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Protest leader Pania Newton (C) is seen at a protest at Ihumatao, Auckland, in this undated handout photo released on Sunday. -Reuters
In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights
AUCKLAND/WELLINGTON - Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site considered sacred by local Māori.Newton, now 29, is today leading thousands of protesters occupying the land at Ihumātao, one of a number of grassroots movements spearheaded by young, educated and tech-savvy Māori women.Using social media and crowd-funding websites, the groups are mobilizing community support to demand land rights and other reforms for Māori in the highest profile indigenous rights campaigns in more than a decade."When you look at our campaign you'll see the majority of us involved are women and that's because we feel this great sense of...
August 11, 2019

In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights

Workers press ahead with demolishing the arches which were rebuilt after World War II when British troops blew up the original medieval bridge over the Scheldt at Tournai. –Courtesy photo
Medieval bridge faces troubled waters in Belgium
TOURNAI, BELGIUM - The demolition of a historic bridge across a Belgian river is triggering fears among residents of Tournai that the city symbol will be disfigured permanently when a new span replaces it.The authorities insist they chose the most cost-effective option to build a new crossing that will allow larger barges to sail underneath while preserving the character of the medieval monument, known locally as the "bridge of holes".Workers pressed ahead on Friday with demolishing the arches which were rebuilt after World War II when British troops blew up the original span, along with Tournai's other bridges, to slow the Nazi invasion of Belgium in May 1940.Charles Deligne, curator of the city's military museum, confessed he felt "some anger" after the...
August 10, 2019

Medieval bridge faces troubled waters in Belgium

Job Kibii, head of the National Museums of Kenya's paleontology department, holds a piece of the 23-million-year-old bones of the newly-discovered giant 'simbakubwa kutokaafrika' (big lion from Africa), whose unveiling made headlines around the world, at the Nairobi National Museum, in Nairobi on May 23, 2019. -AFP
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya's fossil treasury
NAIROBI - The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum was a handwritten note stuck to the front: "Pull Carefully".Inside, a monstrous jawbone with colossal fangs grinned from a bed of tattered foam -- the only known remains of a prehistoric mega-carnivore, larger than a polar bear, that researchers only this year declared a new species."This is one-of-a-kind," said Kenyan paleontologist Job Kibii, holding up the 23-million-year-old bones of the newly-discovered giant, Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, whose unveiling made headlines around the world.But the remarkable fossils were not unearthed this year, or even this decade. They weren't even found this century.For nearly 40 years, the...
August 09, 2019

Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya's fossil treasury

 This file photo taken on July 11 shows palaces belonging to Romanian Roma people in Buzescu village, southern Romania. -AFP
Romania's 'Roma palaces', a status symbol for poor minority
BUZESCU, ROMANIA - With their soaring marble columns, turrets and pagoda-style roofs, elaborate mansions built by affluent Roma dot Romania's countryside in their thousands.Amid modest surroundings of fields or small towns, the so-called Roma palaces seem improbable, even outlandish, but reveal a quest for status within a marginalized and mostly poor minority.They began springing up in the early 1990s after the collapse of communism, when some in the Roma community came into money, they say, mostly by collecting and selling scrap iron or by doing petty trading.Now spread across one of the EU's poorest members, the imposing buildings, estimated to number several thousand, often stand several storys high, as neighbors add floors to outdo one another.Decorative flourishes such as a US...
August 09, 2019

Romania's 'Roma palaces', a status symbol for poor minority

Saud Al-Eidi arrives at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah
Heroes welcome for 2 Saudi climbers
JEDDAH — Two Saudis did their country proud by scaling the world’s highest mountain peak with a height of some 8,850 meters.Saud Al-Eidi and Mona Shahab were accorded a warm welcome when they returned home on Monday.Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Climbing and Hiking Federation (SCHF) Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Bin Fahd Al-Saud hosted a reception for them.The reception was attended by Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Special Olympics Federation Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan, the CEO of the Federation Yasmin Al-Qahtani and many staff members of the General Sports Authority, the Saudi Federation and prominent figures.The two champions reached the summit last Thursday. The trip took 60 days on the Himalayas.Saud Al-Eidi said he was able to climb to...
May 28, 2019

