Team Bahrain Merida competes during the first stage of the UAE tour in Abu Dhabi on February 24, 2019. GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Locusts are among the most exotic food in the Kuwaiti cuisine. The habit of eating locusts declined significantly in recent years. In the past it was really popular food. But the tradition seems to be making some sort of a comeback nowadays. The ‘locusts market,’ is near the truffle market in Al-Rai’s famous Friday Market. It has lately been increasing in activity. Shoppers flock these to purchase huge sacks of the ground-dwelling insects.

Diving into a long whole cut in the ice, Viktoria Tsuranova swims a few strokes and flashes a smile at the photographer capturing the moment for her Instagram account, according to AFP. She is one of a new generation of Russian "Walruses" -- hardy swimmers who plunge into frozen rivers and lakes all through the winter. They swear it wards off not just colds but also cellulite, as well as giving them a rush of euphoria.

International Defence and Exhibition Conference (IDEX) 2019 was launched in Abu Dhabi this year on Sunday February 17. The show started with members fo the UAE Armed forces performing a military drill. IDEX 2019 is joined by the world’s biggest militaries and defence companies in order to agree on deals and show off their hardware. Organisers said IDEX is the largest in the Middle East and North Africa.

Nawal Al-Zoghbi set the stage of the program "Celebrity Duets" on fire with her four looks that caught the attention of the viewers for their elegance confirming that she is the Queen of evening looks. Nawal Al-Zoghbi looks were all from labourjoisie and it mainly depended on glossy embroidered cloth. Nawal Al Zoghbi's first appearance was a cyan-colored beaded dress, Nawal added diamond jewelry to it: a necklace around the neck and a large ring. The second look of Nawal Al Zoghbi was a dress of a style that was ...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on February 19 where his business mission threatened to be overshadowed by soaring tensions between India and Pakistan. The Saudi Crown Prince is on a one-day state visit to India and reached New Delhi late Tuesday night. Breaking protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Saudi Prince at the airport, signifying the importance India attaches to this visit seen as one of the most powerful leaders in the Arab world. During their talks on Wednesday, Modi and Salman are ...

Oman’s participation in Gulfood 2019 in Dubai is represented by the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn, which is taking part in the exhibition held at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates for the seventh consecutive year.

Words by Sally Shakkour The 135th Nice Carnival kicked off on February 16, 2018 and and its to continue till March 2 under the theme of "King of Cinema." The carnival takes place every year on the French Riviera . The carnival this year has depicted also some political characters such as, President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President, and several other actors.

In recent years, many celebrities have chosen life partners from Maghreb. It is not that uncommon now for a wife of an Egyptian star to be from Morocco or the wife of a Lebanese man to be Tunisian or the wife of a Jordanian artist to be from Algeria as all of those scenarios have happened before. In interviews with stars who has wives from Maghreb, and when they were asked why they chose women from the Maghreb to be their significant others and what their partners' characteristics were. The ...

By Ewelina Lepionko Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (aka MBS) received a auspicious welcome as the Royal aircraft entered Pakistani Airspace. Upon arrival at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, a contingent comprising personnel of all three services presented Prince Mohammed, a Guard of Honor. MBS told Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to consider him as the “Ambassador of Pakistan” in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has signed $20 billion deals with Pakistan during the official visit. Seven agreements and MoUs were inked. Pakistan hopes the deals will provide welcome ...

After defeating ISIS, Iraq is planning to rebuilt the country, so it launched place called "The Station" were youth are able to come and fight unemployment to invent their own start-ups. At The Station, Iraqis can sip coffee, peruse floor-to-ceiling bookshelves for ideas and grab a seat at the clusters of desks where other stylish Iraqis click away at their laptops. "We're trying to create a new generation with a different state of mind," according to the executive director Haidar Hamzoz.