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“The Woodcutter’s Treasure”: Saudi Anime at last

  • Manga Production, a Saudi company, streamed a teaser for an anime cartoon titled “The Woodcutter’s Treasure” last week; it is Manga’s first joint production with Japanese animation house Toei....
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“The Unforgiven”: Qatar’s Al-Ghufran tribe members tell of loss and deportation

  • JEDDAH: How painful it must be for someone to find themselves barred overnight from entering their homeland, to find themselves stateless and homeless in a foreign country, or to be thrown into jail simply because they belong to a certain tribe. And how painful it must be to find out that ...
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“The Unforgiven”: Qatar’s Al-Ghufran tribe fights for justice — and right to citizenship

  • JEDDAH: In June, 1995, Qatar’s then Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani deposed his father, Sheikh Khalifa Al-Thani, the ruling emir, in a bloodless coup. Sheikh Khalifa was outside the country when the overthrow took place, and the crown prince quickly gained the allegiance of oth...
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“All-out efforts” being made to bring Pakistani Hajjis home on schedule — PIA CEO

  • ISLAMABAD: Air Marshal Arshad Malik, President and CEO of Pakistan’s national carrier, on Friday called Hajj flight operations a “success,” saying Pakistan International Airlines was making “all-efforts” to ensure that pilgrims returned home on time. Over 200,000 Pakistanis performed Hajj this...
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’Workshy’ William faces flak over skiing snaps

  • LONDON: Official photographs of Prince William and his family skiing fueled growing criticism in the British press on Tuesday of the “workshy” royal, driven by frustration at his perceived reluctance for a life in the public eye.The palace said the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate “hope people...
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’Twitter is flourishing rapidly in Saudi Arabia’

  • RIYADH: The Reuters new agency commended on its recent issue the positive interaction shown by officials in the Kingdom with the increasing number of Saudis using social media.The news agency confirmed that Twitter has become one of the most important channels of communication in the Kingdom, and...
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’To be or not to be’: Charles plays Hamlet

  • STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, United Kingdom: Prince Charles joined top British actors live on stage in a surprise crack at playing “Hamlet,” as thousands of William Shakespeare fans packed The Bard’s hometown for the 400th anniversary of his death on Saturday.The heir to the throne joined the likes of...
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’The Revolution’ announces Prince tribute shows

  • NEW YORK: The Revolution, Prince’s backing band during the 1999 and Purple Rain era, will reunite for a pair of tribute shows honoring the late music star, the BBC reports.The group will perform in Minneapolis — which was the partial setting of the Purple Rain film — on Sept. 2 and 3.Key members...
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’The Crown’ sweeps Golden Globes for television

  • LOS ANGELES: British royal drama “The Crown” and comedy “Schitt’s Creek” won top television honors at the Golden Globes on Sunday in a mostly virtual bicoastal ceremony that took place under pandemic conditions and a furor over diversity. Newcomer Emma Corrin, 25, who played a young Princess D...
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’Soul of British people’: Queen Elizabeth quietly marks 70 years on throne

  • LONDON: Queen Elizabeth will mark 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years, and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved. Elizabeth, 95, became the queen of Britain and more than a dozen o...
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