The African Industrial and Development Conference and Awards (AIDCA) is set to host the Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition (EPC) finals in Abuja, Nigeria, in…
Nobel winner Bialiatski jailed in Belarus for a decade, sparking outcry
LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Berlatsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday by a court…
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone to present 2023 Oscars with actor Riz Ahmed
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TikTok partners with Saudi book fair to bring #BookTok trend into the real world
DUBAI: TikTok has partnered with Al-Sharqiya Book Fair in Saudi Arabia, which begins on March 2, to bring #BookTok, a popular literary trend…
Arab nations condemn Israeli minister’s “racist” Palestine comments
DUBAI: Arab nations have condemned what they say were “racist comments” by Israeli Minister of Finance, Betzalel Smotrich calling for the destruction of…
Saudi model Amira Al-Zuhair attends LVMH Prize’s cocktail party in Paris
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Gaza warns landfill fire could rage for days, appeals for help
GAZA: Gaza officials called for help to extinguish a fire that started in a landfill in a village bordering Israel on Thursday, saying…
Arab nations condemn Israeli minister’s “racist” Palestine comments
ABU DHABI: Arab nations have condemned what they say were “racist comments” by Israeli Minister of Finance, Betzalel Smotrich calling for the destruction…
Turkiye fines TikTok 1.75m lira for weak data protection measures
ISTANBUL, Turkiye: Turkish authorities have fined TikTok 1.75m lira ($93,000) for not taking sufficient measures to protect users from unlawful processing of their…
UN chief visits Iraq for first time in six years
BAGHDAD: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq for his first visit in six years Tuesday in a show of “solidarity” after a…