Doha: The 11th edition of Qumra, Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) annual talent incubator for Arab and international cinema, has announced leading global and national cultural, corporate and media partners for 2025. To be held in-person from April 4 to 9 and online from April 12 to 14, Qumra 2025 will mentor 49 projects by filmmakers from 23 countries. A highlight

Gaza City: Israeli occupation forces Wednesday forcibly displaced Palestinians living in three areas in Gaza City to other areas. The occupation forces demanded that residents of the neighborhoods of Western Zeitoun, Tel al-Hawa, and Sheikh Ajlin be evacuated and immediately move south, via Rashid Street, to the area south of Wadi Gaza, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported. According to

Venice: Qatar Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia announced today that Beyti Beytak ‘My Home is Your Home’, explores hospitality forms in the architecture and urban landscapes of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA). According to Qatar News Agency, the two-part exhibition examines how modern and contemporary architecture responds to the

Doha: China has urged the US not to impose a hegemonic logic or view Sino-US relations from a Cold War perspective, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Wednesday. Addressing a presser in response to a US report claiming that China poses the greatest military and cyber threat to the US, Guo said the US side issues these biased reports

Rabat: The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) held a poetry event at its headquarters in Rabat to celebrate World Poetry Day. The gathering included poets from the organization’s member states and was themed “every year, poetry is the voice of man and the memory of the earth.” According to Qatar News Agency, during the event, ISESCO Director

Doha: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a grant agreement with the Olena Zelenska Foundation (OZF) to support the complete reconstruction of a medical complex in Ukraine. The agreement will fund the construction of new hospital buildings and the rehabilitation of war-damaged infrastructure, expanding the hospital’s capacity to more than 200 beds and ensuring critical healthcare access for the

Cupertino: Apple officially announced the dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025), which will kick off on June 9 at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, and will continue until June 13. According to Qatar News Agency, the conference will focus on new versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Apple plans to make significant changes to

Jerusalem: 100,000 worshippers performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the 25th day of the holy month of Ramadan at Al Aqsa Mosque, despite strict military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on access to the mosque. According to Qatar News Agency, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem estimated that 100,000 worshipers performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers at Al Aqsa