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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre Draws Over 3.3 Million Visitors in Half a Year

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

The mosque’s jogging track attracted 32,125 visitors. It secured ninth place in the “Top Cultural & Historical Tours” category. Cultural tours attracted 37,402 visitors through 2,637 tours. During the first half of 2023, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre in Abu Dhabi experienced a remarkable increase in visitors, with a 127% rise compared to previous … Read more

Thousands hospitalised as latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

Iraq

Another sandstorm pounded Iraq on Monday, sending at least 4,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and shutting down airports, schools, and government offices across the country. Iraq has been hit by soil degradation, extreme droughts, and low rainfall linked to climate change, and this is the eighth dust storm to slam the country since … Read more

Sheikh Zayed’s painting brings in customer says Lahore street artist

Sheikh Zayed

Lahore-based street sketch artist Shoukat Ali said that former ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s painting helps him to bring in customers. Shoukat Ali who dropped out of school, and began pursuing his hobby of making portraits further said that he doesn’t know who he is, but he helps him bring … Read more