Butter chicken battle hits Indian court
Moti Mahal, one of the city's oldest restaurant chains, accuses rival of falsely taking credit for inventing the marinated chicken...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Stolen Van Gogh returned in IKEA bag displayed again
Rotterdam, Netherlands -- A precious Vincent van Gogh painting stolen and then handed to a Dutch art sleuth in an IKEA...Arts & Culture
Demand for films in Saudi Arabia grows, above 1,000 released in 3 years
There is a great demand from distributors for films in Saudi Arabia, which is borne by the fact that more...CEO of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media holds meet with Warner Bros EMEA head.
The participants say the film industry in the kingdom will witness a 'qualitative renaissance'.
Saudi Arabia will launch world’s first ‘flying museum’
The Sky Museum will see a flight from Riyadh to Al-Ula, displaying ancient history on the first human civilization in...Saudi Arabia is to launch first flying museum, where archaeological pieces will be showcased which were discovered in Al-Ula
Passengers will be able to watch Discovery Channel documentary The Architects of Ancient Arabia during the journey
Iraq’s Babylon arts festival back after almost 20 years
The last edition of the festival was held in 2002, the year before the US-led invasion that toppled the veteran...The arts showcase, staged in what was the capital of the ancient Mesopotamian state of Babylonia, this year drew artists from dozens of countries.
The festival, first launched in 1987, was staged at the majestic UNESCO World Heritage site of Babylon, south of Baghdad.
Dubai’s creative and cultural scene needs a wider reach: Sheikha Latifa
Dubai Culture shall have its own official social media channels for updates on the creative and cultural sector in the...Dubai Culture and Arts Authority to own official social media channels for updates on the cultural sector.
Creative and cultural industries should be given more time and space in the media to raise awareness, said Sheikha Latifa.
Exhibition of artist Hrair Sarkissian’s works opens
'The Other Side of Silence' is Sarkissian's first investigative exhibition that will run until Jan. 22, 2022. The works on...Sharjah Art Foundation has organized the exhibition in collaboration with Galerie Bonnier Constellation in Stockholm and Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Netherlands.
The exhibition examines the history of demise, the architecture of violence and possibilities of the photographic medium.
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
