RAK cultivates communities with arts and culture
“Culture and arts are an integral part of building communities and a key pillar of Ras Al Khaimah’s sustainable development,”...Arts & Culture
Hosts Qatar embrace ‘positive pressure’ of Asian Cup title defense
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar coach Tintin Marquez said Friday they relish the "positive pressure" of trying to retain their Asian Cup...Arts & Culture Business
Tunisia film festival opens with ‘taboo’ abortion movie
The festival showcases 57 diverse films from 45 Arab and African countries, with screenings not only in cinemas, but in...The opening film Lingui, by Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, tells the story of a 15-year-old seeking an abortion in a country where it is condemned.
Entries from Arab nations include films from Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen.
US, Bahrain vow to fight illicit cultural property trade
Bahrain enjoys a prominent role in the art world, serving as the host of the Arab Regional Centre for World...The two countries issue joint statement after a key forum on antiquities, art crime.
Information sharing, strengthening legal frameworks among key areas of future cooperation.
Bookshops disappear in war-torn Damascus
A decade-old civil war, economic crisis and a creative brain drain that has deprived Syria of some of its best...A decade-old civil war, a chronic economic crisis and a creative brain drain has deprived Syria of some of its best writers and many of their readers
Surging printing costs and logistical difficulties linked to power cuts have combined to make books too expensive for most
2,700-year-old wine press found in Iraq
The carvings - 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall - date from the reigns...The carvings -- 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall -- date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib
Iraq was the cradle of some world's earliest cities. It was once home to Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians
Picasso masterpieces fetch $108.9 million
Eleven masterpieces by Pablo Picasso fetched $108.9 million at a Sotheby's auction in Las Vegas on Saturday. Two iconic portraits...The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection
It sold for nearly $40.5 million after a starting price was estimated at $20-30 million
Award-winning Egypt film on poverty ruffles feathers
Feathers is a film about the struggles of a woman whose husband has been turned into a chicken.Feathers, the film, has been facing patriotic backlash for "presenting Egypt negatively"
However, director Omar El Zohairy is also being praised for shedding light on a genuine social problem
Tehran golf course’s vanishing holes worry players
The Enghelab golf course had 18 holes when it was built decades ago but over the years the fairways have...Tehran's tiny contingent of players feels lucky that they still have 13, but are fearful even more of the course may disappear.
Tehran's club has about 300 members, half of whom are women, but that's a minuscule number in a metropolis of more than eight million residents.
Political prisoners in Egypt revive rich writing from jail
Egypt has a long history of political prisoners turning to writing to capture their experiences in confinement.Several Egyptian poets have in recent times had their literature — written while they were in prison — published to varied acclaim
They include the likes of Abdel Fattah and Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma
Ronaldo wearing ‘wrong’ shirt at Dubai’s Madame Tussauds
Dubai's Madame Tussauds said Wednesday it will soon change the shirt of the wax figure of Cristiano Ronaldo after online...In August, Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in the English Premier League on a two-year contract with an option to extend that deal by a further season
"Each figure at the attraction has been captured in a moment of time and resembles an iconic part in their history"
Tehran film fest opens as Oscar-qualifying event
The designation as Oscar-qualifying event came despite high tensions between Washington and Tehran, which have had no diplomatic relations since...This year's festival competition received more than 6,400 entries from 128 countries -- 2,000 more than last year.
The festival, now in its 38th edition, has jury members from the Islamic republic as well as Italy, Japan, France and Austria.
