Cannes, France - More than 350 figures from the cinema world including Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon condemned...
- Cardinals chose a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Thursday, sending up white smoke from the...
Artist Khaled Dawwa, a Syrian exile and prison survivor who now works in France, is recreating vistas from back home.Several installations by Khaled Dawwa, including one in bronze, are being exhibited for the first time this year in France
His street-scene artwork, he says, is an attempt to convey ‘all that is no longer there; families, memories’
- The 35-piece exhibit at the museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, faced immediate backlash after it was installed on Sunday....
Activists from Fatah, the Palestinian movement Arafat founded, demanded an investigation into how the images came to be displayed.
In a statement, the museum insisted the images were merely artistic impressions of a revered Palestinian leader.
The agreement with Saudi Ministry of Culture will also see the two parties develop a plan to establish a regional...The entertainment group will bring its touring shows like The Illusionist, Now You See Me, Paw Patrol Live – Race to Rescue, Trolls Live, and Blue Man Group World Tour
In addition to this, Saudi Arabia may soon play host to a brand new Cirque du Soleil resident show unique to the Kingdom
Farid Yassin, the Ambassador of Iraq to the America says that the recovered artifacts are part of the history and...Iraq reclaimed five new artifacts from Washington that had been stolen during the past 30 years
The recovered artifacts include an ivory plaque bought for $400,000 in 2010 and a Golden bowl bought in 2020 for $150,000
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre will also hold a ‘Cultural Retreat’ at the eventThe Book Fair is one of the largest cultural events in the region, taking place in the Egyptian capital from Jan 26-Feb 7.
The Centre will showcase its various publishing and translation projects, which are designed to firmly cement the status of Arabic language.
Jordan is full of historical sites that the government is working to present to the World Heritage List, culture minister...Jordan is full of historical sites that the government is working to present to the World Heritage List, culture minister Haifa Najjar said
Najjar added that Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts is seen as a springboard for intercultural dialogue
Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority (KARRDA) to enhance...The MoU between the two includes cooperation in preparing comprehensive strategic heritage plans and studies.
They will also launch initiatives and projects that serve craftsmen and contribute to the development of crafts and handicrafts.
- Named the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi locally, the train offers one of the expansive country's most coveted new experiences.
The train has nine carriages that wind their way around mountain bends on a 32-hour, 1,300-kilometer journey
It travels from capital Ankara to Kars, an ancient city near Turkey's rugged border with Armenia and Georgia
- About six meters underground, four interconnected ablution rooms built of stone and plaster which measures three meters in height and...
Foundations of a ancient prayer hall have discovered underneath the Al-Nuri mosque where Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014
The mosque was constructed in 1172, but much of it was destroyed and reconstructed in 1942, except its minaret
Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed...Exiled in 1993 under dictator Saddam Hussein, Naseer Shamma only returned to his native Iraq for the first time in 2012
With art galleries opening and book fairs and festivals being held, Iraq has been recently witnessing a fledgling renaissance
