds of the thousand exhibits new to the museum. -
Al-Ula: World’s largest open air museum
The Saudi region is rich in history that has been shaped by successive civilizations spanning more than 200,000 years. -
Lebanon returns 337 artifacts from different eras to Iraq
The items returned have been characterized as ‘witnesses to the childhood of human history.’ -
Archeologists find ancient weaving workshop in Turkey
They have also unearthed weight stones used to turn wool into rope during excavation work. -
AlUla will become top tourist destination: French ambassador
Ludovic Pouille, French ambassador to Saudi Arabia, believes that AlUla Governorate will become one of the top international tourist destinations due to its natural components and diversified history. -
Saudi Arabia will launch world’s first ‘flying museum’
The Sky Museum will see a flight from Riyadh to Al-Ula, displaying ancient history on the first human civilization in Saudi Arabia. -
Algeria tells France to ‘decolonize its history’ in new spat
Algerian reaction followed Macron’s comments last week in which he said Algeria’s post-independence “political-military system” had “totally re-written” the country’s history. -
Saudi women drive public taxis for the first time
Local media showed women picking up customers in the Al-Ahsa governorate.