Fujairah Al Bader Festival set to highlight spiritual Mawlid values
FUJAIRAH: Al Bader Festival will be held on September 18-23 under the patronage of Fujairah Crown Prince H.H. Shaikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi. The festival, in its second edition, is a spiritual and social-cultural commemoration of the birth (Mawlid) of Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) in 570. It will be held at the […]
ADIHEX 2023 concludes amid magnificent figures, pledges for brighter future
ABU DHABI: The 2023 Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) has successfully concluded its 20th edition with magnificent figures that demonstrate its growing international status and global outreach. The exhibition that ran on September 2 – 8 under the theme “Sustainability and Heritage… A Reborn Aspiration” is the largest of its kind in the […]
Carved into the sand, UAE marine life highlighted at ADIHEX 2023
ABU DHABI: When he was only 10 years old, Shadi Al Matroushy loved playing on the stretched beach at his hometown Khorfakan in eastern United Arab Emirates (UAE). But unlike other children, his interest was not in kicking a football or smashing a volleyball. It was rather sand sculpting. His first works were turtles that […]
The UAE’s passion for falcons soars high at ADIHEX 2023
ABU DHABI: The deep passion and the robust links between Emiratis and the falcon remain a strong feature of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX), an annual cultural event that has been held over 20 years. The interaction between them is in fact so rooted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) founding […]
‘Rise Up Again, Korea’ by Artistic Director Lim Chung-Wha
By Lee Sang-ki Former President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: The most important holiday of the year in Korea is Chuseok. Chuseok is also called Hangawi, and falls on August 15 in the lunar calendar. This season is the most prosperous time of the year, with grains such as rice and fruits […]
Dushanbe to host first International Film Festival “Toji Somon” in October
By Kuban Abdymen DUSHANBE: The selection of films has begun for the first International Film Festival to be held on October 15 – 19 in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. More than 25 films from Iran, Belarus, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, India, and China have been reviewed, Asiaplustj.info reports. The selection committee, […]
Call for protecting Earth’s biodiversity takes center stage at ADIHEX 2023
ABU DHABI: A call for the urgent preservation of Earth’s biodiversity is taking center stage at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2023). In an extraordinary collaboration that transcends borders and climates, two Emirati photographers have documented the beauty and fragility of two extreme environments: the scorching +50 Abu Dhabi and the freezing […]
Call for Submissions: Poetry Planetariat # 9
By: WPM Correspondent CAIRO: Poetry Planetariat, the official publication of the World Poetry Movement (WPM), has called on creative pens and brushes to submit their poems, criticisms of poetry, poetry book reviews, and artworks for the ninth issue of Poetry Planetariat. Poetry Planetariat is dedicated to promoting humanitarian values, peace, justice, and concern for the planet Earth […]
Korean iconic poet Ko Un celebrates his 90th birthday
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Jourbnalists Association SEOUL: When Dr. Sangwha, professor, poet, translator and wife of my dear friend, the Korean iconic poet Ko Un, told me that they are going to publish an anthology to celebrate the 90th Birthday Anniversary of the great poet, I only called two friends to send their poems […]
World Poetry Movement participants hailed by Venezuelan President, ministers
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the icons of the World Poetry Movement (WPM), headed by the General Coordinator of the Movement, the Colombian poet Fernando Réndon. President Maduro expressed his country’s pride in hosting the 17th World Poetry Festival and the First World Congress of World Poetry Movement (WPM), with the […]
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