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Gold in the saddle! Thais reign
Sports, Published on 02/12/2025
» Pattaya: The FEI Asian Championships Pattaya 2025 delivered a week of standout performances across dressage, para-dressage, and endurance, with Thailand making their mark in multiple disciplines as the region's leading equestrian nations battled for continental honours.
Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» CAIRO - Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
In Cairo, a little indie cinema offers unique opportunity
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» CAIRO - In the heart of Cairo, a small cinema has for over a decade offered a unique space for independent film in a country whose industry is largely dominated by commercial considerations.
Carrying the torch forward
Life, John Clewley, Published on 04/02/2025
» Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs with their seven-member party, who provide harmonium, percussion and handclaps. The singing brothers are nephews of the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who popularised the Islamic Sufi genre worldwide before his untimely death at 48 in 1997.
PM 'satisfied' with first summit in Qatar
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her satisfaction with the outcome of her participation at the 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit in Qatar, saying that many countries showed an interest in investing in Thailand, particularly in "food storage" initiatives.
A turning point for clean cooking
Oped, Published on 15/05/2024
» For most of her life, Florence Auma Ode cooked over an open fire in her Kenyan home. The resulting smoke coated the walls with a layer of soot and filled her lungs -- and those of her family members -- with particulate matter.
Messi misses Miami's Hong Kong friendly as organisers face govt funding cut
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2024
» HONG KONG: Lionel Messi's three days of adulation in Hong Kong ended in heartbreak for his fans as the Argentine did not take to the field in Inter Miami's 4-1 win against a local League XI in a friendly played in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday.
Rwandan president purges military
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» KIGALI, Rwanda: Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security.
Jailed Egypt hunger striker says 'doing well' in letter
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» CAIRO - Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has written he is "doing well" and is taking liquids after fears rose for his health amid a months-long hunger strike, his family said Monday.
Three Egyptian journalists start hunger strike to free dissident
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» CAIRO - Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too.