News Saudi Chambers launch first national committee for military industries

CAIRO: Startups across the Middle East and North Africa region are increasingly collaborating through strategic partnerships to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem.    Ventures from various industries are forging alliances, and signing agreements to bolster expansion, penetrate new markets, and enhance customer satisfaction initiatives.   At the forefront of these strategic partnerships, the Kingdom’s National Technology Development Program … Read more

Ukraine says Russian drone, missile attacks damage power facilities

KYIV0: Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, the latest assault on the already damaged power infrastructure. “During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and combined attack,” Ukrenergo said on the Telegram messaging … Read more

Sports Dubai’s historic Euroleague Basketball winners now head to Berlin

RIYADH: With the popularity of cricket growing in Saudi Arabia, the sport’s league is expanding with the aim of establishing a professional league system and building a formidable national side that can qualify for the World Cup, not just win regional tournaments. The sport has undoubtedly flourished with the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation lining up … Read more

Marathon singing, vigils and pre-dawn processions as Filipinos celebrate Holy Week

MANILA: As Christians around the world celebrate Holy Week, Filipinos are observing their unique traditions, which will culminate on Sunday with Easter — the joyous commemoration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. In the largest Christian-majority nation in Asia, where over 85 million people identify as Catholic, folk traditions have blended with more than … Read more

News Regional startups join forces to further propel the ecosystem  

CAIRO: Startups across the Middle East and North Africa region are increasingly collaborating through strategic partnerships to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem.    Ventures from various industries are forging alliances, and signing agreements to bolster expansion, penetrate new markets, and enhance customer satisfaction initiatives.   At the forefront of these strategic partnerships, the Kingdom’s National Technology Development Program … Read more

New US Census will have category ‘MENA’ for some citizens of Middle East, North Africa heritage

Marathon singing, vigils and pre-dawn processions as Filipinos celebrate Holy Week MANILA: As Christians around the world celebrate Holy Week, Filipinos are observing their unique traditions, which will culminate on Sunday with Easter — the joyous commemoration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. In the largest Christian-majority nation in Asia, where over 85 million … Read more

Life What We Are Reading Today ‘Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors’ by Alison Light

DUBAI: Lebanese author and art expert Myrna Ayad recently released “Alcove,” a book of 30 essays exploring the lives of celebrated and forgotten modern artists from the Arab world. Ayad based her essays on intimate interviews with the artists’ relatives, students, and close friends.  “I was not after describing their work,” Ayad, who lives in … Read more

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