Saudi Arabia’s Visual Arts Commission Launches Art Week Riyadh: A New Platform Celebrating A Thriving Art Scene
From insights into private collections and gallery–led exhibitions to a series of talks and workshops, Art Week Riyadh’s inaugural edition, taking place from 6–13 April 2025, will be held under the theme At The Edge
An initiative of the Ministry of Culture’s Visual Arts Commission, the event is a platform for amplifying Saudi Arabia’s dynamic art scene, by fostering...
BitMEX Launches Chinese New Year Competition: Win a 188,888 USDT Prize Pool
MAHE, Seychelles, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitMEX, the OG crypto derivatives exchange, today launched the Slither to Success Trading Competition to kick off the Lunar New Year. Participants can compete for a share of 188,888 USDT.
The competition will run from 23 January 2025 at 11:00 AM (UTC) to 16 February 2025 at 11:59 PM (UTC). Users can participate in the competition anytime during...
Announcing Groundbreaking ‘Indiaspora Forum for Good’ to Address Worldwide Challenges
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Indiaspora, a leading nonprofit organization will host the “Indiaspora Forum for Good” (IFG) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 23–26, 2025.
This forum (IFG) will convene global leaders in business, technology, investment, healthcare, academia, and climate along with their peers in the arts, sports and entertainment fields. Renowned...
Bitget Becomes the Second Largest Crypto Exchange Ecosystem by Userbase
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company has released its 2024 transparency report highlighting one of the most successful years the company has experienced since its launch in 2018 emerging as the second–largest exchange ecosystem by user base. Driven by innovation, strategic business decisions and a strong demand...
Living Conditions in Syria Deteriorate During Transitional Period
The United Nations Security Council met on January 17, 2025 to discuss the situation in Syria and the Middle East. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe
By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 2025 – Thirteen years of extended conflict, economic downturns, and multiple earthquakes, has left Syria in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis. Hostilities remain abundant across all of Syria’s governorates,...
Could Trump Really Blow up the Global Trade System?
By Luke CooperLONDON, Jan 23 2025 – Trump’s trade policy blends aggressive tariffs, legal manoeuvring and transactional diplomacy. But could he really blow up the global trade system?
The Trump team make the mistake of thinking about the global economy as a series of bilateral trade relationships when it is actually a complex and highly integrated system of connections.
President Donald Trump...
A Dream Deferred: Why Is Traveling Across Africa So Hard for Africans?
Travelling across Africa is hard for Africans owing to restrictive visas. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS
By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Jan 23 2025 – Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.
To travel across the continent he calls home, he needs 35 visas—each a bureaucratic hurdle and a reminder of the barriers to free movement and trade...
A New Chance to Expand Children’s Access to Education
Nearly all children worldwide have access to free primary education, with almost 90% completing primary school. But it’s a different story for children at the pre-primary and secondary level. Credit: Shafiqul Alam Kiron/IPS
By Jo BeckerNEW YORK, Jan 23 2025 – The International Day of Education, January 24, reminds us of the power of education to transform children’s lives, and to build...