Culture

Bangladesh’s Bengali New Year Celebration Returns With In-Person Events

DHAKA, Apr 15 (NNN-BSS) – After two years of muted festivities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people from all walks…

Lao President Calls On His People To Overcome Challenges

VIENTIANE, Apr 14 (NNN-KPL) – Lao President, Thongloun Sisoulith, delivered a Lao New Year message yesterday, encouraging the Lao people…

Indonesia’s Capital Bans Midnight Sale Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The midnight sale, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, will not be held…

Celebrations Start For Cairo’s Designation As Islamic World’s Culture Capital

CAIRO, Apr 12 (NNN-MENA) – Celebrations to mark Cairo’s designation as the “Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for…

Restoration Work On Takav Gate Of Cambodia’s Angkor Thom 70 Percent Completed

PHNOM PENH, Apr 9 (NNN-AKP) – Restoration work on the Takav Gate, in the western part of Angkor Thom temple,…

Malaysia’s renowned dancer Ramli Ibrahim launches book on Kumbh festival in India

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, April 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur-based Sutra Foundation presented its newly-published book on a famous…

Jordan Welcomes UNESCO Resolution On Old Jerusalem

AMMAN, Apr 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday, welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO, on old Jerusalem and its walls, which…

Syria’s War-Battered Ancient Marketplace Under Reconstruction

ALEPPO, Apr 5 (NNN-SANA) – Amid the ruins in the old city of Aleppo, energetic construction workers are building and…

Australia Post Issues Stamps To Mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th Year On Throne

SYDNEY, Apr 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national postal service, Australia Post, released two postage stamps to mark the platinum jubilee…

Iranians Celebrate Nature’s Day Outdoors As Pandemic Restrictions Ease

TEHRAN, Apr 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranians gathered yesterday, in the wilderness and greenery with friends and families, to mark Sizdah…