Début des journées portes ouvertes du Musée National des Arts, Rites et Traditions du Gabon ce jeudi 16 mai 2024. Des moments de découvertes initiés en prélude à la journée internationale des musées célébrée le 18 mai de chaque année et dont le thème, cette année, est «musées pour l'éducation et la recherche». Au programme, des conférences, des expositions-ventes des produits locaux, des animations avec des groupes socioculturels ; mais aussi l'initiation aux jeux des instruments de la (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Russia is in the top five countries for Schengen visa requests, with a 89.4% approval rate, EU statistics have shown Read Full Article at RT.com

Joe Biden has blocked US Republicans from getting his taped interview with the prosecutor who probed his mishandling of classified documents Read Full Article at RT.com

Confiscation should be backed with a sufficient legal basis, according to the International Monetary Fund Read Full Article at RT.com

As the sun beats down on the dusty yellow soil and a cluster of tin shacks near the city of Galkayo, in central Somalia, mothers point to their children, looking on shyly. Then almost all express variations of the same words: “I don’t know what I will feed them,” or “I have not cooked today because I have no food”.

London, UK (HOL) – «The Village Next to Paradise,» a Somali-set drama directed by Somali-Austrian filmmaker Mo Harawe, has made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section and secured distribution deals across several regions.

Minneapolis (HOL) – A revised indictment has been issued against Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed, 39, a former resident of Noel, Missouri, concerning the 2019 death of Jessica McCormack, whose body was found in a suitcase by Highway 59.

RIYADH: Financial transactions have been made easier by rapid and accelerating growth in technologies, but there are still obstacles to overcome, said Nabil Koshak, CEO of the Saudi Venture Capital Company. “Investors should fund the development of technologies that help fight these obstacles and crimes,” said Koshak, a panelist at the Arab Forum of Anti-Corruption Agencies and Financial Intelligence Units on its second day on Thursday in Riyadh.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Arab leaders on the sidelines of an Arab League summit taking place in Manama on Thursday. The crown prince met with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Jordan’s King Abdullah, Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The summit has been dominated by the Israel-Hamas war and the crown prince said in a speech that the Kingdom “emphasizes the need for continued collaboration to confront the brutal aggression against Palestine.”

RIYADH: The Saudi coastal city of Al-Qunfudah on the Red Sea is celebrating the 13th season of its mango festival this week. Organized by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s branch in the Makkah region, the event began on Tuesday and will run for five days. Through the festival, organizers hope to promote mangoes and other agricultural products, as well as help farmers with marketing and develop the Kingdom’s agricultural industry. Several types of mangoes, including Tommy Atkins, Sensation and Langra, are grown locally in Al-Qunfudah.

RIYADH: Thomas Lid Ball, Norway’s ambassador to the Kingdom, hosted his last national day reception as his country’s representative in Saudi Arabia before taking up his new role later this year.  “This will be the last national day celebration here at the compound for my wife Camilla and me. At the end of August, I will take up the position as Norway’s representative to the Palestinian Authorities,” Ball said in his opening remarks. “We will remain forever grateful for the invaluable support from the fantastic team here at the embassy over the past years,” he said. 

RIYADH: Experts on urban heritage from Saudi Arabia are giving a series of lectures on the topic at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization offices in Paris. Organized by the Saudi Heritage Commission, the program of four lectures explores some of the initiatives developed by the organization and the wider strategies on urban heritage in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

[HRW] New York -- Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring

Renowned Hindi writer Malti Joshi, who received the Padma Shri in 2018, passed away at 90 after battling esophagus cancer. She was known for works like Kokh Ka Darp, Outsider, Aastha Ke Aayam, and Problem Child. Her story 'Culture' was filmed by Gulzar for the TV serial Kirdaar.

In a big decision, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed that all VIP darshans to Char Dham Yatra be postponed till May 31. The decision comes as an unprecedented number of pilgrims visit Char Dham this year. More than one lakh devotees reached Kedarnath since it opened on May 10. So far, over 27 lakh devotees have visited Char Dham.

A man was saved when a coastal fishing boat sank northwest of Garðskagi at 3 am last night. The Coast Guard’s command center received an emergency call from the captain of another coastal fishing boat at 2.42 am, saying that a boat nearby was sinking about six nautical miles northwest of Garðskagi.

Russian forces have recently captured several settlements near Kharkov, gaining an upper hand in the region Read Full Article at RT.com

The German authorities say they have expelled seven Ukrainian troops undergoing military training in the country for sporting Nazi symbols  Read Full Article at RT.com

The conflict with Russia has created new opportunities for bribes, kickbacks and theft in Ukraine, the Pentagon’s inspector-general has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The temporary dock was anchored in place days before the first aid deliveries are set to arrive Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is no longer life-threatening, his deputy Tomas Taraba has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Anatoly Antonov emphasized that US intelligence agencies had failed to provide any evidence

Alexey Likhachev admitted that the Russian side is worried about this, but not much, as «the demand for Rosatom’s uranium products in the world is constantly growing»

«In the Q1 of 2024, Rosbank showed stable results and confirmed its position as one of the leading private banks in the Russian market,» the statement said

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin noted that retaliatory measures «can be both symmetrical and asymmetrical in a variety of instruments, including legal, financial, and administrative»

The Ontario government says it is «100 per cent opposed» to Toronto Public Health's bid to have small amounts of illegal drugs for personal use decriminalized in the city.

The Arsenal-loving youngster, named locally as Alam Makial, plunged from the 15th floor of Jacobs House on New City Road in Newham, east London , just after 6am.

Gillian Keegan traded blows with the host during an interview about new guidance on teaching about sex and gender.

The royal, 76, arrived carrying a large transparent umbrella to face the rainy weather, before giving a speech at the 'Power of Reading' event at Charleston Festival in Sussex.

Rebekah Richardson, 38, and Dale Wood, 46, wanted to take their children - Jacob, eight, and Oliver, seven - to Universal Studios and Disneyland in Florida .

The ex-Prime Minister lashed out at a proposal by Jacob Rees-Mogg that Mr Farage and other senior Reform UK leaders run as Conservatives at the next election.

Both countries also expressed gratitude for collaboration within the G20 and stated their commitment to «continue joint steps at this platform in order to promote inclusive and mutually beneficial processes of economic globalization»