Photo: Oh My Girl/X Dubai: If you are a fan of Korean culture, then it’s time to mark your calendars for a fun celebration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai is gearing up to host the Seoul My Soul in Dubai festival, a celebration of all things Korean at the Agenda, Dubai Media City on … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is emerging as a hotspot for international investment. Its latest hook? Sustainable hospitality. The Kingdom led the Middle East and Africa’s hotel-building activity in 2023, with 42,033 hotel rooms constructed. This accounted for 35.1 percent of the 119,505 built in the region over the year, according to data from hotel monitoring firm … Read more
1 case dismissed, 4 on hold in UN investigation into Oct. 7 allegations against UNRWA staff NEW YORK CITY: UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday that the organization’s internal oversight body has been investigating 19 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees over allegations that they were affiliated with Hamas … Read more
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has premiered first grand opera show, called “Zarqa Al-Yamama”. It is considered the world’s largest grand Arabic opera, opened on Thursday, April 25, at the King Fahd Cultural Centre in Riyadh and will run until May 4. “Zarqa Al Yamama” is the first production by the Saudi Theatre and Performing Arts Commission, narrating a pre-Islamic legend about a … Read more
Saudi Coffee Co. and Bieder & Maier blend two coffee cultures RIYADH: The Kingdom and Austria recently celebrated the world premiere of the “Premium Saudi Blend” by Viennese coffee manufacturer Bieder & Maier and the Saudi Coffee Company. The launch of the product brings Saudi and Austrian coffee culture together. During the presentations in Vienna … Read more
LONDON: The lawyers for a Palestinian legal scholar arrested on April 17 have said her detention was “political” and could set a “precedent” for the treatment of academics and free speech in Israel. Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a leading feminist academic with roles at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Queen Mary, University of London, was … Read more
A premature Palestinian baby who was saved from her mother’s womb after she was killed in an Israeli air attack on Gaza Strip, has died. Baby Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda died on Thursday, April 25, after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, Reuters reported citing doctor Mohammad Salama, head of the … Read more
RIYADH: The Nanotechnology Association, supported by the Misk Foundation, is set to launch the Nanohub Program, aimed at inspiring and equipping the next generation for careers in the sector to help support a brighter future and a thriving economy. Nanohub, a nonprofit initiative, is structured in three phases to train Saudi graduates and entrepreneurs aged … Read more
‘Let’s help Yemen regain ability to chart its own future,’ US envoy Tim Lenderking tells Arab News NEW YORK CITY: Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in response to Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza must not derail the peace process in Yemen, Tim Lenderking, the … Read more
Pakistani celebrity couple Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt are the latest celebrities to be honoured with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) golden visa. Aiman and Muneeb expressed their gratitude towards the country for the “honour and privilege” bestowed on them. Taking to Instagram, Aiman posted a photo of herself receiving the honor and captioned it … Read more
