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‘Jungle’ Organized as Part of Argentinian Shows Event in Riyadh

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‘Jungle’ Organized as Part of Argentinian Shows Event in Riyadh

The Theater and Performing Arts Commission logo
The Theater and Performing Arts Commission logo

The Saudi Theater and Performing Arts Commission has organized the art show 'Jungle,' the sixth event of the Argentinian shows that the commission is holding to enrich the cultural content through attracting performing arts from various countries of the world.

The show, which runs until Saturday on the blue stage of the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, featured traditional Brazilian performing arts mixed with the sounds of South American enchanting forests, while an orchestra took part in performing musical pieces that reflect the general atmosphere of life in those forests.

The commission held an accompanying promotional exhibition, which included interactive experiences that highlighted the concept of the event coming from Argentina.

The Argentinian shows event will continue until December 9 with various performing arts and exhibitions from Argentina and South America.

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UNESCO Adds Cameroon, Malawi Sites to Heritage List

Cameroon's Mandara Mountains site made the 2025 UNESCO world heritage list - AFP
Cameroon's Mandara Mountains site made the 2025 UNESCO world heritage list - AFP
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UNESCO Adds Cameroon, Malawi Sites to Heritage List

Cameroon's Mandara Mountains site made the 2025 UNESCO world heritage list - AFP
Cameroon's Mandara Mountains site made the 2025 UNESCO world heritage list - AFP

Two cultural sites, in Cameroon and Malawi, were added Friday to the UNESCO World Heritage List, said the organization, which has made boosting Africa's representation a priority.

The Diy-Gid-Biy landscape of the Mandara Mountains, in the far north of Cameroon, consists of archaeological sites, probably created between the 12th and 17th centuries, surrounded by agricultural terraces and sites of worship, AFP reported.

Malawi's choice is a mountain range dominated by Mount Mulanje, in the south of the country, considered a sacred place inhabited by gods, spirits and ancestors.

Among the 30 heritage list applications under consideration this year, two others are from African countries that had not previously been represented on the World Heritage List.

They are the Gola Tiwai Forests in Sierra Leone, which provide sanctuary for threatened species such as forest elephants, and the biosphere reserve of the Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has presented Africa as a priority during her two terms in office, although the continent remains underrepresented in the list.

Among the candidates from elsewhere, a number of competing sites date back to prehistoric times, such as the Carnac stones in western France and rock carvings along the Bangucheon Stream in South Korea.

Making the UNESCO heritage list often sparks a lucrative tourism drive, and can unlock funding for the preservation of sites that can face threats including pollution, war and negligence.