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Argentine football star Diego Maradona, 60, died in his home near Buenos Aires on Wednesday, November 25. AFP

Separating Diego from Maradona: five documentaries about the late football legend

Many songs have been written about Diego Maradona's victories on the field. AP

‘We are in your hands': 10 songs that pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona

Music
The Emirates Festival of Literature will take place across three weekends next year. Courtesy Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature outlines plans for 2021 event

Books
Massaoke's Mark Nilsson encourages the audience to sing along as much as possible. Broadway Entertainment Group

How Massaoke plan to bring the region’s biggest singalong session to Dubai

Music

Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald: 9 huge concerts that took place in the Arab world

Music

'An incredible gift': Michael Jordan donates $2 million to US food shelters

Television

(Over)working from home: Why we need to get better at switching off

Comment
IN DEPTH
Emirati director Majid Al Ansari says he's always been attracted to the thriller genre. Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Why it's taken director Majid Al Ansari five years to get back behind the camera

Film
Lebanese singer Elissa's online relationship with fans is deep. Courtesy Youness Hamiddine / Mawazine

How Lebanese singer Elissa became the leading Arab personality on Twitter

Music
Hend Sabry, Will Smith and Dolly Parton are among the most charitable of celebrities. 

Dolly Parton to Hend Sabry: Here are 7 of the world's most philanthropic celebrities

Arts&Culture
A still from 'The Eight Hundred'. Courtesy CMC Pictures

How Chinese historical war drama 'The Eight Hundred' became the top-grossing film of the year

Film
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt, has one of the largest collections of Islamic art in the world. AFP

International Day of Islamic Art: 5 must-see collections around the world

Art
Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020.  Mighty horse category winner.   Gossip girls by Magdalena Strakova

Horsing around: funniest moments captured in 2020 Comedy Pet Photo Awards
A metal monolith is pictured in a remote area of Red Rock Country in Utah, U.S. November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Utah Department of Public Safety via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Art or aliens? Mysterious monolithic object discovered in Utah desert
Alex Bailey, 14 years old, from Dublin, Ireland, made this Lego model of Manhattan in one week.Courtesy Laura Bailey 

Lego Manhattan: Irish teen builds 'freestyle' replica of New York City borough
Lf23 nov land cruiser 

Artwork or automotive? Emirati designer reimagines one-off Land Cruiser
Osha Khaleefa Al Mansoori (7), she is very much confident and passionate about falcons and falconry as a heritage sport, before release the falcon for the training , she always embrace her falcon at remote Abu Dhabi desert, UAE, Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

Meet the 7-year-old Emirati falconer transforming the 4,000-year-old tradition
The Burj Khalifa lit up for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's 55th birthday. Instagram / Burj Khalifa, iamsrk

'King of Bollywood': Burj Khalifa lights up for Shah Rukh Khan's birthday
Ziad Abi Chaker is leading an initiative to transform the shattered glass left in the wake of the Beirut blast into beautiful and affordable glassware. Courtesy: Ziad Abi Chaker

How a Lebanese engineer turned glass from the Beirut blast into glassware
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER AND US TABS OUT) Actor Sean Connery and wife Micheline Connery attend the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/AFP

The country where he found love: Sean Connery's special connection to Morocco

FILM

Argentine football star Diego Maradona, 60, died in his home near Buenos Aires on Wednesday, November 25. AFP

Separating Diego from Maradona: five documentaries about the late football legend

Actor sues for discrimination after he was removed from 'Couples Retreat' poster

Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts'

'Mulan' to stream in the UAE: Film will be free to watch for 24 hours

Sharjah Film Platform awards: Syria's Yaser Kassab among filmmakers honoured

ART

A metal monolith is pictured in a remote area of Red Rock Country in Utah, U.S. November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Utah Department of Public Safety via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Art or aliens? Mysterious monolithic object discovered in Utah desert

Windows on the pandemic reflected through the eyes of young UAE artists

Six art shows to see in Dubai and Abu Dhabi before the end of the year

Horsing around: funniest moments captured in 2020 Comedy Pet Photo Awards

More than clothes: Palestinian stories stitched in new collection of traditional thobes

BOOKS

The Emirates Festival of Literature will take place across three weekends next year. Courtesy Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature outlines plans for 2021 event

How Emirati poet Hoor Al Nuaimi fuses the best of Arabic and English in her work

Rumaan Alam's 'deliberately unsettling' novel explores fears for future

Sheikha Bodour to be first Arab woman to lead International Publishers Association

Tashas founder aims to turn homes into restaurant-worthy settings with new book

MUSIC

Many songs have been written about Diego Maradona's victories on the field. AP

‘We are in your hands': 10 songs that pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona

How Massaoke plan to bring the region’s biggest singalong session to Dubai

Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald: 9 huge concerts that took place in the Arab world

Singer Mennel Ibtissem sends fans cryptic message over her future

Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj slam Grammy nominations

ON STAGE

The Undertaker has officially retired following a 30-year career. Courtesy WWE

'May The Undertaker rest in peace': Wrestler retires at emotional WWE event

Why comedian Kunal Kamra won't stop talking politics: 'I speak my mind'

Kiss in Dubai for New Year's Eve 2020: everything we know so far

'Fawlty Towers' star John Cleese is coming to Dubai Opera

Coca-Cola Arena to restart live events with new safety procedures

TELEVISION

Michael Jordan has donated $2 million to food shelters in the US. EPA

'An incredible gift': Michael Jordan donates $2 million to US food shelters

'Delhi Crime' and 'For Sama' win top prizes at International Emmys

Who is Tristram Shapeero? Director apologises for criticising actor's home

How true is the ‘Balmoral Test’? The unwritten rules of the Queen’s castle

Obamas to produce Netflix comedy sketch show about Trump

COMMENT

The pandemic has prompted a mass global study in remote working, which shows that while some are coping, others are clearly not. Bloomberg

(Over)working from home: Why we need to get better at switching off

The impact of doomscrolling on mental health: 'Technology shapes user behaviour'

A spirited defence of the festive British rom-com ‘Love Actually’

High-altitude platforms: the way to bring the world online hangs in the sky

'Tawel balak': Five Arabic phrases that can help defuse a tense situation