AMMAN: Jordanian writer Jalal Barjas has won this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel “Notebooks of the Bookseller.” The novel is set in Jordan and Moscow between 1947 and 2019, and tells the story of Ibrahim, a bookseller and avid reader, who loses his stall and finds himself homeless. After suffering from schizophrenia, Ibrahim embarks on a
LONDON: The US envoy to Yemen is headed to Saudi Arabia and Oman for talks with senior government officials, the State Department said on Tuesday. “Attempting to forestall the devastating consequences of the Houthi offensive on Marib, US Special Envoy Lenderking’s discussions will focus on achieving an urgent comprehensive, nationwide, and sustainable cease-fire to ensure the
DUBAI: Fans of US actress and popstar Selena Gomez in the Middle East will soon be able to get their hands on her cosmetics line, Rare Beauty, the brand announced on Instagram this week.
Rare Beauty will be expanding to the Middle East, Europe, New Zealand and Australia from the start of the summer and will be available at Sephora Middle East, alongside other celebrity brands such as Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty.
“We’re going global y’all! It’s finally happening this summer, and we re thankful to all our international community members for being so patient with us,” Rare Beauty captioned an Instagram video announcing the news.
What is your best temperature?
Nidhal Guessoum
May 25, 2021 21:55
Students have their temperature checked at Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore, Jun. 2, 2020. (Reuters)
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As if temperatures had not already become a constant factor in our lives, the pandemic brought hand-held thermometers and infrared heat cameras to the entrance of every building. In one strangely funny instance, a door guard took my temperature and quickly said “step aside,” showing me the reading: 39.1 degrees Celsius. I very much doubted that I was sick and, just as I was about to protest, the guard said: “Don’t worry, we’ll redo it in a few minutes, very often it’s an erroneous reading.” And so it proved to be.
Saudi Arabia has a true and dedicated friend in Georgia
Vakhtang Jaoshvili
Georgia and its capital Tbilisi, above, attracted more than 8.5 million tourists in 2019. (Reuters)
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Georgia celebrates its National Day on Wednesday. This year marks 103 years of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, as well as the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union. We are a young yet ancient country, with a newly fledged statehood and a rich history. The Georgian language is one of the oldest and most unique in the world; hence the script is recognized by UNESCO as part of the intangible heritage of humankind.