Notable international literary icons including a Man Booker Prize winner, top-rated inspirational speakers, a spoken word artist, and several NYT bestselling authors, are among the diverse literary talents from across the globe who will make a (...)
Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, received here today the Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fawzi Kabbara.
During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and discussed issues of (...)
A year after resigning in the wake of massive nationwide protests, Saad Hariri has returned as the country's next prime minister on Thursday.
Hariri is now tasked with forming a government that is expected to pull Lebanon out of its deepest crisis (...)
The 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2020 organized by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), under the theme ‘The World Reads form Sharjah', is bringing together renowned Arab authors and intellectuals, who will be joining the (...)
Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, minister of state for international cooperation, has affirmed during her meeting with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe (...)
The 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), organized by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) will be held from Nov. 4–14 under the theme ‘The World Reads form Sharjah' under the patronage of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, (...)
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy has affirmed during her meeting with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe (...)
In its capacity as the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) regional director for MENA, the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), an affiliate of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), recently led a (...)
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas.
Al-Riyadh newspaper reported in its editorial that the strategic dialogue meetings between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the (...)
Abu Dhabi-based English-language newspaper, The National, has launched plans to broaden its international presence starting this month.
The announcement echoes the Abu Dhabi based publication's commitment to providing local, regional, and (...)
Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday concluded the first-round of US-mediated indirect talks to resolve their maritime border dispute. The second round of talks is scheduled for Oct. 28, Lebanese state media reported.
The two countries, still technically (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued distributing loaves of bread to needy families in northern Lebanon.
3,000 packs of bread were distributed yesterday, benefiting 15,000 individuals from needy Lebanese, (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued its relief activities in Lebanon and Sudan. In northern Lebanon, it distributed loaves of bread to needy families.
It distributed 3,000 packs of bread Tuesday, benefiting (...)
A five-year-old Syrian refugee "Sama", living in Lebanon with her family had received a prosthetic eye through an initiative by Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, chairwoman of the General Women's Union, president of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and (...)
In an act of solidarity with its UNESCO World Book Capital peer, Beirut, Sharjah has announced an emergency relief fund for Lebanese publishers affected by the tragic blast in Port Beirut in early August.
The emergency relief fund has been rolled (...)
Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has announced the successful conclusion of the third cohort of Market Access, which achieved record participation from UAE and global startups offering cutting-edge (...)
The Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS), a leading provider of quality services to ground handling sector and airport solutions at 28 airports across the Kingdom, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Salem Johnson Controls, a leading (...)
Forbes Middle East has released its list of the "50 Most-Funded Startups In The Middle East," highlighting the young businesses that have been most successful in securing multi-million-dollar investment rounds. Together they have raised a total of (...)
Russia reported 9,859 new coronavirus, COVID-19, cases on Saturday, the highest number of daily infections since May 15, when the outbreak was at its peak.
Russia's coronavirus crisis center said that 174 coronavirus deaths had been confirmed in the (...)
Lebanon's Interior Ministry Friday announced a weeklong lockdown of 111 towns and villages across the country after a series of record coronavirus daily infection cases.
In town villages listed, residents are to stay home and wear masks if forced to (...)
Lebanon will place 111 villages and towns across the country under a lockdown due to a surge in the new coronavirus cases
there, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, according to dpa.
During the eight-day lockdown, starting on Sunday, people in the (...)
While telling the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday there was "good news" to report about the "expanding circle of peace" between Israel and some Arab countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hezbollah militants of storing (...)
The Yidan Prize Foundation, a global philanthropic educational foundation inspiring future progress and change in education, Tuesday has announced the 2020 laureates of the Yidan Prize. The Yidan Prize is the world's largest international prize in (...)
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) has launched the #UnitedForBeirut initiative, setting up a $100,000 equity-free fund to enable high-impact Lebanese startups bounce back after suffering huge losses in the aftermath of the recent tragedy that (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron attacked Lebanese leaders and Hezbollah on Sunday, sharply criticizing their failure to form a new government. He called the failure a "collective betrayal" and said that he was "ashamed" of Lebanon's leaders.
His (...)
