Amir El-Masry as boxer Prince Naseem Hamed and Pierce Brosnan as his trainer Brendan Ingle in Giant

Prince Naseem Hamed biopic opens Red Sea Film Festival

Director Rowan Athale and actor Amir El-Masry discuss bringing boxer's story to the big screen

Film & TV

InterviewHow will Stranger Things end? Duffer Brothers say goal 'isn’t to please everyone'

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What time is season five of Stranger Things coming out around the world?

Film & TV

Tai-Lee Chan on Hong Kong action cinema and finding creative freedom as director

Film & TV

The President’s Cake review: Oscar hopeful is portrait of life in 1990s Iraq

Film & TV

Wicked's Cynthia Erivo to star in desert-set Othello adaptation filming in Qatar

Film & TV

Bollywood star Dharmendra, a legend of Indian cinema, dies aged 89

Film & TV
From left, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi and Wael Shawky. Photo: ArtReview

Emirati, Egyptian and Qatari names in top five of ArtReview Power 100 list

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama is No 1 on this year's list

Culture

Studio Ghibli to transform Manarat Al Saadiyat in 2026

Culture

Sheikha Fatima makes rare public appearance at Zayed National Museum inauguration

Art & Design

First look inside Zayed National Museum – a new home for UAE's rich history

Culture
The 18th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature returns in January with regional and international authors and speakers in attendance. Leslie Pableo for The National

Ruth Ware, Asma Khan and Scott Turrow lead Emirates LitFest 2026 line-up

Next year’s event will host more than 200 speakers from 40 countries in a programme of talks, workshops and performances

Books

Five Emirati novels that reflect the UAE’s modern transformation

Books

Egyptian and Lebanese writers win big at ‘Oscars of publishing' in US

Books

The Running Man director explains why he changed Stephen King's original ending

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