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Bringing Umm Kulthum to London is my gift to her, says Saudi musical producer

  • LONDON: A musical inspired by the life of legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum is being staged in London’s West End as a “gift” to the “Star of the East,” who died before she could fulfil her dream of performing in the city. Saudi-born theater producer Mona Khashoggi said that Umm Kulthum tol...
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TheSpace: Is parental war on the digital age holding back our children?

  • Awhile back, I read a report by the Riyadh Economic Forum on future jobs in Saudi Arabia and the world and how that translates to the Vision 2030 reform plan. According to the study, the vast majority of low-income-generating jobs will be replaced by robotic and artificial intelligence (AI). ...
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A mutual historic partnership that has shown its resilience

  • Saudi Arabia’s King Salman welcomes President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump ahead of a dinner at Murabba Palace in Riyadh. (Getty Images) The strength of US-Saudi bilateral relations has ebbed and flowed over seven decades, but they have without a doubt managed to ove...
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Sea that divides Saudi Arabia and Turkey

  • Saudi Arabia’s declaration last week that it supports the “the full sovereignty of Cyprus over its territories” may one day prove to have been the harbinger of a significant change in the strategic balance of the eastern Mediterranean, and even the Middle East. It came amid a flurry of diplom...
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Is cost of schooling on family life actually worth it?

  • A while back in the middle of the summer vacation, I posted a joke on my public Instagram account that started conversations that lasted for days. The responses and feedback I received were so intense that I had to dedicate a highlight story to the subject on my page. My post, in Arabi...
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Saudi Arabia’s child marriage ban a leap forward

  • Lebanese women hold placards as they participate in a march against marriage before the age of 18, in the capital Beirut. (AFP) Last month was a remarkable one for Saudi Arabia, as the country made headlines in almost every newspaper around the world. On Dec. 23, the Kingdom anno...
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Parents, how much information is too much information

  • As a millennial mother, I can’t help but overthink everything when it comes to the well-being of my children. Don’t get me wrong, there are moments of trust and letting go, but with every story I hear, the anxiety and overthinking kicks up again like an unwanted crazy guest. From eating hab...
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Year in review: How Aramco defied the odds

  • DUBAI: On Dec. 11, Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Amin Nasser — chairman and chief executive respectively of Saudi Aramco — rang the opening bell at the Tadawul stock exchange in Riyadh in a shower of ticker-tape, and the Kingdom’s business and economic scene was changed forever. Al-Rumayyan, who had ...
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OIC backs Saudi judiciary in Khashoggi case

  • JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday that the preliminary rulings issued by Saudi Arabia’s criminal court regarding the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi were issued in accordance with the Kingdom’s judicial procedures. “They must be respected and should not ...
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China says it supports Saudi Arabia’s handling of Khashoggi case

  • RIYADH: China says it has noted Saudi Arabia's ruling on the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and supports the Kingdom's handling of the case, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Wednesday. He also said that “this case can be properly handled under the Saudi j...
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