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For The First Time: Saudi Arabia to Start Appointing Women as Court Judges

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:55:30 GMT

Saudi Arabia will “soon” be appointing women as court judges, an official said, in continued social reforms over the past years...

The Taliban Calls on Their Leaders to Marry Only One Woman at a Time!

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:39:35 GMT

The Taliban has ordered its leaders to only take one wife because big weddings are too expensive and sparking resentment among fighters...

Make Space! A Sloth on a Bus Ride in Brazil

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:22:55 GMT

Commuters on a city bus in Brazil watched in astonishment as the latest passenger clambered on board - a sloth...

Woman Falls, Dies While Taking a Selfie on Banks of Raging River in India

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:12:54 GMT

A woman who died after falling into a river in eastern India was caught on camera taking selfies on a rock moments before she lost her balance and plunged into the raging torrent...

Saudi: 100 Female Military Engineers Break The Gender Barriers

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:02:37 GMT

A group of over 100 Saudi women have overcome gender barriers and contributed to the technological transformation of the Kingdom through their management of the Advanced Electronic Company’s (AEC) military factory...

Emirati Hussain Al-Moosawi Searches For Space in His Photographs

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:42:30 GMT

Sometimes when we paradoxically find ourselves feeling out of place in a city or country we call home, we might be able to rekindle a sense of who we are through cultural means — whether it be food, music, or language...

Copts in Sudan Face Difficulties in Building Churches

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:25:43 GMT

A Sudan’s Coptic Church official said they are still facing difficulties to get permission for the construction of new churches despite the regime change in Sudan in April 2019...

SpaceX Dragon Makes Its First Atlantic Splashdown

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:45:35 GMT

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with science experiments, a case of wine, and live mice, has made its first ever splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA confirmed...

Is The Coronavirus Vaccine Safe For Pregnant Women?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:39:28 GMT

Women planning pregnancy are being advised not to take the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine jab as a precautionary measure, until further studies are available, according to UAE doctors...

Taiwan: Man Blows 783 Bubbles to Win a World Record

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:19:09 GMT

A soap bubble master in Taiwan broke a Guinness World Record by blowing 783 bubbles inside of a much larger bubble...

The Positive Lockdown Impact on Air Quality is Less Than Previously Expected

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:12:38 GMT

The beneficial impact of the initial set of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban air quality was lower than was previously suggested, a study has concluded...

Polish Activists on Trial For Picturing The Virgin Mary, Baby Jesus as LGBT-Affiliates

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:43:45 GMT

Authorities in Poland kick off the trial of three human rights' activists for defiling religious symbols and insulting religious sentiments as they printed out posters of the Virgin Mary with the LGBT flag on her head...

Twitter's Boss Describes Trump's Account as a 'Failure'

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:42:14 GMT

Controversial Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey described the decision of removing outgoing US President Donald Trump's account as "a failure" to promote healthy conversations...

Saudi Painter Nujood Al-Otaibi Uses Art to Beat Disability

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:03:09 GMT

Nujood Al-Otaibi began losing her hearing at around the age of five. In Taif, the area in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah region where she was born, her affliction was initially mistaken for a common fever...

Painting of a Warty Pig Dates Back to 45,500 Years!

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:49:04 GMT

An image of a warty pig painted onto the wall of an Indonesian cave some 45,500 years ago may be the 'world's oldest-known figurative artwork', a study has claimed...

A Giant Flare Detected From a Powerful Neutron Star 11.4 Million Light Years Away

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:24:10 GMT

A giant flare that swept through the solar system in April sent scientists on investigation deep into space to uncover the high-energy burst's origin – and the hunt is finally over...

Nabil Anani Presents Stunning Work at Dubai’s Zawyeh Gallery

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:02:06 GMT

‘In Pursuit of Utopia #1’ The 78-year-old artist — one of the most significant figures in Palestine’s contemporary art scene — uses this show to present his vision of his homeland as “a prosperous, thriving place free from occupation; a land that takes pride in its nature and parades it jubilantly; a dream worth pursuing,” according to the gallery...

The E-gaming Sector Given a Boost in Saudi Arabia

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:52:12 GMT

Saudi Arabia has launched an ambitious new business training program to help promote the Kingdom’s e-gaming sector, the Saudi Press Agency reported...

Jamal Khashoggi - A Terrible Murder on Film

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:46:41 GMT

Hillary Clinton sang the praises of a new documentary on the October 2019 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, urging everyone to see it...

Rocky 'Super-Earth' Planet Found With Blistering Surface Temperature of 3,000°F

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:48 GMT

Scientists have discovered a huge 'super Earth' planet near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy. The planet, called TOI-561b, is about 50 per cent larger than Earth, but requires less than half a day to orbit its star...