Lebanese painter Aref El-Rayess’ daughter pays tribute to her late father in retrospective exhibition

DUBAI: For Hala El-Rayess, the moment had finally come. For years, she had tried to organize a comprehensive exhibition paying tribute to her late father, the prolific Lebanese modernist Aref El-Rayess, who died in...

What We Are Reading Today: Adriatic

Robert D. Kaplan's outstanding new book is about reflection, introspection, geopolitics, geography, culture, history, religion, civilization and travel in "the globe in miniature."In this insightful travelogue, Kaplan, geopolitical expert and bestselling author of Balkan...

Saudi artist’s ‘The Teaching Tree’ symbolizes Kingdom’s great change

VENICE: A large 40-meter-long form that seems to writhe gently like a living being takes up the entirety of the pavilion of Saudi Arabia. The organically formed structure is covered in palm fronds painted...

John Legend to perform 1st concert in Egypt

DUBAI: US singer and songwriter John Legend is set to perform his first concert in Egypt in July, show organizers have announced. The 43-year-old music sensation will meet fans in the North Coast at the...

Lebanese photographer Michel Zoghzoghi supports cancer patients with latest show

BEIRUT: From the polar bears of the Arctic to the tigers of India, few animals have escaped the eagle eye of Lebanese photographer Michel Zoghzoghi. Zoghzoghi has been traveling the world for more than 15...

REVIEW: British spy thriller ‘Slow Horses’ gets pulses racing

AMMAN: Fans of spy novels may already be familiar with Mick Herron's excellent "Slough House" series about a group of British Secret Service outcasts exiled to a tiny, filthy office away from the real...

Where We Are Shopping Today: Fanni

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Finland’s Kiasma museum reopens with space dedicated to Middle Eastern art

HELSINKI: Two years after being forced to close because of pandemic restrictions, Helsinki's Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma has reopened in the Finnish capital with a newly renovated interior and a sprawling exhibition that...