Faya Palaeolandscape in the UAE has been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
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AlUla
Saudi hotels: Royal Commission for AlUla announces Chedi Hegra
Royal Commission for AlUla announces new Chedi Hegra Hotel in Saudi Arabia
adventure sport and wellness
Saudi Arabia launches hot air balloon flights in AlUla
Saudi Arabia’s Hero Balloon Flights offers year-round hot air balloon rides in AlUla
archaeological discovery
Palestine site Tel Sultan-Jericho added to UNESCO World Hertiage List
This historic win makes Tel Sultan – Jericho the first Arab site to receive this recognition
Bahrain
UAE, Qatar and Bahrain lead world in social media use: UNESCO
People in the UAE lead the world in the usage of social media
culture and heritage
UAE embroidery and Arabic crafts join French baguettes and Chinese tea on 2022 culture list
UAE and Arabic crafts honoured by UNESCO heritage list
Global Network of Learning Cities
UNESCO adds Ras Al Khaimah to global network of learning cities
Education is crucial to the emirate’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to ensure an “inclusive education system” for all
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu industrial city enters UNESCO’s list of global learning cities
This is the second Saudi city selected by the UN body, the first being the Jubail industrial city in 2020
airline business
Saudi budget carrier Flynas to launch direct AlUla-Cairo flights
Flynas earlier said it was resuming flights from AlUla to Riyahd, Dammam, and Dubai, with two weekly flights for each city
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
Pandemic-hit cultural sector finds respite in promising policy and investment opportunities
More than 10 million jobs were lost and up to 40 percent of revenues dropped across the sector globally in 2020
Alexandra Palt
Why are women under-represented in science-based careers?
Lack of confidence and mentorship continue to be challenges: UAE-based scientist Halima Alnaqbi
Atteline
Inside the progress achieved by women in tech in the Middle East
‘In industries that are traditionally male-dominated, we now see greater representation of women in senior leadership positions than ever before,’ says Gheed El Makkaoui, the vice president of Careem Food
climate change
Why creativity is key to cracking climate change challenge
Deemed non-essential, some 10 million jobs in the culture and creativity sectors were lost or became fragile in 2020, when globally the sector shrunk by $750 billion, according to UNESCO figures
Arthaus
Video: Beirut renovations resume for the second time
Nabil Debs’ had spent 10 years renovating a building that he planned to reopen as an art gallery, when the Beirut blast happened.
Aqaba Governorate
Video: Living in the Valley of the Moon
Mutlaq Khader Salem Al-Juwain lives in a goat-hair tent in the desert in Jordan. His family has called Wadi Rum, a remote landscape known as the Valley of the Moon, home for centuries.
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Video: Date palm placed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
In the submitting States, the date palm has served as the origin of numerous associated crafts, professions and traditions for centuries
Abir Kazbour
Video: Here’s how tolerance is reshaping mindsets in the MENA region
Tolerance holds different meanings for different people.
