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Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 10:15 Wooden sculptures depicting faces on display at Joseph El-Hourany's exhibition. Beirut - Vivianne Haddad Woodcarving is one of the oldest and most ancient art forms. The variety of types and color of wood allow artists to create sculptures that directly reflect nature’s beauty. This kind of art employs a multitude of different wood types, such as ebony, boxwood with their bluish color, and jujube, known for its red color. Artists also often use walnut wood and forest trees that have beautiful vein...

Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 07:45 Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby (right) leaves the pitch with his teammates after allegedly receiving a racist comment by Cadiz's Juan Cala (left) during their match on April 4, 2021. (EPA) Asharq Al-Awsat Valencia stopped playing its Spanish league game at Cádiz on Sunday and walked off the field after one of its players said he was racially insulted by an opponent. The club said it resumed the game after feeling threatened by the referee with the loss of points. Valencia left the field after Mouctar ...

Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 04:15 A picture taken with a drone shows the exterior of the Palestinian Legislative Council, in Gaza City March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat Palestinian election officials announced Sunday that 36 candidate lists had been approved to run in legislative elections set for next month, the first Palestinian polls in 15 years. The vote, which precedes a presidential election called for July 31, is part of an effort by the dominant Palestinian movements -- Fatah secularist...

Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 11:30 Gulf states to activate joint economic initiatives for GCC members (Asharq Al-Awsat) Khobar- Asharq Al-Awsat The Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers of Commerce (FGCCC) on Sunday launched the first-ever official integrated digital platform designed to support all Gulf companies and factories and promote products made in Gulf states. FGCCC Secretary-General Saud al-Meshari confirmed that the newly established portal is part of a series of platforms launched by the Chambers to match th...

× People shop from a stall selling Ramadan lanterns along a main street in the in the northern suburb of Shubra (home to a large Christian population) of Egypt's capital Cairo on April 12, 2021, at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP 1/4 A general view shows the Umayyad Mosque in the Old city of Damascus, Syria, on 12 April 2021. EPA 2/4 A man checks a traditional lantern known in Arabic as "Fanous Ramadan " at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the old city of Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, on April 12, 2020. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)