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Actor Bertie Carvel discusses the fallen heir, the burden of succession and the path the Targaryens take without him

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    Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners

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Jessie Buckley is heavily tipped to win for her performance in Hamnet. Reuters

Bafta 2026: Why Hamnet may upset One Battle After Another for Best Film

Despite one film leading the nominations, performance strength and cultural resonance could decide the top prize

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Guatemalan artist creates living room installation you can step inside

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Suldaan Seeraar is widely regarded as one of his country’s leading voices. Photo: suldaanseeraarguhaad / Instagram

Suldaan Seeraar: A voice for the unsung triumphs of the Somali diaspora

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The Triumph of David on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi after two-year restoration

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Jason Momoa filmed Dune: Part Three in Abu Dhabi in the final months of 2025. Getty Images

InterviewDune, deserts and sunsets: Jason Momoa on filming in Abu Dhabi

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Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal’s family injured in latest Israeli settler attack

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Modern treasure: Former Abu Dhabi airport terminal now a protected heritage site

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Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass on love, resistance and returning to Berlin

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Photography as therapy in Abdulla Elmaz's first solo exhibition

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Andy Jurgensen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Cassandra Kulukundis and Michael Bauman pose with the their awards for One Battle After Another. PA
Camera

Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners

Best director Paul Thomas Anderson describes biggest award of the night as a 'tremendous honour'

Culture

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale buries Westeros’s last hope for peace

Film & TV

Bafta 2026: Why Hamnet may upset One Battle After Another for Best Film

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'We will remember everyone who stood against us': Gaza dominates Berlin festival

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Ramadan 2026The 30 must-watch Arab TV series and shows this season

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Eric Dane, Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria actor, dies aged 53

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The Voice of Hind Rajab director refuses Berlin award amid Gaza backlash

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Art & Design
The entrance to Giardini, one of the venues of the Venice Biennale. Getty Images

All the Arab pavilions announced for Venice Biennale 2026 so far

Countries including the UAE, Lebanon and Syria will return to the renowned art fair in May

Art & Design

VideoThe Triumph of David on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi

Art & Design

At the Louvre, augmented reality is restoring overlooked masterpieces

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Guatemalan artist creates living room installation you can step inside

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Turbulence is Hafsa Lodi's debut novel. Photo: Hafsa Lodi

How a plane journey inspired me to write the modern Muslim woman

In Dunya, the protagonist in Turbulence, I transplanted many of the inner dilemmas, doubts and insecurities that women of my generation grapple with

Books

Sharjah Ruler launches translation of Portuguese-Gulf history in Lisbon

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Cairo's Diwan Publishing brings Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to new readers

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Author Tim Mackintosh-Smith on how to travel like Ibn Battuta

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