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Society
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…
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South Asia
Pakistan-Afghanistan border closed
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Entire trade activities between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been suspended since last five days following the closure of Torkham Border due to unprovoked firing and illegal construction of a check-post by the Taliban authorities. Pakistan authorities had closed the Torkham border after the…
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Politics
South Korea pledges additional $300 million to Green Climate Fund at G20 session
NEW DELHI: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged an additional $300 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as part of the country’s efforts to help counter climate change. Yoon made the announcement during the first session of the Group of 20 (G20) summit under way in New Delhi,…
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Society
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…
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Culture
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…
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Business
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…
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Society
‘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…
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Society
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,…
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Politics
Kazakhstan to launch its own tankers in Caspian, Black seas
By Kuban Abdymen ASTANA: Kazakhstan is actively acquiring tankers to transport its oil through the Caspian and Black seas, Bloomberg reports citing the Kazakh oil and gas company “KazMunayGas.” The mass acquisition of tankers is seen as a sign that the country, which is the largest oil producer in Central…
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Culture
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…
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