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Al-Arabi Magazine golden anniversary
Kuwaiti embassy in Sana'a in coordination with the Story club celebrated 50 years since the establishment of the well-known magazine Al-Arabi at the Cultural House on Thursday. First issue of AL-Arabi was published in December 1958 in Kuwait. It was dedicated to an Arab dream of communication and integration and came in a time of turmoil and political changes in the region.
The magazine adopted a slogan of “Know your nation” in order to bridge between Arabs and create a common intellectual base launched from Kuwait.
In his statement at the celebration, Kuwait's ambassador to Yemen Salim Ghasab Al-Zamanan indicated that Yemen was present in the publication right from its early issues in 1958 through topics about Qat, the historical places and intellectual personalities of Yemen.
He even indicated that renown Yemeni writers and poets such as Ahmed Al-Noman and Mohammed Al-Zubari were of the consultative body for the magazine and the ones who nominated its managing staff.
The golden anniversary of the magazine was celebrated around the Arab world and there will be an event in Paris organized by UNESCO on May 5 to celebrate the magazine.
The celebration at the Cultural House in Sana'a was attended by Minister of Culture, Minister of Information and a number of Yemeni intellectuals.
World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 1-3 April, 2008
As economic turmoil begins to rock the global economy, perhaps only the true innovators and entrepreneurs will survive. Perhaps there is no better time to explore the issues facing the business, technology and political arenas than at next month's 2008 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Dubai. Brilliant minds, including world leaders like the President of Rwanda HE Paul Kagame and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark plus top business executives and technology experts like Padmasree Warrior of Cisco Systems, Inc. and CTO IBM Nick Donofrio, and futurists from seventy nations will convene at the three-day summit to develop practical solutions to address the most important issues facing emerging nations and to inspire the development of ! the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. The Summit provides a stage for global icons to collaborate and engage the most innovative people worldwide to strike partnerships, challenge the policies of business-as-usual, and celebrate the World's most remarkable achievements through a series of illuminating performances. More than 800 attendees are expected for three days of innovation theatre, interactive workshops and thematic experiences.
The WSIE speakers' list is an impressive collection of the most remarkable designers, policymakers, technologists, communicators, economists, humanitarians, chief executives, and musicians from across the globe.
Some global policy speakers include: Hon. Zakia Mandani Meghji, Minister of Finance and Michael Ahern Minister of Innovation Policy of Ireland. Also, on the agenda, a global Blue Communities Call To Action from His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Almost two-thirds of the world's population lives in coastal communities and a large amount of development is taking place in these locations. The Call to Action has been issued by Nakheel, Dubai's premier development company, and the announcement of the Blue Communities. The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) and event presentation partner Nakheel, whose celebrated developments like The Palm and The World in Dubai, will utilize the world stage to challenge delegates in playing an active role in developing initiatives and collaborations for The Blue Communities a three year, 200 million dollar globa! l campaign for ecological longevity in coastal environments.
Web site for Arab female journalists launched
The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) launched a Web site titled “Arab Women and Media” on the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8. According to a press release made available to IJNet, the Web site is “an online interactive space which copes with the rapid changes of the image of women and enriches the dialogue and the debate on the issue of women and media. ” The Web site encourages networking among Arab journalists through the presentation of more than 50 resumes of journalists working on women's issues in the Arab world. It also provides portraits of renowned Arab women journalists in 17 Arab countries, in addition to news on media development in the Middle East.
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