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14Dec/22

QATAR FASHION UNITED BY CR RUNWAY PRESENTS POST MALONE IN CONCERT ON 16 DECEMBER

December 14, 2022FashionAbboud, Countries, Doha, FIFA World Cup, Geography of Asia, Qatar, Ras Abu Aboud, Runway, Western Asiaadmin

Qatar Creates and CR Runway announce further details surrounding the world’s biggest fashion show, Qatar Fashion United by CR Runway, including Post Malone as the highly anticipated headline performer. The global superstar, singer, songwriter, and record producer’s first-ever Qatar concert will take centerstage as the final act of the ground-breaking fashion show taking place on December 16, between the semifinal and final matches at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The historic event will showcase more than 150 designers from 6 continents and 50 countries presented in front of 25,000 spectators at the center of the Ras Abu Aboud 974 Stadium – the first football stadium in the world to be constructed with shipping containers that can be disassembled and reused following the tournament. Continue reading

13Dec/22

Alwaleed Philanthropies “Global” launches a global initiative to spearhead cross-cultural understanding

December 13, 2022Human InterestAl-Waleed bin Talal, Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Alwaleed Philanthropies, Countries, Diriyah, Geography of Asia, House of Saud, Ottoman Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Turaif, Western Asiaadmin

Chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Alwaleed Philanthropies “Global”, today launched the Alwaleed Cultural Network (ACN), a distinguished global networking platform, to spearhead tolerance and cross-cultural understanding on an economic, specialist, collegiate and cultural industries level in an era of great transformation and diversification in Saudi Arabia and beyond. Leading with an inaugural group of more than seven globally renowned educational and cultural institutions from five countries around the world, Alwaleed Cultural Network’s debut convening was held by Diriyah Gate Development Authority at Al Diriyah, Al-Turaif Historical District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday 08 December 2022. Continue reading

20Nov/22

An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message

November 20, 2022InternetCountries, Creative Commons, Estonia, Islands, Landforms, Marcus Foth, Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse, Nick Kelly, Simon Kofe, TUV, Tuvaluadmin

Nick Kelly, Queensland University of Technology and Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels. Tuvalu’s minister for justice, communication and foreign affairs, Simon Kofe, made the announcement via a chilling digital address to leaders at COP27.

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01Nov/22

Could Russia collapse?

November 1, 2022Conflict and WarAfghanistan, Awards, Belarus, Boris Yeltsin, Buryats, Chechens, Countries, Creative Commons, Dagestanis, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Ingush, Iraq, Kadyrovtsy, Kazakhstan, Kiril Stremousov, Matthew Sussex, Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow, Nikolai Patrushev, Oleksandr Lapin, Orders, decorations, and medals, Ramzan Kadyrov, Responsibility for the Russo-Georgian War, Rome, Russia, Russia–United States relations, Russian Ruble, Sergei Kiriyenko, Sergei Shoigu, Sergei Sobyanin, Soviet Union, St Petersburg, Tuvans, Tuzla Island conflict, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam, Vladimir Putinadmin

Matthew Sussex, Australian National University

Among the many questions asked about Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine, one of them is posed only very rarely: can Russia survive what seems increasingly likely to be a humiliating defeat at the hands of its smaller neighbour?

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26Oct/22

MWC AFRICA 2022 SHOWCASES THE MASSIVE POTENTIAL OF THE MOBILE ECONOMY FOR PEOPLE ACROSS AFRICA

October 26, 2022MobileAfrica, Continents, Countries, GSMA, H.E. Paul Kagame, Kagame, Kigali, Mats, Mats Granryd, Paul Kagame, Rwandaadmin

MWC Africa: The GSMA’s first in-person MWC Africa opened its doors today in Kigali, Rwanda with a fireside chat between H.E. Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda and Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA. Continue reading

26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

October 26, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Antony Blinken, Australia, Barack Obama, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cambridge, China, Countries, Creative Commons, David Bach, Donald Trump, G20 nations, Geography of Asia, Germany, Giorgia Meloni, Greece, Hungary, Inflation, Iran, Italy, Jair Bolsonaro, James Bond, Japan, John Hopkins, Member states of the United Nations, Mussolini, North Korea, Paul Volcker, Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Political economy, Populism, Richard Nixon, Rio Tinto, Roberto Stefan Foa, Russia, Soviet Union, Stagflation, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Unemployment, United States, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Washington, World, Xi Jinping, Yaschaadmin

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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14Oct/22

ABU DHABI CALENDAR IGNITES 180 DAYS OF EXCITEMENT, INSPIRATION AND GLOBAL FIRSTS

October 14, 2022BasketballAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Countries, Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi, Geography of Asia, United Arab Emirates, Western Asiaadmin

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced its line-up of events for the 2022/2023 winter season, which are set to create excitement and elevate the destination experience of the UAE capital. Continue reading

07Oct/22

Reform must be the legacy of the Qatar World Cup

October 7, 2022FootballCountries, David Beckham, Doha, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup controversies, Geography of Asia, Isobel Archer, Kafala system, Migrant workers, Nepalis in Qatar, Qatar, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, Western Asiaadmin

Isobel Archer
Published: September 27, 2022 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Isobel Archer is the Gulf Programme Manager at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

Today is International Tourism Day and David Beckham’s latest glossy video promo for Qatar Tourism, which is being heavily promoted by the forthcoming World Cup hosts, will likely make it into one of your social feeds.

In it, Doha appears shining and luxurious; endless glass skyscrapers, hotels, parks and plazas form the horizon as Beckham tours the souqs and riviera. Continue reading →

01Oct/22

The RLWC 2021 is Coming Soon, CoinEx Cheers for Athletes as the Exclusive Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Partner

October 1, 2022RugbyCountries, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Manchester United F.C., Old Trafford, Rugby league, Rugby League World Cup, Samoa, Sports, Trafford, United Kingdomadmin

The Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2021 is set to kick off with a match between England and Samoa men on 15 October at St James Park and conclude in Manchester with the wheelchair final on 18 November and the men’s and women’s finals in a spectacular double header at Old Trafford on 19 November. Continue reading

19Sep/22

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2022 to bring global cultural leaders to UAE capital in October to explore the future of a diverse, resilient, and sustainable culture sector

September 19, 2022TravelAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Art, Countries, Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi, Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, Geography of Asia, Saadiyat Island, United Arab Emirates, Western Asiaadmin

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that its fifth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a leading global forum, will return to Manarat Al Saadiyat under the theme ‘A Living Culture’. Designed to explore the future of the culture sector and discuss creative cultural solutions to some of the most urgent issues affecting the world today, the in-person event will run from 23 to 25 October, 2022 in the UAE capital. Continue reading

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