Arts

Lebanon: Christmas lights installation in Beirut sparks controversy

Social media users pondered and debated the design inspiration behind the Lebanese capital’s annual Christmas decorations

A Grain of Sand: Elias Matar on the responsibility to mourn Gaza’s martyred children

Dua Lipa criticises agent over Israel stance but brands sacking report 'false'

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Eurovision organisers: We've not told Israel to withdraw from next year's contest

Banksy protester mural at Royal Courts of Justice immediately concealed

Gaza Olympics 2048: A vision of Palestine a century after Nakba

Artists must not stay silent or 'neutral' about Israel's genocide

Hassan Abdulrazzak

Seven Pavilions of Love: London exhibition celebrates Nizami and the Persian miniature

#ArtMubarak: Hashtag celebrates art by Muslims around the world

Veteran Egyptian actress Ragaa El-Gedawy dies with Covid-19 at 81

Mehmed the Conqueror painting returns to Istanbul, sparking praise and debate

Five arrested in France over Middle East antiquities trafficking

Racism in the Middle East: The Arab films and TV that promote hatred

'It’s a cliche of a cliche': Algerians react to French documentary on Hirak movement

In pictures: Palestinian heritage celebrated in online exhibition

Netflix launches Arab theatre season in time for Eid al-Fitr

Hideout cave turned into a museum by displaced Syrian in Idlib

Meet the Saudi artist turning waste into art

Marriage, materialism, and the macabre: Meet Kuwait's new generation of artists

'Keeping on keeping on': How Middle East artists have responded to lockdown