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Culture
In a first for the country, Saudi Arabia to host The Wizard of Oz in October
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will for the first time host The Wizard of Oz, “the greatest family musical of all time”. The production, a spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, will be held on October 2-12 at the King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) and will include…
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Society
Kyrgyzstan celebrates Komuz Day with great fanfare, impressive displays
Osh: Kyrgyzstan celebrated with great fanfare Komuz Day, a special cultural event that brought together around 500 komuzists to play Komuz, the Kyrgyz national three-stringed musical instrument. During the event organized by the Department of Culture of Osh city, the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan and located in the south…
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Politics
Malaysia gearing up for all national, international challenges
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad pledged his government would continue to engage the young people and instill in them the spirit of volunteerism, entrepreneurship and good values so that they would be more productive and competitive in the face of the fourth Industrial Revolution. He also stressed…
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Operations under way to rescue 4 Koreans trapped in ship off U.S. east coast
Seoul: Operations are under way to rescue four South Koreans believed to be trapped inside a ship that accidentally tilted sideways off the east coast of the United States, Seoul’s foreign ministry has said. The four South Koreans are presumed to be caught in the engine room of the Golden…
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Business
Korea’s growth potential set to decline due to aging population
Seoul: South Korea’s growth potential is expected to fall at a faster rate than earlier anticipated largely due to the aging of the population that will also lead to a cut in the number of eligible workers, a central bank report said Monday. The country’s growth potential for the 2016-2020…
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East Asia
Tajikistan’s second unit of mega hydroelectric power project to be launched on Monday
Dushanbe: The second unit of Rogun Dam, a mega hydroelectric power plant project in Tajikistan’s southern city of Rogun, will be launched on Monday in a ceremony to be attended by President Emomali Rahmon. The $3.9 billion-worth project aims to double Tajikistan’s energy production to eliminate domestic electrical shortages…
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West Asia
Shia mourning for Imam Hussain in all over Iran as a traditional and religious theme
By: Pooneh Nedai Publisher, Shokran & Amrood Tehran: These days big mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein are being held all over Iran. The anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), at the Battle of Karbala, is publicly commemorated by Shias through emotional marches, rallies…
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East Asia
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. What is next?
By Pooneh Nedai Publisher, Shokran & Amrood Tehran: US president Donald Trump exited Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last year. Iran, England, Germany, China and Russia objected this one-sided action mostly in their statements and gradually broke the commitment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Russia and China apparently stood…
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Politics
North Korean hosts ‘undeclared’ base for missiles 165 kilometers northeast of Seoul
A new study spotlighting an “undeclared” North Korean missile base that hosts medium-range weapons was released Friday. The Kumchon-ni (금천리) missile operating base is located within North Korea’s tactical missile belt, in Anbyon-gun (안변군, Anbyon County), Kangwon-do (강원도, Kangwon Province), 75 kilometers north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 165…
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Culture
Malaysia moves towards greater control over vaping, electronic cigarettes
Kuching: Malaysia is working on introducing a new bill on the use of tobacco, vape, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and shisha that will be debated at to the parliament by March 2020 Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the ministry is now in final phase of study to formulate the bill,…
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