Prince Khaled adopts 7 awards in Makkah Cultural Forum
Author: Mohammed Al-SulamiSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269537060997500 JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has adopted seven awards in three branches for the Makkah Cultural Forum to compete with their creative initiatives held under the slogan “How to be a Role Model.” The three branches are the institutional creative initiatives, the individual creative initiatives and the personality of the year. […]
Riyadh book fair reflects citizens’ cultural awareness, say experts
Author: ARAB NEWSSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269537110997800 RIYADH: The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) reflects the cultural awareness of Saudi citizens, according to Abdullah Al-Hussein, president of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The RIBF this year comes with a new look and is in accordance with Saudi Vision 2030, he said. The current session of the RIBF combines many […]
Saudi Arabia joins Bonn-based platform on biodiversity, ecosystem services
Author: Arab NewsSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269537150998100 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia participated in the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which concluded on Friday in the German city of Bonn, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Hani bin Mohammed Ali Tatwani, deputy president of the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA), represented the Kingdom at the event, which was […]
Saudi Trade Ministry closes 75 social media accounts for promoting fake goods
Author: ARAB NEWSSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269485740985000 RIYADH: The Ministry of Trade and Investment closed more than 75 accounts on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, for posting thousands of ads for fake goods, Al-Jazirah daily reported on Saturday. The ministry said it took the step to protect the estimated 1.5 million followers of the accounts falling […]
Saudi youth falls to death in Taif well
Author: ARAB NEWSSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269485780985300TAIF: A young Saudi fell into a well and killed instantly, as he was trying to go down inside to hunt birds along with his brother, Al-Hayat Daily reported on Saturday.The victim’s brother informed the Civil Defense, which sent a team to extract the body from the well.Col. Nasser Al-Sharif, the spokesman of […]
2 injured in Jeddah apartment fire
Author: Mohammed Al-SulamiSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269485700984400JEDDAH: A fire broke out in Al-Safa apartments in Jeddah, leaving two injured, one suffering from fractures and bruises and another from smoke inhalation.Both were taken to hospital, but only the former needed hospitalization. A Makkah Civil Defense spokesperson said that the fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday in a […]
Ex-govt staff survives 4th murder attempt in Qatif
Author: ARAB NEWSSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489269485720984700 QATIF: A man was shot and wounded in Qatif on Thursday. This is the fourth time that Nabieh Ibrahim — a former member of the Qatif Municipality Council — has survived an attempt on his life. According to witnesses including some relatives, masked men came riding in a car and fired at the […]
Amal talks Daesh at UN. Media focuses on baby bump instead
Author: APSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489263883120298600NEW YORK: British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who represents victims of rape and kidnappings by members of Daesh, urged the United Nations to step up the pressure on the extremists. So why did her yellow dress and her “baby bump” also make headlines?Criticism was swift Thursday for some news and entertainment outlets from […]
‘Avatar’ sequel not coming in 2018
Author: REUTERSSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489263883070298300NEW YORK: The sequel to all-time box office champion “Avatar” has been delayed again and will not be arriving in movie theaters as expected in 2018, director James Cameron has said.Cameron told the Toronto Star that he was working on all four planned movie sequels simultaneously and had no firm release date for “Avatar […]
Mona Lisa’s smile decoded: Science says she is happy
Author: AFPSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489263883020298000PARIS: The subject of centuries of scrutiny and debate, Mona Lisa’s famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But is it really that hard to read?Apparently not.In an unusual trial, close to 100 percent of people described her expression as unequivocally “happy,” researchers revealed on Friday.“We really were astonished,” neuroscientist Juergen Kornmeier of the […]
