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The New Arab Meets: Palestinian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rasha Nahas, to talk more about the release of her highly anticipated debut album Desert.
Film review: Selim Mourad’s Agate Mousse is an engrossing essay film on transience and death, boasting an elegant direction and rich in emotional moments.
Meet the Palestinian DJ who sparked a political storm
In-depth: The arrest of DJ Sama after hosting a techno event in the West Bank reveals a deeper set of tensions within Palestinian society.
MENA's top films and TV series of 2020
The New Arab's picks for the best of Middle Eastern films and TV series from a difficult year.
Amman's unique jazz festival improvises with virtual celebrations
This year's Amman Jazz Festival is forgoing international performers and showcasing local talent in a variety of genres, with ...
Virus fears force animal sellers online for Muslim festival
Faced with deserted markets, Muslim livestock breeders and traders across South Asia have turned to websites, apps and social media to showcase their animals.
#SoundOfResilience: Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
This year's Baalbek International Festival broadcasted performances, held among Roman columns, on local and regional TV stations and ...
Mashrou Leila frontman sings moving tribute to gay activist
The openly gay frontman of Lebanese alternative band Mashrou Leila has voiced his support for Sarah Hegazi, the Egyptian LGBTQ+ activist who ...
Jordan's independent music scene turns crisis into opportunity
Independent artists in Jordan are finding ways to overcome the challenges of lockdown as coronavirus wreaks havoc on the global music ...
Why art still matters in the Middle East
Despite a global pandemic, artists in the Middle East are finding new ways to express themselves.
Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy
The hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard by the government-mandated closures which followed a series of bad seasons.
Saudi executes alleged Al-Qaeda operative who attacked festival
Saudi authorities have said Imad Abd al-Qawi al-Mansouri carried out the on-stage knife attack on the orders of an Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen.
Asian World Cup qualifiers postponed over coronavirus fears
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) agreed to reschedule the matches over fears of the deadly coronavirus.
Oman bars visitors from 'coronavirus countries'
Oman has become the latest country to impose travel restrictions aid mounting global anxiety over the COVID-19 virus.
K-Pop, yoga festivals cancelled as coronavirus spreads across Gulf
As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread across the Middle East and North Africa, major events around the region are being cancelled to ...
Egypt's Sinai set to host Israeli music festival
Egyptian authorities have agreed to provide security for the festival, as well as medical assistance, as relations with Israel enter a golden-era.
Juliana Yazbeck modernises traditional sounds with conscious lyrics
The New Arab Meets: Singer, songwriter and composer Juliana Yazbeck whose use of Western and Arabian string arrangements and beats tackles ...
Qatar-based US university cancels Mashrou' Leila event after backlash
An American university's Qatar campus was forced to cancel an event featuring Lebanese indie band Mashrou' Leila after hostile objections on ...
Saudi Arabia arrests hundreds for 'immodesty' and harassment
Saudi police have arrested over 200 people for offences including 'wearing immodest clothing' and 'harassment' of concert goers.
Khashoggi verdict: This is what Saudi Arabia calls justice
Comment: Just as some had hoped, the verdict on Khashoggi's killing will whitewash Saudi crimes, and pave the way for business as usual with the ...
Syrian documentary For Sama shortlisted for Oscar
The films were shortlisted alongside 15 others in the Academy Awards, and in January five will be chosen to go forward to The Oscars ceremony.
Lil Wayne 'never going back to Riyadh' after concert
The hip-hop giant proclaimed he is 'never going back to Riyadh' after headlining a show in the Saudi capital on November 30.
Why is Israel waging war on Islamic Jihad?
The targeted assassination of a powerful Islamic Jihad commander raised the spectre of war in Gaza. But why is Israel targeting the group?
10 Gazans killed after Israeli strike sparks cross-border fire
Gaza's health ministry reported a total of 10 people killed and more than 40 wounded in the Palestinian enclave after the killing of Islamic ...
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