Egypt inaugurates new Suez Canal

Egypt inaugurates new Suez Canal

(VOVworld) – Egypt inaugurated a new Suez Canal on Thursday following a year of construction. The 24-meter-depth Suez Canal will help reduce 7 hours of transit time and allows...
Typical musical instrument of the Raglai

Typical musical instrument of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai have many kinds of musical instrument - Ma La flat gongs, the Sarakel wind instrument, and the Chapi. In the Raglai’s cultural life musical instruments are treasured possessions...
Saudi king and Hamas leader hold rare meeting

Saudi king and Hamas leader hold rare meeting

(VOVworld) – Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal met King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, and senior Saudi leaders on Friday in the first meeting between the two sides for years. Khaled Meshaal and other top...
France celebrates 226th National Day

France celebrates 226th National Day

(VOVworld) – France marked its 226th National Day with a parade in the Champs Elysees, between the Arch of Triumph and the Place de la Concorde
New rice ceremony of the Raglai

New rice ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai people have several ceremonies relating to the life cycle of a man or a tree. The new rice ceremony is the biggest event of all. After harvesting and stockpiling rice...
Stilt house of the Raglai

Stilt house of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai prefer to build their stilt houses on high land areas near a water resource. Each hamlet has several stilt houses and the villagers are of the same...
Israel continues military operations in Gaza

Israel continues military operations in Gaza

(VOVworld) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed their rocket attack on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, a few hours after a rocket launched from Gaza hit the southern Israeli...
Israel frees Palestinian parliament speaker

Israel frees Palestinian parliament speaker

(VOVworld) - Israel has released the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik after almost a year in prison following an army crackdown over the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers