[ad_1] “I think the best thing I can do in life is to live openly, honestly, and happily. In doing so, I know I’m making them happy, because they’re making me happy. Because that’s all we want,” actor and activist Omar Sharif Jr. recently said on an Arabic TV news program. “They would want me to be happy. That’s what grandparents should want for their grandchildren.”The interview was conducted with Arabic news program presenter Ja’far Abdul Karim. Shabab Talksays Sharif Jr. outside He said he was impressed with the performance of the program. “I’m really happy that topics like religion,…
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[ad_1] 17 May 2015 Highlights:• Saudi Arabia’s non-hydrocarbon sector displays a modestly weaker outlook compared to the first quarter with the composite BOI at 43, weighed down by lower optimism for selling prices and profitability• At 13 points, the hydrocarbon sector’s composite BOI has dropped to the lowest level since Q2, 2009 primarily due to weaker expectations for selling prices• The finance, real estate & business services sub-sector is most optimistic, while the transport sector has posted its weakest outlook• Fluctuation in oil prices is the foremost concern for hydrocarbon sector firms; availability/cost of skilled labor and Government rules &…
[ad_1] US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited Riyadh on Tuesday to pay tribute to the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. But social media missed the plan to show support and condolences, and much of the attention focused on something else: the first lady’s outfit. For First Lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia was enough to illustrate the harsh limits Saudi women live under. U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes members of the Saudi royal family, government officials, and guests as First Lady Michelle Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) look on…
[ad_1] Saudia may not be the most attractive airline in the Middle East, but it is the airline that frees up the most first and business class award space between the US and the Middle East. Of course, there are good reasons for this. The company’s premium cabin products can’t even compete with what other airlines in the region offer, such as Emirates and Etihad Airways. Saudia First Class in 2-2-2 configuration Still, Saudia is a way to redeem Delta SkyMiles for travel to the Middle East/India, no matter what time of year you want to go. please remember. Saudia’s…
[ad_1] When asked earlier this year why so few Egyptians write crime novels, Egyptian novelist and photographer Ahmed Murad said that the genre is new and that “new It usually comes with a lot of attacks and criticism.” Murad then stopped and corrected himself by saying that, in fact, the genre is not new at all. In fact, what is surprising is not that Murad’s book is a bestseller and that detective fiction is suddenly popular in Cairo and elsewhere, but that the genre has been relatively dormant for the past few decades. That’s true. Detective fiction has had a…
[ad_1] Interview with Abdullah Alomran, CEO of Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) Saudi Arabia attracts a lot of religious tourism and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) tourism. According to statistics from the Tourism Bureau, 15% of the 2.5 million tourists are business tourists. Therefore, MICE tourism is a growing niche market. Can you give us an overview of the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia? Yes, that’s right. Saudi Arabia is not a very tourist-heavy country, except for some religious tourism and MICE tourism, which is starting to make up a large share of the tourism industry. Riyadh…
[ad_1] What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic] Reine Farhat • March 19, 2014 edit Arabic The potential of YouTube for local startups is clear. In Saudi Arabia alone he has 190 million YouTube views per day, with millions more in other countries. A recent infographic reveals that videos on YouTube, the world’s second-largest search engine, are 53 times more likely to appear on the first page of search results than written content.Edited. While some companies in the region, such as Zaytouneh and Kharabeesh, have found success, many companies in the region still neglect video content…
[ad_1] March 7, 2014 contact: Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu PITTSBURGH—Alice 3, Carnegie Mellon University’s popular educational software tool, is now available in Arabic thanks to a four-month translation project undertaken by university students across Jordan in collaboration with CMU and Oracle Academy. Ta. “Alice has been successfully operating in every country in the Middle East for many years, but we were conscious that we could reach more students if the program was delivered in a more familiar language.” said Jane Richardson, Director of EMEA. oracle academy. “We were thrilled when Carnegie Mellon University, creator of Alice, gave us…
[ad_1] istanbul Beshir Abdelfattah, an Egyptian news anchor for TRT Arabic, announced his resignation in front of an audience and harshly criticized the Turkish prime minister’s stance towards Egypt.Hurriette Photos An Egyptian news anchor for Turkish public broadcaster TRT’s Arabic-language channel resigned during a live broadcast, expressing anger at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s stance on the situation in Egypt.Turkish News Agency reported on August 30 that Prime Minister Beshir Abdel-Fattah also said he was “ashamed” to have worked for TRT and demanded an apology from President Erdoğan.“The Egyptian people have a deep love for the Turkish people. We have…
[ad_1] Osama Al Amiri, anchor of the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel, said Arabic is not widely used in schools and universities, and students tend to speak in a style or accent that only they understand. release date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 9:07am Last update: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 6:26 p.m. “Academically speaking, Arabic is not doing very well. Students speak in different slang, and networks and media companies have a hard time correcting the way they speak when students participate. This is probably because “One of the biggest challenges for young people who want a future in media is the…