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Rabat Named World Book Capital for 2026

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Rabat as the World Book Capital for 2026, following a…

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Dubai to Host MENA's 1st World Cities Culture Summit

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced that the World Cities Culture Summit 2024 is set to take place from October 30 to November 1,…

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Son of the Zydeco King Clifton Chenier, C.J. Chenier holds his father's accordion in Houston, May 29, 2006. (Ben Desoto/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole Heritage Will Be Showcased at 50th Annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles

Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating…

Wednesday 09/10 - 08:45

The CDF was established in 2021 as a developmental fund linked to the National Development Fund (NDF)

CDF Showcases Diverse Solutions for Filmmakers at Saudi Film Confex 2024

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) announced its participation in the second annual Saudi Film Confex, scheduled October 9 to 12 in Riyadh. The Saudi Film…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 09/10 - 05:33

Chinese Cinemas to Screen Saudi Films for the First Time

The Saudi Film Commission has announced the launch of Saudi Film Nights in China, the world's largest cinema market, following the success of previous such…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 08/10 - 15:38

Sports

Atlético de Madrid's Stadium Renamed Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Sports

Atlético de Madrid's Stadium Renamed Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's new national airline, issued a press release announcing that it has signed a nine-year strategic agreement (valid until 2033) with…

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Sports

Line-Judges stare the court during the men's singles quarter final tennis match between Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Chile's Cristian Garin on the tenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2022. (AFP)

Wimbledon Tennis Tournament to Use AI to Make Line Calls in Break with Tradition

That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club announced Wednesday that artificial…

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Sports

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return against Ben Shelton of the United States during the men's singles fourth round match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Sinner Avenges Shanghai Defeat to Shelton. Sabalenka Still Unbeaten in Wuhan

Jannik Sinner avenged his defeat to Ben Shelton in the fourth round of last year's Shanghai Masters with a 6-4, 7-6 (1) to spoil the 22-year-old American's…

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epa11632989 Atletico's forward Anoine Griezmann (C) in action against Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni (R) during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid at Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, 29 September 2024. EPA/J.J. Guillen

Tchouaméni to Lead France Against Israel in Nations League in Mbappé's Absence

Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni will captain France in its Nations League game against Israel in the absence of Kylian Mbappé, the French soccer…

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Sports

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awards former FC Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany at Bellevue Palace to mark the unification day in Berlin, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Jurgen Klopp to Take on New Role as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull

Jurgen Klopp has moved on from Liverpool in the Premier League and will take on a new role as head of global soccer at Red Bull starting in January. Red Bull…

Wednesday 09/10 - 09:16

Varieties

With EU Funding, Tunisian Farmer Revives Parched Village

With EU Funding, Tunisian Farmer Revives Parched Village

With parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with…

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A view of the sign for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm, Sweden, October 9, 2024. (Reuters)

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for work on the…

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A person holds a plate of olives at Babylonstoren at the foot of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek valley in Cape Town, South Africa, September 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Spanish Olive Trees Find New Home on Hungary’s Slopes as Climate Warms

Csaba Torok, who grows olives on Hungary's warm southern slopes near Lake Balaton, believes his trees from southern Europe have found a successful new home as…

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Ahead of expected landfall of Hurricane Milton, a heavy stream of evacuation traffic slowly moves southward from North-West Florida on Interstate 75, in in Naples, Florida, USA, 08 October 2024. (EPA)

Climate Change Boosted Helene’s Deadly Rain and Wind and Scientists Say Same Is Likely for Milton

Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene 's rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new…

Wednesday 09/10 - 08:56

(FILES) This picture taken on May 31, 2021 shows peaks along the Himalayan range, as seen from the summit of Mount Everest. (Photo by Lakpa SHERPA / AFP)