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Asharq Al-Awsat
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Cultural House Showcases Heritage at Najran Summer Festival
The Cultural House took part in the Najran summer festival, organized by the Najran Municipality at Emirate Palace square in the Aba Al-Saud neighborhood. The event featured a dedicated pavilion that offered visitors a rich cultural experience, showcasing authentic handicrafts and artworks by local artisans that reflected Najran's unique heritage and cultural identity, SPA reported. The initiative also highlighted the Cultural House's commitment to empowering creative talents and enhancing cultural expression at public events. The participation aligns with its broader mission to foster community engagement, promote cultural diversity, and support traditional crafts as a foundation of the creative economy.
Arab News
07-07-2025
- Arab News
Saudi traditional container keeps its cool — and makes a cultural comeback
RIYADH: As part of Saudi Arabia's Year of Handicrafts, a traditional handmade leather container used to store food before the advent of refrigeration is making a comeback in the Northern Borders region. For generations, Al-Samil played a vital role in desert life as a simple storage container for food and water. Now the traditional items are being celebrated as a lasting emblem of Bedouin heritage, Saudi Press Agency reported. Al-Samil is handmade from tanned livestock skin using time-honored methods, and can preserve the quality and taste of ghee, yogurt, and water for extended periods without the need for cooling. At Arar's traditional market, local artisans display Al-Samil alongside other crafts, including sadu weaving, spinning tools, and embroidered garments. More than just functional, Al-Samil reflects a self-sufficient way of life and craftsmanship passed down through generations. Today, interest in Al-Samil is being reived at heritage festivals and handicraft exhibitions held across cities and governorates in the region. The container is still valued for storing wild ghee and fermented yogurt, with the leather adding a distinct flavor. Many rural homes and farms still use it. At Arar's traditional market, local artisans display Al-Samil alongside other crafts, including sadu weaving, spinning tools, and embroidered garments. The market has become a key attraction for both residents and tourists looking to experience the region's cultural heritage firsthand, the SPA reported.
Telegraph
29-06-2025
- Telegraph
Why there's more to holidays in the Costa Blanca than Benidorm
Costa Blanca is sun-soaked and blessed with natural beauty; it's no wonder that it has so many admirers. The 124-mile (200km) coastline in south-east Spain is an enticing brew of glittering sea, wild coves and terracotta-topped towns – all just a short flight from Britain. After a tourism boom in the 1950s, hordes of holidaymakers made a beeline for Benidorm. But the locals are happy for Benidorm to take the limelight – it means that hush-hush coves and bohemian pueblos remain closely-guarded secrets. Recently, there's been an exciting cultural shift, zooming in on local artisans and regional cuisine. In Dénia, weekly markets are filled with locally thrown ceramics while Michelin-starred restaurants serve boat-fresh seafood. In down-to-earth Xàbia, a new generation of chefs is dead-set on serving local produce in a way that's personal, humble and perfectly executed. And don't miss Altea, where cobbled streets lead to studios where artists work at paint-splattered easels. For more Costa Blanca inspiration, see our guides to the best restaurants, nightlife, beaches and things to do. In this guide: How to spend the perfect day Morning Start the day with an indulgent breakfast in Dénia. Niki&Niki is the best; a bakery, café and wine bar with a terrace offering glimpses of boats bobbing in the port. The coffee here is excellent, but a glass of organic cava from Catalonia's Can Suriol would go equally well with springy sourdough topped with home-cured salmon. Next, stroll through the picturesque old town, navigating the tangled streets, to find the stone archway leading to Castillo de Dénia (Dénia Castle). Here, it's a pleasant walk up the stone steps worn smooth by time to reach the lookout. Hang out with the seagulls and gaze at the sea views, before trying to find the 17th-century graffiti. It's an exquisite picture of a galley, made by a prisoner in their cell.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Group welcomes new downtown Muncie businesses
MUNCIE, IN — The Muncie Downtown Development Partnership is welcoming four new businesses to downtown Muncie. Parlour Salon, 109 E. Main St., offers "luxury haircare and skincare services to help clients look and feel their best," according to a news release. Hoosier Made, 108 S. Walnut St., is a "one‑of‑a‑kind boutique celebrating Indiana artisans and locally made goods." RoHo's Martini Bar, 308 S. Walnut St., is a "classy cocktail lounge" that "brings a touch of refined nightlife to downtown Muncie," the release said. The Gathering Place, 125 E. Charles St., is described as a "versatile new venue within the Historic Rose Court" that "offers 1,600 square feet of industrial‑chic event space." 'We're proud to welcome such a dynamic mix of new businesses to downtown Muncie,' said Vicki Veach, executive director of Muncie Downtown Development Partnership. For updates, follow DWNTWN on social media and visit This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: New businesses welcomed to downtown Muncie
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City Market returns to the Everson Plaza
SYRACUSE. N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Starting June 8, 2025, through September, the Everson Plaza returns with the City Market in Syracuse. The plaza will be an open-air flea market, including vintage and antique vendors, local artisans, live musicians, food trucks, and access to free docent tours and art activities inside the Everson Museum of Art. The Everson Museum of Art will continue to provide pay-what-you-wish admission on event days. OFA to host Alzheimer's Association's 'Longest Day' It will also align its activities to offer art-making studios and docent tours within the museum, which will provide additional access to other activities and an air-conditioned place of rest for event-goers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
