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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.
Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei convened with Tehran’s literati and poets at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah in Tehran to emphasise the role poetry plays in shaping one’s own history as well future narratives in the age of social media.
With USD 6.4 billion in fresh deals, the Kingdom is staking its claim on Syria’s future and sending a clear message: Arab-led recovery is back in focus.
KUN’s recent Series A $50 million funding round signals a pivotal moment for stablecoins, ushering in a new era of regulated, efficient, and cross-border digital payments across Asia.
The opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games is scheduled for 8 September at the Astana Arena Stadium and will culminate in a finale event on 14 September.
Countries in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific are seizing opportunities amid US-led tariff hikes, by diversifying their economies and forging new partnerships. Despite the IMF downgrading global growth forecasts, there’s optimism that strengthening regional ties is helping to build long term resilience - with or without the US.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs Mehdi Safari says that the country is targeting an annual USD 20 billion trade with neighboring Iraq by 2027.
Research Fellow Dr Rahman Yaacob say that like other Southeast Asian states, Malaysia does not view strategic partnerships through a binary lens and argues that Malaysia considers it possible to move closer to China without distancing itself from Australia.