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DJ Habibeats brings his blend of Arabic sounds and global club music to the Coachella stage in California. Photo: DJ Habibeats

DJ Habibeats takes Palestinian wedding anthems to Coachella

Musician behind Arabic party anthems on his journey from community celebrations to one of the world's biggest music stages

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UAE's first female teacher captured in granddaughter's award-winning film

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Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad dies aged 78

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Model designer Freddy Charter, left, and design master Beatrice Amoretti display the Lego Editions sets of footballers Vinicius Jr, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe. Reuters

Inside Lego’s World Cup challenge to turn Messi and Ronaldo into brick form

Senior designer Freddy Charters explains how player moments, hidden details and fan research shaped a range that turns the global game into buildable storytelling

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Egyptian singer Amr Diab is in the Top 20 of the Official Mena Chart, organised by IFPI. Chris Whiteoak / The National

How the Iran war tested record labels across the Middle East

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Said Khatibi on why Algerian literature must confront the civil war’s legacy

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UAE National Orchestra pays tribute to 50 years of Emirati film and television scores. Victor Besa / The National

UAE National Orchestra honours the composers behind Emirati screen classics

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Syria Independence Day: Nine novels that chart a nation’s modern history

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Zach Braff 'cried real tears' in emotional Scrubs scene with Dr Cox

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Zayed National Museum explores history of Emirati culture, from pearls to poetry

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Postponed Art Dubai unveils free entry 'special edition' for 2026

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President Sheikh Mohamed presents the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity to Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, right, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, for the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement, during the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity 2026, at the Founders Memorial in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Zayed Award film series wins top honours at Webby Awards

Heartbeat of Humanity takes both jury prize and public vote in global digital awards ceremony

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UAE's first female teacher captured in granddaughter's award-winning film

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Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad dies aged 78

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Streaming releasesRamy Youssef's new stand-up and the return of American Gladiators

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TV show of the weekSomething Very Bad is Going to Happen is a masterclass in slow-burn horror

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Four movies by Middle East and North Africa filmmakers join Cannes 2026 selection

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Death by a Thousand Cuts shows evacuation leaflets being airdropped over Gaza between October 2023 and October 2025. Photo: Forensic Architecture

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Coimbra Biennial showcases creatives who engage with pressing realities

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All the Arab pavilions announced for Venice Biennale 2026

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Said Khatibi won the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Swimming Against the Tide. Photo: Ipaf

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