‘Book of Kings’: $9m folio becomes most expensive Islamic object ever sold at Sotheby’s

DUBAI: A Sotheby's auction in London on Wednesday saw a rare folio set a new record for the most expensive Islamic object or work on paper ever sold by the auction house. The...

REVIEW: ‘The Peripheral’ — a compelling adaptation of William Gibson’s novel

DUBAI: "The Peripheral" is an adaptation of a William Gibson novel by "Westworld" creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan. As you'd expect with that pedigree, it's a compelling and complex show that demands your...

Red Sea Film Fest unveils 7 movies to screen as part of ‘Treasures’ category

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled seven movies that will be part of this year's "Red Sea: Treasures" category. The lineup includes soccer film "Bend it Like Beckham," Jean Renoir's...

UN publishes digital archives created by Yazidi genocide survivors

RIYADH: A Daesh soldier dressed in black lifts a long stick with what appears to be orange fabric over the heads of Yazidi women and children in a cage. The women and children grasp the...

Abu Dhabi Festival Abroad opens world premiere of ‘Aida’ in Madrid

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Festival Abroad presented its co-production of "Aida" on the opening night of Spain's leading opera house, Teatro Real, this week. The event on Oct. 24 was on the eve of World Opera...

Model Bella Hadid explores cultural offerings in Doha

DUBAI: US Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid this week jetted to Doha to explore the capital city's cultural offerings. The 26-year-old catwalk star visited the "Labour of Love" exhibition with her father, US-Palestinian real estate...

Student Moufida Mohideen wins Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize

DUBAI: Moufida Mohideen, 20, was announced as the winner of the Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize on Tuesday. Mohideen, an interior architecture and design student at the University of Sharjah, won...

Renowned African British architect discusses interfaith complex at UAE cultural gathering

ABU DHABI: Ghanaian British architect David Adjaye on Tuesday delivered the final keynote speech at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi in which he talked about the Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in the UAE...