Category: Lifestyle

Fewer Police, Medics, so Mardi Gras Parade Routes Shortened

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is shortening parade routes for the upcoming Mardi Gras season because there are fewer police officers, medics and other first responders to handle the crowds, officials said Tuesday.The city canceled Mardi Gras parades this p…

Bahrain’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai opens second exhibition

Dubai, From its ancient past to the present day, the people of Bahrain continue to reinvent themselves to meet the various challenges of life, and the abundance of local handicrafts have survived and evolved through their reinvention and embrace of mod…

Second Phase Of Egyptian Reconstruction Plan Kicks Off In Gaza

GAZA, The second phase of an Egyptian reconstruction plan kicked off in Gaza, to help rebuild the territory, following an Israeli offensive, earlier this year.Ibrahim al-Shuniqi, head of the Egyptian reconstruction committee, told Palestinian faction l…

Italian opera masterpieces at Shaikh Ibrahim center on Monday

Manama, Italian Soprano Laura Baldassari and Pianist Sabrina Avantario will enthrall spectators on Monday with arias and songs from Italian opera. During the concert at Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research in Muharraq,…

Massive star placed atop tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia

Madrid, A giant illuminated star has been inaugurated on the second highest tower of the landmark Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.In front of thousands of people in the streets around the church, the Cardinal and Archbishop of Barcelona, Joan Josep…

Dictionary.com Anoints Allyship Word of the Year for 2021

NEW YORK — Allyship, an old noun made new again, is Dictionary.com’s word of the year.The look up site with 70 million monthly users took the unusual step of anointing a word it added just last month, though “allyship” first surfaced in the mid-1800s, …