About six meters underground, four interconnected ablution rooms built of stone and plaster which measures three meters in height and 3.5 meters in width were found along with the extensive prayer room at Al-Nuri mosque in Iraq.

Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed out by decades of conflict.

In a bid to promote the growth of the tourism industry in Abu Dhabi, the emirate's Department of Culture and Tourism has set the annual tourism business license fee at AED 1,000. The department said in a statement the revised fee would be welcome news to existing license holders who...

Saudi Arabia's drive to increase literacy rate in the kingdom seems to be bearing fruit. According to the ministry of education the illiteracy rate has dropped from 5.6 percent in 2019 to 3.7 percent in 2021.

The most awaited new season of Fazza Championship for Falconry- Telwah, organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC), will start from 28 December and will last until 14 January 2022 in Al Ruwayyah, Dubai. Telwah (lure in Arabic) is one of the UAE’s most honored heritage sports and...

Prominent world personalities hosted at Rimini Meeting over the years include Pope Francis; Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former UN Secretary-General

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, on Tuesday launched the UAE Declaration of Arabic Language at Expo 2020 Dubai. The declaration aims to draw out a unified roadmap for various institutions in Arab countries. The declaration was introduced in the presence of the Arab Ministers...

The Iraqi government is trying to restore ancient artifacts from the Mosul museum.

The conference was organized by the ACSR, under the patronage of the Arab League.

The animals that may be banned under the proposed law include 'crocodiles, turtles, snakes, lizards, cats, mice, rabbits, dogs and other unclean animals as well as monkeys.' This has led to protests and ridicule, especially on social media.

Twice a week, a small football pitch in Iraq offers the 25-member national squad of little people a chance to fulfill dreams and tackle prejudice.

Kuwait Theater Festival is a civilizational platform that contributes to the development of the cultural and theatrical movement in Kuwait, said Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi. The 21st edition of the festival opened on Wednesday under the patronage of Al-Mutairi...

Kuwaiti director Maysaa Al-Mumin received, Thursday, special mention for film, "J'ai Le Cafard" or Daughter of Wardan, in fifth edition of Lebanese's sci-fi and horror film festival, Maskoon.

So far more than two million visitors have marked their presence in the five-month long arts and culture festival.

Omani sailor Ahmed bin Majid has been added to the list of world’s influential personalities on his 600th birth anniversary by UNESCO.

A Tunisian member of parliament was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in a case that sparked a nationwide #Metoo movement.

Tuwaiq Sculpture is the second public art programme to be launched as part of Riyadh Art,

The festival dispensed cultural knowledge through visual experiences and services.

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will identify and collaborate with startups to advance the tourism and culture sectors, collaborate on high-impact events and provide mentorship to founders and entrepreneurs. Saeed Al Fazari, Executive Director at DCT...

Lebanon's oldest English-language daily newspaper laid off its entire staff and became the latest casualty in the collapse of the country's once-flourishing press, employees said Tuesday.

Dubai Culture shall have its own official social media channels for updates on the creative and cultural sector in the city besides serving as a source of inspiring stories for the media. Also, more space and time needs to be given to news from the creative and cultural industries to...

The memorable landmark was conceived as a minimalistic prism that rises from the ground towards the sky, symbolizing Saudi Arabia's unlimited ambitions.

With the stunning opening of Expo 2020, the UAE has proved that it can explore the future that would open the doors of hope for humanity.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi being built at a cost of one billion dollars is set for the inauguration in 2025, according to the UAE capital’s culture and tourism department.

Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company has contributed AED3 million to it.

Invest in Sharjah has confirmed participation at the world’s biggest fair and announced it will host discussions and specialized activities to promote business and investment opportunities in the emirate.

It was seized by the US Justice Department in 2019, two years after US billionaire David Green opened a museum dedicated to ancient Christian history.

Aden became the first contestant in a US state beauty pageant in 2016 to wear a hijab and a burkini.

A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Daesh group overran the northern city.

Saudi Arabia has developed cultural, heritage tourism projects in more than 25 tourist destinations and eyes 100 million tourists by 2030.

  The focus of the discussions was particularly on renewable energy, culture, and tourism They also explored the opportunities available to Guatemala to participate in Sharjah’s year-round events Sharjah’s Department of Government Relations Chairman Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi and Guatemala’s Ambassador to the UAE Lars Pira Perez recently met to...

Abu Dhabi to construct museums and patronize sectors like media, gaming in $6 billion spending plan The plan is part of the vision to diversify economy away from oil   Abu Dhabi will spend $6 billion over the next five years to construct museums, as well as sectors such as...

The British Museum in London will open two new galleries in October with material from the Middle East, tracing the rich history and culture of the region. One gallery will feature ceramics, glass and metalwork, while the other will display some 3,000-plus examples of textiles. The British Museum’s Curator for...

British Museum in London will in October open two new galleries with material from the Middle East, tracing the rich history and culture of the region. One will feature ceramics, glass and metalwork. The other will display some of the 3,000 examples of textiles held by the museum. Fahmida Suleman,...

By Tim Kennedy Several millennia ago, the common house cat (Felis silvestriscatus) was revered in ancient Egypt and conferred the name “Mau”, a godlike honorific. Mau were welcome in households because of their ability to kill rats, mice and even snakes such as cobras.  Egypt’s Pharaonic royal families also admired...

In late 2016, Daisy Khan, a New York-based global-peace activist, grew increasingly alarmed by the surge in violent extremism worldwide and the resultant demonization of Islam in America. Khan, a long-time advocate for equality and justice for Muslims around the world, immediately saw a connection between the angry anti-Islamic rhetoric...