According to The Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia Director General Nizran Noordin, the country is experiencing a marked increase in Chinese Muslim tourists with 26,534 arrivals last year and is anticipating 40,172 by end of Q1 2024.
Many Muslim jazz musicians who developed bebop as a genre were converts to Islam, or were in bands heavily influenced by converts. Writer Denise Oliver Velez takes us on whirlwind tour across the decades.
he Ancient Culture of Anau Conference, organized by the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences, saw well-known historians, archaeologists, ethnographers, orientalists, eminent professors and young scientists convene from around the world in Turkmenistan this week.
The Qatari fine arts movement continues to meet strong demand, with Qatar Museums working behind the scenes to entice international buyers to discover Qatar's established and emerging artists.
Graced by Ambassador of Thailand to Qatar H E Sira Swangsilpa, and Lulu Hypermarket Regional Director Shaijan MO together with dignitaries from the Royal Thai Embassy in Doha, the Halal Thai Food Promotion launch aims to foster goodwill between the two countries and celebrate Thai culture and cuisine.
Libya has allocated USD 1.23 billion to develop the Hamada NC-7 concession in its latest budget, which was approved by Libya’s eastern-based parliament last month, according to a recent MEED report.
UK legal firm Ashurst Senior Associates Jason Gouveia and Joanne McGuire discuss why concerns about whom ultimately bears the payment risk in a PPP arrangement becomes highly relevant in gigaprojects.
The agreement between Egypt and consortium ADQ is the largest FDI in Egypt's history, with USD 35 billion allocated for infrastructure development in Cairo.
In a first for the Saudi construction industry, materials science company Partanna Global partners with Saudi Readymix Concrete Company on the successful production of carbon-negative concrete blocks in the Gulf.
Food Critics Dr Shagufta Ahmed and Farrukh Younus make connections between their love of art, cake and foreign cities which all converged into one glorious afternoon at the Rosewood Hotel’s Art Afternoon Tea Series in London.
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina makes an impassioned plea at the World Economic Forum “Food and Water for All” panel discussion in Riyadh this week.
US-UAE Business Council Chairman Danny Seabright says the volume of non-oil trade between the UAE and the United States of America rose to USD 31.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to continue to grow at the same pace in 2024.