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Van Gogh Museum Faces Closure Without Urgent State Funding to Preserve Cultural Legacy

This is Beirut, 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam warned Wednesday that it faced closure without more state funding, saying a 104-million-euro ($120 million) renovation was vital to protect its masterpieces. The museum, which holds the world's biggest collection of the artist's work, said the project could not go ahead unless the Dutch state honored a 1962 ...

Dutch are First to Buy US Arms for Ukraine Under NATO Scheme

This is Beirut, 05/08 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Netherlands will buy 500 million euros ($577 million) of US weapons for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to fund a full package under a new scheme to speed deliveries from American stockpiles, the defense ministry said. The purchase will be under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism launched by US President Donald ...

Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman

This is Beirut, 28/07 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne - a woman who lived around 10,500 years ago - is uncannily lifelike. Reborn via a close partnership between science and art, Mos'anne's bust was created at Belgium's Ghent University as part of a project to explore how the region's last ...

'Highly Undesirable': Dutch Host NATO During Political Crisis

This is Beirut, 23/06 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For a small country like the Netherlands, organising a NATO summit is a big endeavour at the best of times. The government collapsing three weeks beforehand has not exactly made life easier. With whole districts and key roads blocked for weeks, and schools and businesses closed, the usually serene seaside city of The Hague has certainly felt the ...

First-Ever Retrospective Honors Amsterdam’s Baroque Sculptor Artus Quellinus

This is Beirut, 17/06 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam. As part of celebrations to mark 750 years since the founding of the Dutch capital, the city is unveiling from Wednesday an exhibition dedicated to Artus Quellinus, the 17th century ...

Van Gogh Museum Features African Artist for First Time

This is Beirut, 31/05 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Expressive brushstrokes depict a man seated at a table, his face hidden behind a book of Japanese prints, a plastic chair in the corner, and a Nigerian passport lying on the table. It is one of 10 new paintings by Nigerian artist John Madu, created for Paint Your Path, the first solo exhibition by an African artist at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh ...

Dutch Intelligence Accuses Iran of Staging "Assassination Attempt"

This is Beirut, 24/04 22:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Dutch AIVD intelligence on Thursday accused Iran of staging an "assassination attempt" on an Iranian living in the country. An Iranian man residing in the northern city of Haarlem saw two men climb onto his balcony in the dead of the night in June last year, and police intervened to arrest two suspects, according to the AIVD. The pair were ...

Israeli Fans Attacked in Amsterdam, Sparking Outcry in Europe

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli, Dutch and European leaders on Friday condemned "anti-Semitic" clashes that erupted in Amsterdam overnight after a Europa League football match, with Israel sending rescue planes for their citizens. The violence flared after the game between home team Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv that Ajax won 5-0. Five people were hospitalised ...

Italy and Spain to Meet in Euro 2024 Group Stage, England Handed Kind Draw

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-02 23:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Reigning champions Italy were placed in the same group as Spain in Saturday's draw for Euro 2024, while France will come up against the Netherlands and England avoided any of the toughest opponents. Gareth Southgate's much-fancied England side will meet Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, with hosts Germany taking on Scotland in the tournament's ...

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