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 Alkhobar musicians perform live at Bohemia Cafe. Enjoy coffee there.                                                                                 Source arabnews.com ALKHOBAR: There aren't many cafes like the new Bohemia Cafe around. It appears as though you have just drove up to your stylish friend's house. There's a calm, little garden path leading to a tastefully decorated room that is waiting to welcome you and offer you a strong cup of coffee as background music plays. This replica, which opened in early 2023, is a cozier, more sophisticated take on the original Bohemia Cafe. Established in 2018, the original location boasted an earthy vibe with a hint of fun and funky, all while being located in a busy area of the city. However, the all-glass area did not entirely match the bohemian energy and was beset by a lack of parking spaces in a business structure facing traffic.Following the closure of the former location, Alkhobar's music scene lost a gathering place

    BEEF RIBS  RECIPE 700 grams of beef ribs 3.5 liters of water 2 lemongrass stalks 35 grams of galangal 30 grams of ginger 5 bay leaves 2 teaspoons of salt 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar 2 teaspoons of mushroom broth Beef Ribs, Sliced Asem Marinade 100g shallots 50g garlic 6 curly red chilies 3 large red chilies 4 large green chilies 3 red tomatoes 4 green tomatoes 6 starfruit seeds 1 segment of turmeric   How to make These beef ribs already have one section of beef ribs, all of which I have cut into 4 pieces, so they are long. If you want to cut them into small pieces, you can, and these beef ribs have been washed clean. I immediately marinated them using only two ingredients: salt and ground pepper, so that the ribs The beef is more seasoned; I turn it back and forth while kneading it so that the marinade ingredients penetrate more into the beef ribs. I'm going to let this sit for about 30 minutes. After marinating, I immediately boil the beef ribs. So I don't need to wait

 UAE starts desalination facilities in Rafah to supply Gaza with water. More than 600,000 people in the Strip will benefit from the 1,200,000 gallons of water that six stations can pump each day. By WAM                                                                       Source khaleejtimes.com   Published at 2:18 AM on January 1, 2024. In order to provide drinking water to the people of the Gaza Strip, the UAE formally opened the water desalination plants that had been installed by the authorities in the Egyptian city of Rafah on Sunday. The water desalination plants were launched on Sunday by State Minister Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, following orders from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates. In order to provide water to the Gaza Strip, the UAE built six stations with a combined daily capacity of 1,200,000 gallons, helping over 600,000 people. Less than three weeks were needed to finish the stations. Desal

 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