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Popular singers and film stars from Egypt, Lebanon and beyond are the subjects of new exhibition in Beirut. Photo: Sursock Museum

Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music

Beirut display goes beyond the public lives of Fairuz, Umm Kulthum and more

Six films of note by late Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri

How the Emir wore his agal, and other cultural insights as Qatar museum turns 50

Metallica in the Middle East: Band documents regional tours on YouTube

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Tom Kenny reveals surprising origins of SpongeBob’s voice

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Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife's Ya Maryam pays tribute to the Virgin Mary. Leslie Pableo for The National

Arabic version of Jingle Bells and other regional Christmas songs

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Timothee Chalamet held Odessa A’zion’s hand through Marty Supreme

Chris Martin of Coldplay in Abu Dhabi in January. Photo: Live Nation

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Timothee Chalamet climbs Sphere Vegas for Marty Supreme

Kasseem Daoud Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, pictured in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Saudi Brox

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Popular singers and film stars from Egypt, Lebanon and beyond are the subjects of new exhibition in Beirut. Photo: Sursock Museum

Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music

Beirut display goes beyond the public lives of Fairuz, Umm Kulthum and more

Timothee Chalamet held Odessa A’zion’s hand through Marty Supreme

Six films of note by late Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri

InterviewStranger Things finale includes a hidden clue to the franchise’s next chapter

What time is season five, volume two of Stranger Things coming out worldwide?

Tom Kenny reveals surprising origins of SpongeBob’s voice

Timothee Chalamet climbs Sphere Vegas for Marty Supreme

Popular singers and film stars from Egypt, Lebanon and beyond are the subjects of new exhibition in Beirut. Photo: Sursock Museum

Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music

Beirut display goes beyond the public lives of Fairuz, Umm Kulthum and more

The year's most memorable UAE exhibitions, from Louvre Abu Dhabi to Efie Gallery

How the Emir wore his agal, and other cultural insights as Qatar museum turns 50

Manar exhibition prizes personal experience over Insta-moments, says director

Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi at the launch of her book Let Them Know She is Here: Searching for the Queen of Mleiha at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Photo: SIBF

ReviewSheikha Bodour's book is self-portrait of one of Gulf’s key cultural thinkers

Book's archaeological journeys and personal reflections show how curiosity, resilience and purpose can redefine our understanding of heritage

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

Five Emirati novels that reflect the UAE’s modern transformation

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

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