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‘Star Wars’ premiere receives standing ovations
Fans cheered the highly anticipated Hollywood premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with standing ovations, applause and screams of delight as the space epic resumes under tight security.
Police cordoned off the area around...
Tunisian Nobel laureates call for Palestinian state
Representatives of Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet, who on Thursday picked up their Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, called for the creation of a Palestinian state as a way to fight "terrorism".
"Today,...
Netflix original series to double in production
Internet streaming giant Netflix has plans to double production of original series next year, its head of content said Monday.
"We will have about 16 original scripted series this year growing to 31 next year,"...
Adele accused of ‘stealing’ Kurdish song
British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who say one of the tracks on her latest album is a rip-off of a song by an iconic Kurdish musician.
Adele's...
Saudi designer Effa Al Dabbagh’s National Day collection pays tribute to the UAE’s pearling...
Dubai-based Saudi designer Effa Al Dabbagh was named Best Abaya Designer at The Middle East Fashion Awards in April. She studied fashion design in the United Kingdom and has worked with leading brands, including...
Egypt experts are ’90 percent positive’ there’s a secret hiding in King Tut’s tomb....
When Nicholas Reeves announced in August that he’d found the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti concealed behind a wall in the burial chamber of King Tut, it seemed like another outlandish theory...
Saudi developer secures funds to complete world’s tallest tower
The Saudi developer behind plans for the world’s tallest building said Sunday it had secured financing to complete the record-breaking project.
Kingdom Holding Co, chaired by billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said its affiliate...
King Fahd National Library wins global architectural award
The Riyadh-based King Fahad National Library (KFNL) was picked as the best architectural work in 2015 by global A+Award program, according to an online report.
KFNL ranked atop seven buildings selected by program officials as...
Algeria book fair ban exposes stability debate
Organisers of an international book fair in Algeria last week confiscated more than 100 books on jihadism and the Arab Spring, highlighting sensitivities over regional turmoil in one of the few Arab countries to...
Colourful Qurans are now prohibited
The Islamic Research Academy in Cairo debated on the so-called "stained Quran in various colors," the decision called for holy books to be confiscated and withdrawn from the market out of respect, stressing that...