Heroes welcome for 2 Saudi climbers

Experience the flavors at the oberoi, Madina
Saudi GazetteThe Oberoi, Madina continues to create bespoke culinary experiences for its guests throughout the year. Celebrating the success of food festivals, the hotel revealed its calendar for 2019. The Oberoi, Madina are currently hosting a Japanese Food Festival at Kyoto, an in-house Japanese Restaurant, with a team of highly qualified chefs from all over the world. The chefs prepare innovative dishes, with exotic ingredients sourced from various areas in Japan. “The festival started last month and will continue until the end of April. The festival will continue from 1 pm until 3 pm for lunch and from 7 pm until 11 pm for dinner,” Khaled Thabet Executive Assistant Manager F&B of The Oberoi, Madina said. The hotel introduced a pastry and bakery festival at the beginning of the...
April 24, 2019

Experience the flavors at the oberoi, Madina

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Monte-Carlo SBM woos Saudi tourists
By Shams Ahsan Saudi Gazette Monte-Carlo SBM, a home for luxury tourism in Europe, is wooing Saudi tourists with exclusive offers such as art of living, privacy, fine dining and organic food. Gulf countries rank fourth in terms of tourists visiting Monte-Carlo Societé des Bains de Mer, which has the most prestigious establishments in Monaco, Eric Bessone, senior press relations manger Monaco, Middle East, Asia, told Saudi Gazette. Eric along with Ivan Artolli, GM of Hotel de Paris, and Sandro Cotza, business development director of Monte Carlo Bay, was in the Kingdom to promote SBM which boasts of four hotels, 33 restaurants with seven prestigious Guide Michelin stars, an opera house, sports clubs. More than 50 luxury goods companies — some of them very prestigious — are...
April 11, 2019

Monte-Carlo SBM woos Saudi tourists

This is the football we like to talk about
SAUDI GAZETTEGreat stars of the football firmament such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain have been the protagonists of the recent Italian Super Cup Juventus-Milan, an event whose significance goes far beyond the boundaries of a football match at the splendid King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah.The Sharek online visa procedure for sports events has allowed to test a first cultural exchange between Italian and Saudi football fans and insiders.The event received a lot of media attention in Italy, which represented an opportunity for active meeting and dialogue.It was an occasion for Italians, and especially Italian journalists, to deepen their knowledge of a country, which they know little about.The Italian Super Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia for the next two years and can...
January 23, 2019

This is the football we like to talk about

Winter at Tantora Festival announced in Al-Ula
This winter, the archeological jewel of the Kingdom, Al-Ula will play host to a special season of events and festivities. The Winter at Tantora festival will be the first event of its kind to be held in the breath-taking UNESCO World Heritage site. Designed to showcase the wonders of Al-Ula to the rest of the world, the festival announces the reawakening of this magical region as Saudi Arabia’s first tourist destination.Al-Ula, which lies north of the Arabian peninsula is home to numerous archeological sites and is a meeting point of many civilizations. Winter at Tantora Festival reflects this heritage and showcases the historical depth of the region to the world, which has been witness to the development of Al-Ula society on many different levels including agriculture, astronomy and...
January 16, 2019

Winter at Tantora Festival announced in Al-Ula

Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia opens at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), Louvre Abu Dhabi had opened Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia, the second international exhibition of the museum’s cultural season. The exhibition explores the rich history of the Arabian Peninsula through archaeological and cultural artefacts, including a selection of rare pieces from the United Arab Emirates.Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia explores five chapters in the history of the Arabian Peninsula, spanning early...
December 19, 2018

Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia opens at Louvre Abu Dhabi

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