Prize

A sprightly miniature poodle named Sage was crowned “Best in Show” on Tuesday at the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, winning the grand prize in the most prestigious competition among pure-bred canines in the United States.…
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Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his novel “A Mask, the Color of the Sky.” The award of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was…
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The AlUla Falcons Cup 2023 began on Thursday with a prize pool of SR60 million ($16 million) up for grabs, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The event is a collaboration between the Saudi Falcons Club and the Royal Commission for AlUla…
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Teams from around the world will compete in a seven-year global race to uncover the secrets to healthier aging as part of a $101 million prize announced in Riyadh. The Global Healthspan Summit on Wednesday announced the competition,…
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On Friday, the organizing committee of the "Zayed Prize for Human Fraternity" announced the opening of nominations for the fourth cycle of the award, noting that this will continue until October 31, 2022. Zayed for Human Fraternity is an…
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Netflix said on Wednesday that it is planning to roll out a reality competition show based on the hit series “Squid Game” with a $4.56 million prize and creepy challenges. “Squid Game: The Challenge” will feature 456 participants…
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Indian writer Gitanjali Shri has won the International Booker Prize for her novel 'Sand Tomb'. This was announced Thursday, May 26, by the Irish translator, Frank Wayne, chair of the jury. The book tells the story of an 80-year-old…
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Sudanese women’s activist Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, the organization announced. The activist and engineer, now in her forties, has been advocating for Sudanese women for…
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Moroccan Younes Mustafa Gharbi recited his way to first place and bagged SR5 million in prize money during the final of Saudi Arabia’s premier Qur’an contest on Wednesday. Britain’s Mohammed Ayoub Asif came in second, winning SR2…
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The European Parliament has nominated Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Although the deadline for submitting nominations for the prize has passed, current and former politicians in Europe submitted an…
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