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Women empowerment is Kuwait's strategic goal

Kuwait - Al Maghrib Today

Kuwaiti women empowerment is one of the objectives of Kuwait sustainable development strategy, said Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Hind Al-Sebeeh on Monday. "Today we have seen Kuwaiti women serving as doctors and researchers and engineers at various quarters and academies namely Kuwait University," said Al-Sebeeh in a statement to journalists on sidelines of the International Conference onRead more

Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destination

Madrid - Al Maghrib Today

It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded the rebel-held east of Aleppo into submission. Buildings were flattened, those who survived were left terrorised, hungry and filled with despair, and the stench of dead bodies rose up from the rubble as families searched for their loved ones. Now,Read more

For Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas

Sydney - Al Maghrib Today

Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world's largest living structure. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef is reeling from significant coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. The 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) site is also under pressureRead more

Dutch millers get fresh wind in their sails

IJsselstein - Al Maghrib Today

An icy wind blows the windmill's soaring sails, turning them quickly and cranking the large stone wheels inside in a time-honoured method of grinding grain. "I live from the wind," says Dutch miller Maarten Dolman, one of only about 40 people in the Netherlands to still earn a living from making flour in a way that has changed little downRead more

Macron wants French baguette

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday joined calls by bakers for France's traditional baguette to be recognised as one of the world's cultural treasures on UNESCO's list of "intangible heritage". The call came after the art of Naples' dough-twirling pizza makers was given the nod by the UN cultural body's World Heritage Committee in December. "The baguette is envied around the world. WeRead more

Key events around the world in 2017

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump to the exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar, here are 12 events that marked 2017. - A year of Trump - On January 20 Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated as US president, vowing: "America first." Suspicions of collusion between his election campaign and Russia dog the start of his term. TrumpRead more

Israel confirms withdrawal from UN cultural body

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Israel has formally notified the UN's culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organisation, two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. In a statement UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said she had been officially notified on Friday that Israel would leave on December 31, 2018. "IRead more

Saudia supports UNESCO’s ‘World Arabic Language Day’ in Paris

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the Kingdom’s national carrier, joined in UNESCO festivities to mark “World Arabic Language Day” at key events in Paris on Dec. 18 and 19. Saudia was the main sponsor of the events. The airline’s cabin crew were in Paris to represent the brand and its hospitality to the guests. The United Nations Educational Scientific, and CulturalRead more

Tablecloth shop makes solitary comeback

Aleppo - Al Maghrib Today

It used to be one of the most vibrant marketplaces in the Syrian city of Aleppo, but today, the bombed-out streets of Khan al-Harir are home to a solitary shop selling tablecloths. Mohammad Shawash's partly restored storefront stands amid a sea of smashed concrete and debris-laden roads. The 62-year-old with a snow-white beard and glasses decided to return to theRead more