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 A Saudi woman rides 1,400 kilometers on a bicycle through Iceland.                                                                                      Source arabnews.com RIYADH: Yasmine Idriss spoke with Arab News earlier this year right before departing on a once-in-a-lifetime bicycle tour around Iceland's Ring Road. She is now the first Arab woman to finish the arduous journey. She first believed that her nearly 1,400-kilometer journey would provide her with the opportunity to strategize her next professional step. She had no idea that cycling would lead to a far greater state of enlightenment. The entire journey she took—from fierce gusts to peaceful solitude—was documented for the 2024 documentary "Threshold.""In the movie, I talk extensively about what this meant to me and what the 'heroine's journey' entails. A woman experiencing the hero's journey is not the sole embodiment of the heroine's journey. It has a lot more surrender ingrained

 Examining Indonesia's leadership development more closely on a global scale                                                                  Source en.antaranews.com The world's attention has shifted to Indonesia in the past several years due to its leadership position in the global arena. This has been evident over the past two years, as the nation has shown its leadership by hosting two significant international gatherings: the ASEAN Summit in 2023 and the G20 Summit in 2022. With the success of the G20 Summit, which took place in Bali in November 2022, Indonesia has demonstrated its significant influence on the global stage. The principal platform for international economic cooperation is the Group of Twenty (G20), which is made up of the world's most powerful economies. The European Union and 19 other countries make up the G20. In 2022, Indonesia presided over the G20 amid escalating geopolitical tensions brought on by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At that t

 The opening of the Tariq Abdulhakim Center honors Saudi music and culture.                                                                            Source arabnews.com JEDDAH: At a lavish inauguration ceremony on Thursday, the Tariq Abdulhakim Center was formally inaugurated by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. The center's mission is to protect and honor the rich musical and intangible cultural legacy of the Kingdom. Situated in Jeddah's ancient district of Al-Balad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the facility has a museum honoring Saudi musician and composer Tariq Abdulhakim, who passed away in 2012. Throughout his life, he was instrumental in forming the musical identity of the Kingdom; as a soldier, he founded the Saudi military band. Rare antiques and personal items from his family, like as costumes, musical notations, pictures, and posters, are on display along with audio and video recordings of Abdulhakim reciting his compositions and interviews with well-known cultural p

 Indonesia Prepares for Worsening Situation in Lebanon with its UNIFIL Contingent                                                                                           Source en.tempo.co Jakarta's TEMPO.CO In the event that conditions along Israel's border with Lebanon deteriorate, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared its strategy for the Indonesian contingency in Lebanon. Since the Israel-Palestine conflict began to rise on October 7, there has been an increase in the level of violence between Israeli forces and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The conflict is primarily near the border, while Israel has carried out multiple airstrikes inside Lebanon's borders. The Committee to Protect Journalists calculated that more than 150 people have died since the conflict began. Tens of thousands of civilians and three journalists were also slain, though the majority were Hezbollah members. According to the Israeli military, since October 7, at least four Israel

 AlUla's Winter at Tantora is back, bringing music, art, and poetry.                                                                                 Source arabnews.com Wednesday .  December 27, 2023 RIYADH: With an extensive schedule of top-notch events and attractions, Tantora's Winter, the area's premier festival celebrating culture, art, and music, runs through January 27. Starting on December 1 and lasting for ten nights, AlUla Old Town will be transformed into a venue for concerts, projection shows, cultural exhibits, and heritage experiences as part of the Tantora Celebration, which kicks off the festival. Musical encounters The World of AlUla event, which runs through January 21 and celebrates the richness of the Arabic language, will include presentations, seminars, displays, and live performances. The program will examine the various aspects of Arabic and how it has influenced literature, music, art, and culture. The workshops of The Word of AlUla will take place

 Homemakers in Indonesia organise support for "family" by chanting "We cry for Palestine." They are planting seeds for the future generation of Indonesians, organising against the war, and collecting money for Gaza.                                                                                      Source AlJazeera By Llewellyn Aisyah published on December 26, 2023 Indonesia's Medan, In the city of Medan, North Sumatra, on a foggy and dismal Sunday morning in December, over a thousand people congregated on the premises of the Istana Maimoon, a famous 19th-century palace. Speakers in favour of the Palestinian cause were among the sea of people gathering outside the palace, most of them wearing the Palestinian flag's colours of red, green, black, and white. Many in the throng had cloth bands wrapped around their foreheads with the words "Save Palestine" emblazoned on them, or headbands with the Indonesian and Palestinian flags displayed on them that

The prolonged delay caused by Myanmar in repatriating Rohingya from Bangladesh 23 December 2023                                                                            Source ozarab.media  A humanitarian disaster that has persisted for years is the Rohingya issue, which is defined by massive displacement and persecution in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Since 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh, a neighbouring country. This migration has garnered international attention and prompted serious concerns about Myanmar's commitment to returning its displaced citizens home. The Rohingya refugees are stranded in appalling conditions in Bangladesh as a result of Myanmar's activities, which have been marked by hesitations and delays, in spite of international pressure and agreements detailing the repatriation procedure. There are several factors at play when it comes to Myanmar's hesitation to speed the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. They are the r