After having its 2020 iteration disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Jordan's Jerash Festival will return this month with a line-up set to transform the historic city into a bustling cultural…

After six decades, Christo’s vision for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is a reality. On Saturday, the monument, shrouded in fabric as part of the late artist’s concept for…

The world-famous wax museum Madame Tussauds is gearing up to open its first ever GCC location in Dubai next month. Madame Tussauds has announced it will open to the public…

 In his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a law establishing the Creative Media Authority as part of the Department…

The Riyadh International Book Fair, one of the region’s largest cultural events, will open on Oct. 1 at Riyadh Front with the participation of Arab and global publishing houses. Iraq…

Visitors to Paris were surprised on Sunday when strolling up the Champs-Elysees as dozens of workers began wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in shimmering plastic, as a dream by the…

Syrian actor Farouk Al-Jumaat, famous for portraying Bedouin characters and for lending his voice to the dubbed Arabic version of 1989 anime The Jungle Book, has died. He was 63. His death…

Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), has stressed the importance of promoting a strong reading culture among children and young people through innovative partnerships and collaboration…

Al Hira Literary Council (AHLC) at the Sharjah Department of Culture organised a literary symposium on the late Emirati poet Hadef Mohammed Al Darei as a memorial. The presenter of…

In line with its efforts to promote Arabic and Emirati literature around the world, and support research and knowledge development across communities, a Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) delegation has recently…