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Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival spotlights Emirati & international talent

Marking its eighth edition, the Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival (RAFAF) showcased talented local and international artists, photographers and filmmakers this year.

28/02/2020

World

How are Middle East magicians and performers taking centre stage?

By simply rubbing his fingers together, UAE magician Suhail Al Bastaki is able to make playing cards appear, from what it appears to be nowhere.

28/02/2020

Hungary

Hungarians say goodbye to winter with bizarre & scary costume festival

The southern Hungarian city of Mohács has officially welcomed in Spring. As part of the colourful #busójárás festival, creatures donning wooden masks and sheepskin coats march through the city.

27/02/2020

Croatia

Outrage after same-sex couple effigy burned at Croatian festival

"We think that this comes from a place of ignorance and hate towards those things which people do not understand."

25/02/2020

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Brazil revellers get muddy at 'Bloco da Lama' carnival party

Revellers apply mud on their body and dance in smoke in mud carnival party "Bloco da Lama" near Rio de Janeiro.

23/02/2020

Cult

Sochi Winter Arts Festival breaks new boundaries

This year’s Sochi Winter Arts Festival featured a full program under the leadership of Russian violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet as artistic director.

20/02/2020

Italy

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Venice Carnival is off to an unusual start as 'coronavirus and high-tide fears' see tourism rate going down compared to previous years, according to the Italian press.

09/02/2020

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Lantern and light show as countdown begins for Chinese New Year

Festival season is underway in China.

11/01/2020

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These Peruvians have a fight to welcome in the new year

It's all part of efforts to leave last year's troubles behind and start afresh in January.

03/01/2020

World

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival: Akon & Kanye West to run in US elections?

Thousands of attendees, including the founders of many regional startups, attended the two-day Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) this November

13/12/2019

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Ice-mining: Watch how this Chinese city gets its ice for sculptures

The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin held its first ice mining festival on the Songhua River on Saturday, kicking off the city's winter tourist season.

08/12/2019

World

Abu Dhabi Art spotlights French-Tunisian calligraffiti artist El Seed

The 11th edition of Abu Dhabi Art took place between 21-23 November at Maranat Al Saadiyat.

28/11/2019

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South Korea celebrates its national food at Seoul Kimchi Festival

It's Kimjang season in South Korea where vegetables - usually cabbage - are marinaded in fermented seafood, spices and chili and the end result is the national dish kimchi.

02/11/2019

Spain

Replica of first ship to circumnavigate planet sets off from Almeria

The Nao Victoria took three years to sail around the world, setting off in 1519.

28/10/2019

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Giant and eerie display of Halloween pumpkin heads in Bucharest

It's Halloween later this week and festivities are already in full swing in Bucharest where people are busy carving thousands of pumpkins. They're aiming to create a giant display of the ghoulish pumpkin heads for All Hallows Eve.

28/10/2019

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The Making of a Global Village

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In January, thousands of citizens of Italy’s Basilicata region gathered in a unique location to celebrate an historic occasion through music — which reverberated around adjacent tuff rock.

23/10/2019

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Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival draws thousands to coastal town in US

The festival features a pumpkin parade with a marching band, floats, a pie-eating contest and pumpkin carving masterpieces on display

21/10/2019

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Hundreds of colourful kites perk up skies above Malta's Gozo

The three-day festival included a competition for international teams of professional kite masters

21/10/2019

Cult

Azerbaijan's Nasimi Festival is a melting pot of Poetry Arts and Spiri

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Kicking off in Baku, the multi-disciplinary festival bears the name of Imadeddin Nasimi a great 14 century poet and thinkers.

03/10/2019

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Knights participate in jousting contest on bikes in Berlin

For the first time in the history of the so-called Berlin pedal battle women took to the "battlefield"

30/09/2019