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Arab News
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Diriyah Season's celebration of culture and heritage comes to an end
RIYADH: Diriyah Season 2024-25 concluded on Friday evening after more than 100 days of exhibitions, interactive experiences, live performances, and more. The event boosted cultural tourism and fostered cultural exchanges with visitors from around the world. The season featured 10 main programs across various locations, based around history, arts, culture, architecture, design, poetry, storytelling, performing arts, and culinary arts. It began with 'Enduring Resilience,' an audio-video exhibition celebrating 200 years of the Second Saudi State and the life of its founder, Imam Turki bin Abdullah. Samri dance events added an authentic cultural touch, and allowed visitors to join performances of this ancient art, creating a unique interactive experience. The Minzal program invited visitors on a luxury glamping trip in Diriyah's stunning nature, where they could enjoy local markets, traditional folk tales, and live music performances. The 850 Interactive Experience allowed visitors to explore Diriyah's history and landmarks through engaging activities. The Diriyah Storytelling Festival brought together writers and storytellers, publishers and bookstore owners for cultural activities, literary evenings, and panel discussions featuring more than 150 speakers. The TYN Festival celebrated mud-brick architecture and its relevance to modern innovation. Dragone introduced the Souq Wonders experience for the first time during Diriyah Season, with live performances featuring music, magic, trampolining, and tightrope walking. Although the season may have ended, Diriyah's historic At-Turaif district — a UNESCO World Heritage site — and Bujairi Terrace will continue to welcome visitors to the area.
Arab News
06-03-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Italy police bust 70-mn-euro China tax dodge scheme
The freeze followed an investigation into a large-scale customs and tax fraud scheme led by EPPOThe suspects 'are under investigation for participating in a criminal organization committing multiple tax offenses 'ROME: Italy's financial police on Thursday froze over 70 million euros worth of assets in a sting targeting 17 people suspected of dodging tax on imports from China, including freeze followed an investigation into a large-scale customs and tax fraud scheme led by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Rome and code-named 'Dragone' ('Big Dragon').Police in Rome and Florence executed a freezing order of 71.05 million euros ($76.76 million) targeting '17 suspects, four Italians and 13 of Chinese origin,' said an Italian police suspects 'are under investigation for participating in a criminal organization committing multiple tax offenses related to the import of goods, such as clothing, footwear, bags and various accessories,' said an EPPO allege that 'a criminal enterprise of Chinese entrepreneurs created a network of 29 companies operating in the provinces of Florence, Prato and Rome, to evade customs duties and VAT,' or value-added tax, it Chinese goods were cleared through customs in Bulgaria, Hungary and Greece and then transported to logistical hubs in were then moved multiple times 'between fictitious operators, accompanied by invoices for non-existent transactions,' EPPO said.'To avoid detection, the companies involved only existed for around two years before being replaced by new ones to allow the fraudulent scheme to continue,' it added.
Korea Herald
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Top military officer discusses NK threats with new NATO counterpart
South Korea's top general held phone talks with his new counterpart at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday to discuss a joint response against North Korean military threats, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. In their phone conversation, JCS Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo and Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the NATO military committee, shared their assessment of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and discussed ways to enhance military cooperation between South Korea and NATO, the JCS said. Kim underscored the need for a joint response with NATO and the international community amid increasing uncertainties caused by Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threats and its deepening military cooperation with Russia. Dragone concurred on the importance of cooperation, noting that North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile technologies and strengthening ties with Russia have become a global threat, as security in the Indo-Pacific and in Europe are becoming interconnected. Dragone, who formerly served as Italy's chief of defense, took office as chair of the NATO military committee on Jan. 17. (Yonhap)
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NATO military chair visits Ukraine, discusses continued support with Zelensky
NATO Military Committee Chair Giuseppe Cavo Dragone met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 8 during his visit to Ukraine. The two toured a long-range weapons plant and held a meeting to discuss ongoing military assistance. Ukraine has relied on in its defense against Russia's . Ukraine consistently voices its intentions to join the military alliance and regularly holds visits and summits with NATO leaders. and Dragone met to discuss preparations for the next Ramstein format meeting and Ukraine's defense needs. "We are grateful to NATO for its support of Ukraine from the very beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Thank you very much for your first mission and decision to be in Ukraine," Zelensky said. Zelensky and Dragone discussed strengthened coordination of military assistance within the Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) framework, a command plan designed to allocate and coordinate military assistance to Ukraine. "The message I would like to convey not only to you but to everyone is that NATO is on your side. We are determined to fulfill all our commitments and to defend all the values and principles that we share," Dragone said on Feb. 8. Dragone and Zelensky further discussed direct investment in Ukrainian arms production following the "" of financing in a visit to a plant. The Danish model of financing aims to more effectively utilize military spending by funding domestic weapons production amid restrictions on foreign long-range weapons. Read also: Syrskyi marks first year in office by highlighting key achievements, including strikes on 377 military targets in Russia We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chair of NATO Military Committee arrives in Ukraine, meets Zelenskyy and Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, met with Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, who made the first visit to Ukraine during his tenure. Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Oleksandr Syrskyy on Facebook; Giuseppe Cavo Dragone in his address, quoted by Ukrinform Quote from Zelenskyy: "I met with the chair of the NATO Military Committee, Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. At one of the defence industry businesses, we got acquainted with the capabilities and characteristics of Ukrainian long-range weapons. Preparations for the next meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Group), further military aid from NATO member states and direct investment in the domestic production of long-range drones are the main topics of our meeting." Details: The President of Ukraine thanked Dragone for his first foreign visit to Ukraine in this position. Syrskyi also said that he had met with Dragone and congratulated him on his appointment to the highest military post in the North Atlantic Alliance. Quote from Syrskyi: "Further aid from NATO member states is one of the key components for the overall success of our strategy. In this regard, I have asked Admiral Dragone to raise the issue at the NATO Military Committee with the Supreme Allied Commanders (Chiefs of Defence) to facilitate the adoption of relevant decisions by the political leadership of their countries. We must maintain consolidated military support for Ukraine on both sides of the Alliance, which should be one of our common goals for 2025." More details: At the same time, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee stressed in Kyiv that at this key moment, Ukraine remains at the forefront of NATO's priorities. Quote from Dragone: "It is in the Alliance's political and military interest to support Ukraine not only now, but also in the future… Our support for your sovereignty and territorial integrity will remain unwavering… Together, we can help ensure that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position to move forward." Support UP or become our patron!
